166. Rick MacLeish

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When you think of the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1970’s you automatically come up with the images of the bruising “Broad Street Bullies”, the pounding and bruising team that won and fought a lot. That is all fine and good (and it was pretty good) but you still needed hockey players to put the puck in the net. Rick MacLeish could do just that.

MacLeish was a 100 Point scorer in the 1972-73 season and he would also score 70 or more Points five times for the Flyers. While he was a part of the Flyers back-to-back Stanley Cup championship seasons, he was not given a lot of the press. Perhaps he should have received more as in both cases he was the post-season’s leading scorer with 42 Points combined in those runs.

Overall, Rick MacLeish scored 759 Points over 846 Games in the National Hockey League.

The Bullet Points

Country of Origin: Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
Eligible Since: Thursday, 01 January 1987
Position: Center
Games Played: 846
Notable Statistics:
349 Goals
410 Assists
759 Points
+154 Plus/Minus
434 PIM
N/A Blocked Shots*
N/A Hits*
N/A Takeaways*
N/A Giveaways*
66.5 Point Shares

114 Playoff Games
54 Goals
53 Assists
107 Points
+6 Plus/Minus
38 PIM
N/A Blocked Shots*
N/A Hits*
N/A Takeaways*
N/A Giveaways*

*These stats were first implemented in the 2007/08 Season.
Played For: Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins
Non-NHL Teams: London Nationals (CHA)
Peterborough Petes (OHA)
EHC Kloten (Swiss League)
Major Accolades and Awards:
Stanley Cup Rings (2) (Philadelphia Flyers, 1974 & 1975)
First Team All-Star (1) (1985)
All-Star (3) (1976, 1977 & 1980)
Most Power Play Goals (1) (1973)
Notable Top Ten Finishes: 2 Top Ten Goals Finishes 2 Top Ten Points Finishes 1 Top Ten Plus/Minus Finish 1 Top Ten Even Strength Goals Finish 2 Top Ten Power Play Goals Finishes 6 Top Ten Short-Handed Goals Finishes 4 Top Ten Game-Winning Goals Finishes 2 Top Ten Shots Finishes 1 Top Ten Shooting Percentage Finish 2 Top Ten Offensive Point Shares Finish 1 Top Ten Point Shares Finish
Rankings: 53. Short-Handed Goals: 23