{"product_id":"1975-o-pee-chee-33-bob-murdoch-psa-8-nm-mt-los-angeles-kings-defense-hockey","title":"1975 O-Pee-Chee #33 Bob Murdoch PSA 8 NM-MT Los Angeles Kings Defense Hockey","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e1975 O-Pee-Chee #33 Bob Murdoch, Los Angeles Kings. Graded PSA 8 NM-MT. Certification number 12366707. 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 November 20, 1946 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, home Rolling Hills Estates, California, 6'0\" and 190 pounds, acquired in a trade with Montreal, six years pro. It credits him as the leading scorer among Kings defensemen the previous season and notes he never played junior hockey, competing for the Canadian National Team instead. His NHL totals through 1974-75 are listed as 237 games, 24 goals, 74 assists, 98 points and 266 penalty minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRobert John Murdoch grew up in Larder Lake, near Kirkland Lake in northern Ontario, and did not play indoor hockey until he was 14. He passed on a scholarship offer from Michigan Tech to enroll at the University of Waterloo, where he studied mathematics, and he played for the Canadian National Team rather than in junior. He went undrafted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMurdoch reached the NHL with Montreal in 1970 and won the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in two of his first three seasons, in 1971 and 1973. A trade sent him to Los Angeles, where 1974-75, the season this card covers, produced career highs of 13 goals, 29 assists and 42 points along with an All-Star Game appearance. He later played for the Atlanta Flames and moved with the club to Calgary, retiring in 1982. Across 12 NHL seasons he played 757 games with 60 goals, 218 assists and 278 points, and he qualified for the playoffs in every one of those seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHe joined the Flames coaching staff immediately after retiring, spent five years as an assistant in Calgary, then served as head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks in 1987-88 and the Winnipeg Jets from 1989 to 1991. He won the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year in 1990 after taking Winnipeg back to the playoffs. He later coached in Germany and worked as an assistant with San Jose. Murdoch died August 3, 2023 at age 76 in Calgary.\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":67464140750893,"sku":"EB-318792573347","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_c4f4e0d3-f09a-48f9-b10e-5eac7374d4d4.png?v=1788295809","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/1975-o-pee-chee-33-bob-murdoch-psa-8-nm-mt-los-angeles-kings-defense-hockey","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}