John Bucyk

John Paul "Chief" Bucyk (born on May 12, 1935, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired professional left winger and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He has been a member of the Boston Bruins organization for an unprecedented sixty consecutive years.
==Playing Career==
Bucyk was a skilled left winger who was (at 6', 215 lb) one of the largest of his day. While he never was regarded as the best at his position (being a contemporary of superstars Bobby Hull and Frank Mahovlich), 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 four seasons for his hometown Edmonton Oil Kings before signing with the Detroit Red Wings in 1955. Two modest years later in 1958, he was traded to the Bruins in a surprising deal for Terry Sawchuk, one of the greatest goaltenders of the day. To this day, the deal is considered one of the most one-sided trades in NHL history. While Sawchuk's best days proved to be behind him, Bucyk more than justified the deal by becoming an immediate star in Boston with his Uke Line partners of Vic Stasiuk and Bronco Horvath, helping Horvath to finish fifth in the league in scoring in 1958 and second in 1960, tying with Bobby Hull of Chicago in goals.
However, thereafter the team fell on hard times in the sixties, finishing in last place five straight seasons, during which time Bucyk, usually paired with centre Murray Oliver and winger Tommy Williams, 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, with great production including a 51-goal season in the 1970–71 season in his mid-thirties, and helping the Bruins to win two Stanley Cup titles in 1970 and 1972. Bucyk proved particularly effective playing on the left side on Boston's greatly feared power play unit, which featured Phil Esposito, John McKenzie, Bobby Orr and Fred Stanfield. 
Bucyk starred into his penultimate season (during which he surrendered his team captaincy, while suffering an injury, to Wayne Cashman), and ended his playing career after the 1978 season, after which the Bruins retired his number #9 jersey. He scored 545 goals as a Bruin, the most in franchise history. Only Ray Bourque has subsequently passed his team mark for points and assists. 
Bucyk remains affiliated with the Bruins, serving on various occasions as a broadcaster and in the front office. He is currently the team's director of road services. 
Bucyk was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.
==Career Statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1951–52 	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCJHL 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1952–53 	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCJHL 	 	39 	19 	12 	31 	24 	 	12 	5 	1 	6 	14
1953–54 	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCJHL 	 	33 	29 	38 	67 	38 	 	21 	28 	17 	45 	30
1953–54 	Edmonton Flyers 	WHL 	 	2 	2 	0 	2 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1954–55 	Edmonton Flyers 	WHL 	 	70 	30 	58 	88 	57 	 	9 	1 	6 	7 	7
1955–56 	Edmonton Flyers 	WHL 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	9 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1955–56 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	38 	1 	8 	9 	20 	 	10 	1 	1 	2 	8
1956–57 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	66 	10 	11 	21 	41 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0
1957–58 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	68 	21 	31 	52 	57 	 	12 	0 	4 	4 	16
1958–59 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	69 	24 	36 	60 	36 	 	7 	2 	4 	6 	6
1959–60 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	56 	16 	36 	52 	26 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1960–61 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	70 	19 	20 	39 	48 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1961–62 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	67 	20 	40 	60 	32 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1962–63 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	69 	27 	39 	66 	36 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1963–64 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	62 	18 	36 	54 	36 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1964–65 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	68 	26 	29 	55 	24 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1965–66 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	63 	27 	30 	57 	12 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1966–67 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	59 	18 	30 	48 	12 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1967–68 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	72 	30 	39 	69 	8 	 	3 	0 	2 	2 	0
1968–69 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	70 	24 	42 	66 	18 	 	10 	5 	6 	11 	0
1969–70 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	76 	31 	38 	69 	13 	 	14 	11 	8 	19 	2
1970–71 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	78 	51 	65 	116 	8 	 	7 	2 	5 	7 	0
1971–72 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	78 	32 	51 	83 	4 	 	15 	9 	11 	20 	6
1972–73 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	78 	40 	53 	93 	12 	 	5 	0 	3 	3 	0
1973–74 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	76 	31 	44 	75 	8 	 	16 	8 	10 	18 	4
1974–75 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	78 	29 	52 	81 	10 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	0
1975–76 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	77 	36 	47 	83 	20 	 	12 	2 	7 	9 	0
1976–77 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	49 	20 	23 	43 	12 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
1977–78 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	53 	5 	13 	18 	36 	 	4 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	1540 	556 	813 	1369 	497 	 	124 	41 	62 	103 	42
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Achievements & Trivia==
* Is currently ranked 24th all-time among National Hockey League goal scorers and 25th all-time among point scorers.
* Surpassed Alex Delvecchio as the second leading scorer in NHL history in the 1975-76 NHL season and remained in that position until he was passed by Phil Esposito in the 1977-78 NHL season
* Retired as the leading career point scorer among left wingers with 1369 points and currently ranks second behind Luc Robitaille (1394 points).
* Currently the all time leader for assists among left wingers with 813 assists.
* Is currently tenth all-time in NHL games played.
* Recorded sixteen twenty-goal seasons.
* Named a First Team All-Star in 1971 and a Second Team All-Star in 1968.
* Won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship in 1971 and 1974
* Won Lester Patrick Trophy for contributions to hockey in the United States in 1977.
* Played in the All-Star Game in 1955, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970 and 1971.
* 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.
* When the Bruins ended their twenty-nine year championship drought in 1970, Bucyk was given the honour of being the first player of the team to hoist the Stanley Cup around the Boston Garden.
