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Stan Smyl: 1980-81 O-Pee-Chee 208

1980-81 O-Pee-Chee 208 Stan Smyl Hockey Card (Front)

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1980-81 O-Pee-Chee 208 Stan Smyl Hockey Card (Back)

stan smyl vancouver canucks 1980-81 o-pee-chee 208 nhl hockey card

1980-81 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist

Card Notes

The 10th-leading scorer among NHL rookies in 1978-79, he rarely lets his opposing winger get away. Captained 2 straight Memorial Cup champions in Junior Hockey.

Goalie Glen Hanlon won Canucks Molson Cup for the 1978-79 season.

Details

Playing for the New Westminster Bruins in the WHL, captain Stan Smyl helped his team to a Memorial Cup championship in 1977. The three team tournament was held in Vancouver and the Bruins beat the Ottawa 67’s 6-5 in the final. The Sherbrooke Castors were the representative from the QMJHL. Other notable players with New Westminster include Barry Beck and Brad Maxwell.

The following year, Stan exploded for 35 points in 20 WHL playoff games to propel the Bruins back to the Memorial Cup. This time, the tournament was jointly held in Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie. New Westminster beat the Peterborough Petes in the final 7-4. The other participant was Trois Rivieres from the QMJHL.

Stan was awarded with the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as Memorial Cup tournament MVP. He was also named to the All-Star Team at right wing. Stan’s most notable teammate was John Ogrodnick.

Smyl would wear the C again. For the 1982-83 season, he took over the captain’s role in Vancouver from Kevin McCarthy. He would be team captain until the end of 1989-90. Trevor Linden took his place.

Stan Smyl played 896 regular season and 41 Stanley Cup playoff games in the National Hockey League between 1978-79 and 1990-91, all with the Vancouver Canucks. His best year offensively came in 1982-83 when he scored 38 goals and added 50 assists for 88 points.

Molson Cup

As per the trivia snippet on the back, goaltender Glen Hanlon won the Molson Cup for Vancouver in 1978-79. The Molson Cup is handed out each season to the player that has been included most often in the three stars of the game. It was first awarded with the Canucks in 1975-76.

What is odd about noting Hanlon as the winner in 1978-79 is that he also won it in 1979-80, the year featured on the backs of 1980-81 hockey cards. These were the only two wins for Hanlon. Stan Smyl was never awarded the Molson Cup.

Vancouver Canucks Molson Cup Winners

Here’s is the complete list of Molson Cup winners from the Canucks up until the 2021-22 season.

SeasonWinner
1975–76Bobby Lalonde
1976–77Cesare Maniago
1977–78Cesare Maniago
1978–79Glen Hanlon
1979–80Glen Hanlon
1980–81Richard Brodeur
1981–82Richard Brodeur
1982–83Thomas Gradin
1983–84Patrik Sundstrom
1984–85Richard Brodeur
1985–86Richard Brodeur
1986–87Petri Skriko
1987–88Kirk McLean
1988–89Trevor Linden
1989–90Kirk McLean
1990–91Trevor Linden
1991–92Pavel Bure
1992–93Pavel Bure
1993–94Pavel Bure
1994–95Kirk McLean
1995–96Trevor Linden
1996–97Martin Gelinas
1997–98Pavel Bure
1998–99Garth Snow
1999–00Mark Messier
2000–01Markus Naslund
2001–02Markus Naslund
2002–03Markus Naslund
2003–04Dan Cloutier
2005–06Alexander Auld
2006–07Roberto Luongo
2007–08Roberto Luongo
2008–09Roberto Luongo
2009–10Henrik Sedin
2010–11Roberto Luongo
2011–12Roberto Luongo
2012–13Cory Schneider
2013–14Ryan Kesler
2014–15Ryan Miller
2015–16Daniel Sedin
2016–17Ryan Miller
2017–18Jacob Markstrom
2018-19Jacob Markstrom
2019-20Jacob Markstrom
2020-21Thatcher Demko
2021-22J.T. Miller

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