

Johnny Bucyk
#9 Boston Bruins / NHL - 77/78
- Date of Birth
- May 12, 1935
- Age
- 91
- Place of Birth
- Edmonton, AB, CAN
- Nation
- Canada
- Youth Team
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- Position
- LW
- Height
- 183 cm / 6'0"
- Weight
- 98 kg / 216 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Status
- Retired
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Johnny Bucyk Facts
- Player Type
- Heavy Hitter
Nephews: Randy Bucyk & Terry Bucyk
Bucyk is the Bruins franchise leader in goals, with 556 over his Hall of Fame career. At 35 years of age, he became the oldest player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season. The Bruins legend played in 7 All-Star games and won 2 Stanley Cups and 2 Lady Byng Trophies, retiring with 1,369 points.
Bucyk is the Bruins franchise leader in goals, with 556 over his Hall of Fame career. At 35 years of age, he became the oldest player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season. The Bruins legend played in 7 All-Star games and won 2 Stanley Cups and 2 Lady Byng Trophies, retiring with 1,369 points.
Johnny Bucyk Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-1952 | WCJHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 1952-1953 | WCJHL | 39 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 24 | - | Playoffs | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | - | |
| 1953-1954 | WCJHL | 33 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 38 | - | Playoffs | 21 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 30 | - | |
| 1953-1954 | WHL-Sr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| 1954-1955 | WHL-Sr. | 70 | 30 | 58 | 88 | 57 | - | Playoffs | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | - | |
| 1955-1956 | NHL | 38 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | - | Playoffs | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - | |
| 1955-1956 | WHL-Sr. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | ||||||||
| 1956-1957 | NHL | 66 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 41 | - | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | |
| 1957-1958 | NHL | 68 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 57 | - | Playoffs | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | - | |
| 1958-1959 | NHL | 69 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 36 | - | Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | |
| 1959-1960 | NHL | 56 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 26 | - | ||||||||
| 1960-1961 | NHL | 70 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 48 | - | ||||||||
| 1961-1962 | NHL | 67 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 32 | - | ||||||||
| 1962-1963 | NHL | 69 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 36 | - | ||||||||
| 1963-1964 | NHL | 62 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 36 | - | ||||||||
| 1964-1965 | NHL | 68 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 24 | - | ||||||||
| 1965-1966 | NHL | 63 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 12 | - | ||||||||
| 1966-1967 | NHL | 59 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 12 | - | ||||||||
| 1967-1968 | NHL | 72 | 30 | 39 | 69 | 8 | 18 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | |
| 1968-1969 | NHL | 70 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 18 | -3 | Playoffs | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | - | |
| 1969-1970 | NHL | 76 | 31 | 38 | 69 | 13 | 19 | Playoffs | 14 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 2 | - | |
| 1970-1971 | NHL | 78 | 51 | 65 | 116 | 8 | 36 | Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | - | |
| 1971-1972 | NHL | 78 | 32 | 51 | 83 | 4 | 16 | Playoffs | 15 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6 | - | |
| 1972-1973 | NHL | 78 | 40 | 53 | 93 | 12 | 18 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | |
| 1973-1974 | NHL | 76 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 8 | 13 | Playoffs | 16 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | - | |
| 1974-1975 | NHL | 78 | 29 | 52 | 81 | 10 | 11 | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | |
| 1975-1976 | NHL | 77 | 36 | 47 | 83 | 20 | 22 | Playoffs | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | - | |
| 1976-1977 | NHL | 49 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 12 | -2 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 1977-1978 | NHL | 53 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | -2 |
Johnny Bucyk Tournament Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-1954 | Memorial Cup | 14 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 10 | - | ||||||||
| 1954-1955 | Ed-Cup | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | - |
Johnny Bucyk Career Totals by League
| 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 | 22 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 1.71 | 10 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 23 | 1540 | 556 | 813 | 1369 | 0.89 | 497 | 146* | 14 | 124 | 41 | 62 | 103 | 0.83 | 42 | - | |
| 3 | 72 | 48 | 50 | 98 | 1.36 | 62 | - | 3 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 1.50 | 44 | - | |
| 3 | 78 | 32 | 58 | 90 | 1.15 | 68 | - | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 | 7 | - |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Johnny Bucyk Career Totals by Team
| 21 | 1436 | 545 | 794 | 1339 | 0.93 | 436 | 146* | 12 | 109 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 0.92 | 34 | - | |
| 2 | 104 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 0.29 | 61 | - | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.20 | 8 | - | |
| 3 | 85 | 34 | 61 | 95 | 1.12 | 90 | - | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 | 7 | - | |
| 3 | 86 | 62 | 60 | 122 | 1.42 | 72 | - | 3 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 1.50 | 44 | - |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Johnny Bucyk Career Highlights
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 1967-1968 | |
| 1969-1970 | |
| 1970-1971 | |
| 1971-1972 | |
| 1972-1973 | |
| 1973-1974 | |
| 1974-1975 | |
| 1976-1977 | |
| 1981-1982 |
Johnny Bucyk Biography and Trivia
Number 9 retired by Boston Bruins
Cult/Star player for Boston Bruins