Ted Irvine: 1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 65

1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 65 Ted Irvine Hockey Card (Front)

1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 65 Ted Irvine Hockey Card (Back)

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One of the biggest left-wingers in the NHL, Ted has yet to hit the potential his minor league coaches predicted – after playing Junior “A” in Western Canada, Ted turned pro with Boston – spent three seasons in the CPHL before the first NHL Expansion Draft sent him to Los Angeles – traded to Rangers February 28, 1970.

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Ted est l’un des plus gros ailiers gauches dans la LNH. Après avoir joué comme Junior “A” dans l’Ouest, Ted devint professionnel avec Boston. Il passa trois saisons dans la LHPC avant que le premier repêchage de l’expansion de la LNH lui permette d’ailer à Los Angeles. Echangé aux Rangers le 28 février 1970.

Details

At the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, Ted Irvine was selected from the Boston Bruins by the Los Angeles Kings in the tenth round, 55th overall. After three full years in the minors, he was instantly an NHL regular with the Kings in 1967-68, appearing in 73 games. His first NHL action was with the Bruins, in the form of a single game during the 1963-64 season while still a junior.

Over his three years in the minors, he was able to play for two CPHL championship teams. The Oklahoma City Blazers won the title in back-to-back years, 1965-66 and 1966-67. Irvine tied for the post season goal scoring lead on the team in 1965-66 with six, equaling J.P. Parise and Brian Bradley. He was the sole leader in 1966-67, again scoring six.

On February 28, 1970, he was traded from the Kings to the New York Rangers for Real Lemieux and Juha Widing. Despite only recording three assists over 17 games with the Blue Shirts that year, he became a 20 goal scorer with the club in 1970-71.

Ted scored 20 or more in a season just twice. His career best came in 1973-74 when he put up 26 with New York. Of the 26, five were game winners, including one against his former team on January 27, 1971.

Between 1963-64 and 1976-77, Ted Irvine played 724 regular season and 83 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues.

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Ted Irvine NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1963-64	Boston Bruins	1	0	0	0	0
1967-68	Los Angeles Kings	73	18	22	40	26
1968-69	Los Angeles Kings	76	15	24	39	47
1969-70	Los Angeles Kings	58	11	13	24	28
1969-70	New York Rangers	17	0	3	3	10
1970-71	New York Rangers	76	20	18	38	137
1971-72	New York Rangers	78	15	21	36	66
1972-73	New York Rangers	53	8	12	20	54
1973-74	New York Rangers	75	26	20	46	105
1974-75	New York Rangers	79	17	17	34	66
1975-76	St. Louis Blues	69	10	13	23	80
1976-77	St. Louis Blues	69	14	14	28	38
	Totals	724	154	177	331	657

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1963-64	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1967-68	Los Angeles Kings	6	1	3	4	2
1968-69	Los Angeles Kings	11	5	1	6	7
1969-70	Los Angeles Kings	0	0	0	0	0
1969-70	New York Rangers	6	1	2	3	8
1970-71	New York Rangers	12	1	2	3	28
1971-72	New York Rangers	16	4	5	9	19
1972-73	New York Rangers	10	1	3	4	20
1973-74	New York Rangers	13	3	5	8	16
1974-75	New York Rangers	3	0	1	1	11
1975-76	St. Louis Blues	3	0	2	2	2
1976-77	St. Louis Blues	3	0	0	0	2
	Totals	83	16	24	40	115