Andy Bathgate
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Position | Centre |
Shot | Right |
Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (80 kg) |
Pro Clubs | New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins Vancouver Blazers |
Nationality | Canada |
Born | August 28, 1932, Winnepeg, MB, CAN |
Pro Career | 1952 – 1975 |
Hall of Fame | 1978 |
Andrew James Bathgate, (Born - August 28, 1932 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a retired Canadian Professional Hockey centre who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins.
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[edit] Playing Career
Andy Bathgate was a popular star-player of the New York Rangers and also holds the honor of being declared the MVP of both the NHL and WHL. He started his professional career with the Cleveland Barons of the AHL in the 1952-53 season. He bounced between the Vancouver Canucks and the Rangers for two seasons before settling with the Rangers in 1954-55. He played ten full seasons with the Rangers, where he became a popular player in New York as well as a top-tiered player in the NHL. In 1961-62, Bathgate and Bobby Hull led the league in points, but Bathgate lost the Art Ross Trophy to Bobby Hull because Hull had more goals.
Andy Bathgate's career was frustrated by the mediocre play of the Rangers and a nagging knee problem. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1963-64 season, where he immediately helped Toronto to a Stanley Cup championship, and later was dealt to the Detroit Red Wings, where he helped the team reach the Stanley Cup Finals in 1965-66. Bathgate was chosen by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, and after one season, he returned to the Canucks where he would help lead the team to 2 consecutive Lester Patrick Cup victories, in 1969 and 1970. His best professional year was with them, where he scored 108 points in 1969-70. That performance gave him the George Leader Cup, the top player award in the WHL. Andy Bathgate's final NHL year was with the Penguins in 1971; 1971-1972 he was playing coach for HC Ambri-Piotta in Switzerland. He came briefly out of retirement three seasons later to play for the Vancouver Blazers of the WHA, which he had coached the previous season, but retired for good after eleven games.
Andy Bathgate won the Hart Memorial Trophy for the MVP of the NHL in 1958-59 after scoring 40 goals, which was no easy feat in that era. He is famous for contributing to one of the largest innovations in NHL history. During a game against the Montreal Canadiens, Bathgate shot the puck into the face of Jacques Plante, forcing Plante to receive stitches. When Plante returned to the ice, he was wearing a mask. That started a trend that continues to this day.
Preceded by George Sullivan |
New York Rangers captains 1961-64 |
Succeeded by Camille Henry |
Preceded by Gordie Howe |
Winner of the Hart Trophy 1959 |
Succeeded by Gordie Howe |
[edit] Awards & Achievements
- Hart Memorial Trophy winner - 1959
- Stanley Cup Champion - 1964
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978
- In 1998, he was ranked number 58 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
[edit] Career statistics
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1949-50 | Guelph Biltmores | OHA | 41 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | ||
1950-51 | Guelph Biltmores | OHA | 52 | 37 | 53 | 90 | 66 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||
1951-52 | Guelph Biltmores | OHA | 34 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | ||
1952-53 | Guelph Biltmores | OHA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
1952-53 | New York Rangers | NHL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
1952-53 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 37 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | ||
1953-54 | New York Rangers | NHL | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | |||||||
1953-54 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 17 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 6 | |||||||
1953-54 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 36 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ||
1954-55 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 37 | |||||||
1955-56 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 19 | 47 | 66 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
1956-57 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | ||
1957-58 | New York Rangers | NHL | 65 | 30 | 48 | 78 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | ||
1958-59 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 40 | 48 | 88 | 48 | |||||||
1959-60 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 28 | |||||||
1960-61 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 22 | |||||||
1961-62 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 28 | 56 | 84 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
1962-63 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 35 | 46 | 81 | 54 | |||||||
1963-64 | New York Rangers | NHL | 56 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 26 | |||||||
1963-64 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 15 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | ||
1964-65 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 55 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
1965-66 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||
1966-67 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 60 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 24 | |||||||
1966-67 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | |||||||
1967-68 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 74 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 55 | |||||||
1968-69 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 71 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | ||
1969-70 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 72 | 40 | 68 | 108 | 66 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | ||
1970-71 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 34 | |||||||
1974-75 | Vancouver Blazers | WHA | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |||||||
OHA Totals | 129 | 83 | 133 | 216 | 114 | 31 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 39 | ||||
WHL Totals | 197 | 102 | 127 | 229 | 145 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 15 | ||||
NHL Totals | 1069 | 349 | 624 | 973 | 624 | 54 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 76 |
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