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Wilf Paiement: 1980-81 O-Pee-Chee 225

1980-81 O-Pee-Chee 225 Wilf Paiement Hockey Card (Front)

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1980-81 O-Pee-Chee 225 Wilf Paiement Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Was named to Team Canada for 2 consecutive seasons for Rockies. 10 power play goals, 1979-80.

En Français

Membre de l’Equipe Canada deux fois de suite alors qu’il jouait pour les Rockies.

Details

A bit of an inaccuracy on the back of this 1980-81 O-Pee-Chee Wilf Paiement hockey card. Wilf was selected to Team Canada for 3 consecutive season while a member of the Colorado Rockies. In 1978, he helped the team to a bronze medal. In 1977, he had five goals and five assists for ten points in ten games with Canada placing fourth.

On December 29, 1979, Paiement and Pat Hickey were traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Going to the Rockies were Lanny McDonald and Joel Quenneville. He would stay in Toronto for parts of three seasons before being traded to the Quebec Nordiques for Miroslav Frycer.

Of his ten power play goals in 1979-80, eight were with the Maple Leafs and two were with the Rockies. Of his 30 total goals that year, nine came in just three games. While still with Colorado, Paiement had three goals and an assist for four points in a 6-5 win over the Hartford Whalers.

In Wilf’s fifth game with the Maple Leafs, he had five points on three goals and two assists in a 6-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Playing alongside Darryl Sittler, the pair combined for ten points with Darryl scoring two and assisting on three. The two were responsible for 13 of the 43 shots put on Vancouver goalie Glen Hanlon.

Between 1974-75 and 1987-88, Wilf Paiement played 946 regular season and 69 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Kansas City Scouts, Colorado Rockies, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques, New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins. Originally, he was the second overall pick by the Scouts at the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.

NHL Hockey Trivia: Wilf Paiement

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1. Wilf Paiement was selected second overall in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft by which team?




2. Paiement was known for wearing an unusual jersey number during his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs. What number was it?




3. Wilf Paiement was traded from the Colorado Rockies to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1979 as part of a deal that sent which player the other way?




4. Paiement had his best offensive NHL season with which team, scoring 40 goals and 97 points?




5. Wilf Paiement played for all of the following NHL teams except which one?





NHL Hockey Card Greats: Wilf Paiement

Wilf Paiement NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

YearTeamGPGAPtsPIM
1974-75Kansas City Scouts78261339101
1975-76Kansas City Scouts57212243121
1976-77Colorado Rockies78414081101
1977-78Colorado Rockies80315687114
1978-79Colorado Rockies6524366080
1979-80Colorado Rockies3410162641
1979-80Toronto Maple Leafs4120284872
1980-81Toronto Maple Leafs77405797145
1981-82Toronto Maple Leafs69184058203
1981-82Quebec Nordiques8761318
1982-83Quebec Nordiques80263864170
1983-84Quebec Nordiques80393776121
1984-85Quebec Nordiques68232851165
1985-86Quebec Nordiques4471219145
1985-86New York Rangers816713
1986-87Buffalo Sabres56201737108
1987-88Pittsburgh Penguins2326839
Total9463564588141757

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGAPtsPIM
1974-75Kansas City Scouts00000
1975-76Kansas City Scouts00000
1976-77Colorado Rockies00000
1977-78Colorado Rockies20007
1978-79Colorado Rockies00000
1979-80Colorado Rockies00000
1979-80Toronto Maple Leafs302217
1980-81Toronto Maple Leafs30002
1981-82Toronto Maple Leafs00000
1981-82Quebec Nordiques14661228
1982-83Quebec Nordiques40114
1983-84Quebec Nordiques931424
1984-85Quebec Nordiques1842658
1985-86Quebec Nordiques00000
1985-86New York Rangers16551045
1986-87Buffalo Sabres00000
1987-88Pittsburgh Penguins00000
Total69181735185

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