Steve Payne: 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee 64

1979-80 O-Pee-Chee 64 Steve Payne Hockey Card (Front)

1979-80 O-Pee-Chee 64 Steve Payne Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

An excellent defensive player, Steve is just as good attacking the net.

En Français

Cet excellent joueur défensif peut aussi attaquer le filet avec vigueur.

Details

1979-80 would turn out to be a career year offensively for Steve Payne with 85 points on 42 goals and 43 assists. He was outstanding in the playoffs with 17 goals and 29 points over 19 games, helping the Minnesota North Stars to the Stanley Cup final before falling to the New York Islanders.

His offensive skills were on full display in a December 26, 1979 home game against the Winnipeg Jets. After a scoreless first period, Payne broke things open in the second. He scored his first of the game at 1:26 and over a span of just 6:39, Steve had a hat trick and also assisted on an Al MacAdam goal. In the 6-0 win over the Jets, Payne’s first of the game and 22nd of the 1979-80 NHL season, served as the game winner.

In the opening game of the 1980 Stanley Cup playoffs, despite contributing just four of the 61 shots put toward Toronto goalie Jiri Crha, Payne had two goals and an assist in the 6-3 win for the North Stars. His second of the game, assisted by Al MacAdam and Bobby Smith, remained as the game winner.

Between 1978-79 and 1987-88, Steve Payne played 613 regular season and 71 playoff games in the National Hockey League, all with the Minnesota North Stars. He scored no less than 23 goals in his first seven seasons but he was bitten by the injury bug in 1985-86 and never regained his scoring touch.

Steve Payne NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978-79	Minnesota North Stars	70	23	17	40	29
1979-80	Minnesota North Stars	80	42	43	85	40
1980-81	Minnesota North Stars	76	30	28	58	88
1981-82	Minnesota North Stars	74	33	45	78	76
1982-83	Minnesota North Stars	80	30	39	69	53
1983-84	Minnesota North Stars	78	28	31	59	49
1984-85	Minnesota North Stars	76	29	22	51	61
1985-86	Minnesota North Stars	22	8	4	12	8
1986-87	Minnesota North Stars	48	4	6	10	19
1987-88	Minnesota North Stars	9	1	3	4	12
	Totals	613	228	238	466	435

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978-79	Minnesota North Stars	0	0	0	0	0
1979-80	Minnesota North Stars	15	7	7	14	9
1980-81	Minnesota North Stars	19	17	12	29	6
1981-82	Minnesota North Stars	4	4	2	6	2
1982-83	Minnesota North Stars	9	3	6	9	19
1983-84	Minnesota North Stars	15	3	6	9	18
1984-85	Minnesota North Stars	9	1	2	3	6
1985-86	Minnesota North Stars	0	0	0	0	0
1986-87	Minnesota North Stars	0	0	0	0	0
1987-88	Minnesota North Stars	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	71	35	35	70	60