{"product_id":"1975-o-pee-chee-307-gerry-oflaherty-psa-8-nm-mt-vancouver-canucks-left-wing","title":"1975 O-Pee-Chee #307 Gerry O'Flaherty PSA 8 NM-MT Vancouver Canucks Left Wing","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e1975 O-Pee-Chee #307 Gerry O'Flaherty, Vancouver Canucks. Graded PSA 8 NM-MT. Certification number 11873545. 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 as a left wing, born August 31, 1950 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home Vancouver, British Columbia, 5'10\" and 180 pounds, drafted from Toronto, six years pro. It notes he was one of only two Vancouver players to appear in all 80 games the previous season and that he was the club's third highest goal scorer. His NHL totals through 1974-75 are listed as 238 games, 60 goals, 54 assists, 114 points and 84 penalty minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGerard Joseph O'Flaherty, nicknamed Flapper, was born in Pittsburgh while his father, John \"Peanuts\" O'Flaherty, was finishing his playing career with the Pittsburgh Hornets. The family later moved to the Toronto area, where he played minor hockey with the North York Rangers and junior with Kitchener. Toronto took him 36th overall in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHe played one season with the Maple Leafs before Vancouver claimed him in the 1972 Intra-League Draft, a selection made while his father was running scouting for the Canucks. O'Flaherty spent six seasons in Vancouver and put together three consecutive 20-goal years, including 1974-75, the season this card covers. He finished his NHL run with Atlanta, scoring a goal in his final game, and retired in 1979 with 438 games, 99 goals and 95 assists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBecause he was born in the United States, O'Flaherty represented the American national team at the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup. After retiring he opened an auto parts and muffler business in Vancouver and later worked as an NHL scout based in North Vancouver. He was inducted into the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.\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":67464141504557,"sku":"EB-318792702693","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_c510d8d4-b073-4290-8e2a-1797758f2e12.png?v=1788295834","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/1975-o-pee-chee-307-gerry-oflaherty-psa-8-nm-mt-vancouver-canucks-left-wing","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}