1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 107 Tracy Pratt Hockey Card (Front)
1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 107 Tracy Pratt Hockey Card (Back)
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Card Notes
Tracy is the hard-hitting son of Babe Pratt who starred in the NHL with New York and Toronto, and is now a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He’s at his best when the going is rough. Tracy led the Central League with 206 penalty minutes in 1965-66.
En Français
Tracy est le garçon robuste de Babe Pratt qui brilla dans la LNH avec New-York et Toronto et qui fait maintenant partie du Temple del Renommée du Hockey. Tracy aime le jeu dur. Tracy fut le joueur le plus puni de la Ligue Centrale en 1965-66 avec 206 minutes.
Details
In 1965-66, Tracy Pratt was with the St. Louis Braves of the CPHL. He came to the club over the off-season from the St. Paul Rangers. This was part of an NHL trade between the New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks that saw Ray Cullen and John McKenzie go to the Rangers in exchange for Dick Meissner, Mel Pearson, Dave Richardson and Pratt.
His 206 penalty minutes with the Braves did lead the league with a full 20 PIM edge over second place Noel Picard. His 200 PIM the season before with the Fred Shero coached St. Paul squad placed him fourth, just two minutes behind Pat Quinn of the Tulsa Oilers.
This rough and tumble style would follow him to the NHL. The 179 minutes he sat in 1970-71, his first year with the Buffalo Sabres, placed him fifth in the league. He was just two minutes behind fourth place Pete Mahovlich but a distant 110 PIM behind leader Keith Magnuson of the Chicago Blackhawks.
Between 1967-68 and 1976-77, Tracy Pratt appeared in 580 regular season and 25 playoff games in the National Hockey League. His career started with the Oakland Seals. Despite being property of the Rangers and Blackhawks, he never played for either of those teams. Along with the Seals, Pratt also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, Colorado Rockies and Toronto Maple Leafs.