Ken Hodge Kenneth Raymond Hodge , Sr . ( born June 25 , 1944 , Birmingham , England ) is a retired player who played for the NHL Boston Bruins , Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers . He was notable , among numerous achievements , for being involved in two of the most one - sided trades in hockey history . Playing career . One of the few British - born players in NHL history , Ken Hodge was signed by the Black Hawks as a teenager , and had a stellar junior league career with the St . Catharines Black Hawks of the OHA , leading the league in goals and points in the 1965 season before being called up for good to Chicago the next year . Stereotyped as a grinding policeman - at 6 ' 2 " , 215 lbs , Hodge was one of the larger forwards of his era - the rangy right wing played two mediocre seasons with the Black Hawks before being sent to Boston in a blockbuster deal with teammates Phil Esposito and Fred Stanfield . The trade made the Bruins into a powerhouse , as Esposito centered Hodge and left wing Ron Murphy in the 1969 season to break the NHL record for points in a season by a forward line , and Hodge scored a spectacular 45 goals and 45 assists to match Esposito ' s record season of 126 points . His production fell off significantly the next season ( although Boston won the Stanley Cup bolstered by Hodge ' s skilled play ) , but the 1971 season saw the Bruins launch the greatest offensive juggernaut the league had ever seen , breaking dozens of offensive records . In that flurry , on one of the most feared forward lines of the era ( with linemates Esposito and Wayne Cashman ) , Hodge would break the league record for points in a season by a right winger with 105 , and finish fourth in NHL scoring . Bruins Esposito , Bobby Orr , Johnny Bucyk and Hodge finished 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 in league scoring - - the first time in NHL history such a feat was accomplished . The 1972 season saw Hodge slowed down by injuries , although he recovered again in the playoffs to help the Bruins to their second Stanley Cup in three years . In 1974 he scored 50 goals and 105 points to place third in league scoring , and with Esposito , Orr and Cashman likewise finished 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 in league scoring for the only other time in NHL history such a feat was accomplished . Thereafter his production declined , his goal scoring halving the next season and never recovering . Never at his best defensively skilled , he was traded to the Rangers in 1976 to join his former teammate Esposito , who had been dealt to the Rangers the year before ( ironically , the Bruins received young star Rick Middleton , who scored nearly a thousand points in a Boston uniform ) . He is my best friend ' s grandfather ! Retirement . Hodge had only modest success in New York in the 1976 – 1977 season , and tailed off badly the following year before being sent down to the minor league New Haven Nighthawks . Hodge retired thereafter , but came out of retirement in 1979 – 1980 to play for the AHL Binghamton Dusters , which was his final season . Hodge finished his NHL career with 881 games , 328 goals , 472 assists and 800 points . He still lives in the Boston area , and remains active with the Bruins ' alumni team and in alumni affairs . Most recently , Hodge has been working as a broadcaster in Boston . He served as the radio color commentator for the Boston College men ' s hockey team throughout their 2007 – 08 NCAA Championship season . Career statistics . Hodge ' s son , Ken Hodge , Jr . , was also a professional hockey player from 1987 to 1998 . Another of Hodge ' s sons , Dan Hodge , was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the ninth round ( 194 overall ) in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft . His playing career included stints in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League , as well as winning the 2000 Kelly Cup championship in the East Coast Hockey League with the Peoria Rivermen . It concluded as the CHL ' s ( Central Hockey League ) Tulsa Oilers captain in 2005 – 06 . He now coaches the Tulsa Oilers , whose roster includes his younger brother , Brendon Hodge who wears his fathers number 8 .