{"product_id":"1975-o-pee-chee-207-bill-mikkelson-psa-8-nm-mt-washington-capitals-defense","title":"1975 O-Pee-Chee #207 Bill Mikkelson PSA 8 NM-MT Washington Capitals Defense","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e1975 O-Pee-Chee #207 Bill Mikkelson, Washington Capitals. Graded PSA 8 NM-MT. Certification number 18783597. The card is from the 1975-76 O-Pee-Chee hockey set. The photos show the exact card and holder you will receive, so please review them closely for condition and centering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe back lists him on defense, born May 21, 1948 in Neepawa, Manitoba, home Fort Garry, Manitoba, 6'0\" and 190 pounds, acquired in the draft from the New York Islanders, six years pro. It credits him with leading all Washington defensemen in power play goals the previous season with three and notes he was a member of the 1970-71 AHL champion Springfield Kings. His NHL totals through 1974-75 are listed as 146 games, 4 goals, 18 assists, 22 points and 103 penalty minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWilliam Robert Mikkelson played junior hockey with the Brandon Wheat Kings and the Winnipeg Jets and signed with the Los Angeles Kings as a free agent in 1970. He spent two years in the Los Angeles system with a 15-game NHL callup in 1971-72, then was claimed by the New York Islanders in the 1972 Expansion Draft. He was an icetime leader on the Islanders blue line in their first season, posting 11 points in 72 games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Capitals claimed Mikkelson in the 1974 Expansion Draft, making him part of the first team in franchise history. Washington's inaugural 1974-75 season produced records that still stand, including 8 wins in 80 games, 446 goals allowed and a minus-265 goal differential. Mikkelson played 59 games that year and finished at minus-82, which remains the worst single-season plus-minus rating in NHL history more than fifty years later. He spent two more seasons in the minors, appeared in one final NHL game for Washington in 1976-77, and closed out his contract playing in Mannheim, Germany before retiring in 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eShips same business day on orders placed before 6:00 AM EST. Message us to save with combined shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B\u0026R Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67464107261997,"sku":"EB-318788377518","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_bde76370-00b2-43e0-9d9a-248b031dfc57.png?v=1788295500","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/1975-o-pee-chee-207-bill-mikkelson-psa-8-nm-mt-washington-capitals-defense","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}