Willi Plett was always one of my favourites. I never really saw him play. (if I did I don't remember) But I'll always remember him for this.
His 1977-78 rookie card. This is the Topps version, I of course, had the OPC. But the pic is the same. It comes from a time when no one knew what rookie cards were. And if we did, no one wanted them. It was the stars and your favourite players that everyone wanted. But I liked this one because it was different. He's sitting in the penalty box.
Appropriate for someone from this project, no?
Willi played from 1975 to 1988. Mostly for the Flames (Atlanta and Calgary) and the North Stars.
He won the Calder trophy as Rookie of the Year in 1976 scoring 33 goals and 23 assists with 123 PIMs.
His best year was his first with Calgary after the franchise relocation. He popped 38 goals and 30 assists with 239 PIMs.
BooYeah!
Willi finished his career with 834 games played, 222 goals, 215 assists and 2572 PIMs.
Here he KO's Dave Schultz , gives Bob Probert more than he could handle, and, my personal favourite, puts the beat down on Terry O'Reilly. Among others....
Random facts no one may care about.....
- If memory serves me well... Willi was the first NHL'er born in Paraguay.
- If you like, you can find cards of Willi in a current hockey card set. Recently released SP Authentic has insert cards, autograph cards, and autographed patch cards of Willi.
I need to get me some of that....
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