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John Paul Bucyk (b. April 12, 1935, in Edmonton,
Alberta|Edmonton,  Alberta, Canada) is a Hockey
Hall of Famer who prior to Ray Bourque was the
leading career scorer for the Boston Bruins.

Bucyk was a skilled left winger who was (at 6',
215 lbs) the largest of his day.  While he never
was regarded as the best at his position, he had a
long and stellar career and retired as the fourth
leading point scorer of all time and having played
the third most games in history.  Despite his
reputation for devastating hip checks, he was a
notably clean player who won the Lady Byng
Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship in 1971 and
1974.

Bucyk played junior hockey for his hometown team
before signing with the Detroit Red Wings in 1955.
 Two modest years later, he was traded to the
Bruins in a surprising deal for Terry Sawchuk, one
of the greatest goaltenders of the day.  Bucyk
more than justified the deal by becoming an
immediate star in Boston with his Uke Line
partners of Vic Stasiuk and Bronco Horvath,
although the team fell on hard times in the
Sixties, during which time Bucyk led the team in
scoring several times.  When the Bruins became a
powerhouse in the late Sixties, Bucyk -- by then
the team captain -- rose with the pack, garnering
multiple fifty-goal seasons in his mid-thirties
and helping the Bruins to win two Stanley Cup
titles in 1970 and 1972.  

He retired after the 1978 season, and the Bruins
subsequently retired his number #9 jersey.  He has
been connected with the Bruins organization ever
since as a broadcaster and in the front office. 
Bucyk was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1981.

==Achievements and Facts==
* Remains in the top twenty of all-time National
Hockey League goal and point scorers.
* Just surpassed as the leading career point
scorer among left wings by Luc Robitaille.
* Remains in the top ten of all-time NHL games
played.
* Named a First Team All-Star in 1971 and a Second
Team All-Star in 1968.
* Won Lester Patrick Trophy for contributions to
hockey in the United States in 1977.
* Played in the All-Star game seven times.
* Leads the Bruins in career goals and longest
consecutive game streak; second to Ray Bourque in
career games, assists and points. 
* Known as the "Chief" due to presumed Native
American looks; in fact, he was of Ukrainian
ancestry.
* His nephew Randy Bucyk played for the
Northeastern University, Boston|Northeastern
University Huskies and the Montreal Canadiens and
Calgary Flames organizations, playing in 19 NHL
games total.

==See Also==
*Hockey Hall of Fame
*List of retired NHL players
*List of NHL statistical leaders
*List of NHL seasons
*List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame

==External links==
*http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?
pid=00000648 Johnny Bucyk statistics - at Internet
Hockey Database

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