* His nephew Randy Bucyk played for the Northeastern University Huskies and the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames organizations, earning a Stanley Cup ring with Montreal in 1986. Randy Bucyk also played for the Canadian national team in 1989.
* Oldest player to score 50 goals (51 goals in 1970–71) at age 35.
* Also oldest player scoring 50 or more for 1st time in career. (1970–71).
* In 1998, he was ranked number 45 on the List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News
==Gallery==
===1950's===
1958-Stasiuk_Horvath_Bucyk.jpg|The "Uke Line" of Vic Stasiuk, Bronco Horvath and John Bucyk would power the Bruins offense from 1957-60.
1957-Nov30-Uke Line.gif|The Uke Line in action, November 30, 1957.
3May1959-Geneva_Buyck_Worsley.jpg|John Bucyk scores on Gump Worsley during the Bruins 12-4 romp in Geneva, May 3, 1959.
1959-60-Wilson_Bucyk_Bower.jpg|Johnny Wilson, John Bucyk and Johnny Bower in 1959-60 action.
1959-Apr4-Bucyk-Bower-Game6.jpg|John Bucyk, Johnny Bower, Game 6 of the 1959 Semi-finals, April 4, 1959.
===1960's===
Stasiuk_from_Buyck-23Jan1960.gif|Vic Stasiuk from John Bucyk and Bronco Horvath, January 23, 1960.
Bucyk_from_Oliver-23Dec1961.gif|Murray Oliver assists on a goal by John Bucyk, December 23, 1961.
John_Bucyk-early_60s.jpg|Bucyk in the early 1960's.
Bucyk_goal-13Oct1963.gif|John Bucyk scores on Johnny Bower, October 13, 1962.
Bucyk_goal-20Jan1963.gif|John Bucyk scores, January 20, 1963.
Bucyk_penalty_shot_goal-12Dec1964.gif|John Bucyk scores on a penalty shot, December 12, 1964.
1966-Horton_Bucyk_Martin.jpg|Tim Horton, John Bucyk and Pit Martin 1966 action.
1966-Bucyk_captain.jpg|Bucyk became the Bruins 12th captain in 1966.
26Oct1967-Buyck_scores_Rutledge_Joyal.jpg|John Bucyk scores one of his two goals in the 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on October 26, 1967.
1968-Jan20-Bucyk goal.gif|John Bucyk scores on Bernie Parent, January 20, 1968.
4Feb1968-Espo_vs_Wings.jpg|#9 John Bucyk, Phil Esposito and John McKenzie celebrate a goal in the new black jerseys, February 4, 1968.
28Mar1968-Bucyk_night.jpg|John Bucyk night, March 28, 1968.
24Oct1968-Williams_Bucyk_Hall.jpg|Tom Williams, John Bucyk, Glenn Hall, October 24, 1968.
Bucyk_goal-Game2-3Apr1969.gif|John Bucyk makes it 2-0, 1969 Quarter-finals Game 2, April 3, 1969.
McKenzie_goal-20Dec1969.gif|John McKenzie scores, assisted by John Bucyk and one of Bobby Orr's 5 assists, December 20, 1969.
===1970's===
Bucyk_300-7Jan70.gif|John Bucyk scores career goal 300, assisted by Jim Lorentz, January 7, 1970.
Bucyk_goal_Orr_rush-23Apr1970.gif|Bobby Orr's rush results in Boston's 4th goal, Game 3 of the 1970 Semi-finals, April 23, 1970.
26Apr1970-McKenzie_winner.jpg|John McKenzie scores the series winner, Game 4 of the 1970 Semi-finals, April 26, 1970.
1970-May3-Bucyk HT.gif|John Bucyk completes a hat trick, Game 1 of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, May 3, 1970.
10May1970-Bucyk_w_Cup.jpg|John Bucyk accepts the Stanley Cup from Clarence Campbell, May 10, 1970.
1970May-Cup_parade.jpg|John McKenzie, Fred Stanfield, John Bucyk, Ted Green during the Cup parade, May 11, 1970.
Bucyk_goal-30Dec1970.gif|John Bucyk scores his 20th from Bobby Orr, December 30, 1970.
Espo-14Nov71.gif|Phil Esposito from John Bucyk, November 14, 1971.
Bucyk_goal-Orr-20Nov1971.gif|John Bucyk scores the game winner from Bobby Orr, November 20, 1971.
McKenzie_game_winner-5Dec1971.gif|John McKenzie scores the game winner from Fred Stanfield and John Bucyk, December 5, 1971.
26Mar1972-Bucyk_Dryden.jpg|Guy Lapointe, John Bucyk, J.C. Tremblay, Ken Dryden, March 26, 1972.
Bucyk_goal-6Apr1972.gif|John Bucyk from Fred Stanfield, Game 2 of the 1972 Quarter-finals, April 6, 1972.
Bucyk_goal-25Apr1972.gif|John Bucyk scores one of his 13 points of the series, Game 4 of the 1972 Semi-finals, April 25, 1972.
Bucyk_from_Orr-2May1972.gif|Bobby Orr sets up John Bucyk to open the scoring, Game 2 of the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals, May 2, 1972.
Bucyk_carries_Cup-11May1972.gif|John Bucyk carries the Stanley Cup, May 11, 1972.
11May1972-Bucyk_w_Cup.jpg|John Bucyk with the Stanley Cup, May 11, 1972.
Bucyk_3_goals-18Jan1973.gif|John Bucyk had a four goal game, January 18, 1973.
Orr_assist_to_Bucyk-22Mar1973.gif|Bobby Orr's incredible assist to John Bucyk, March 22, 1973.
Bucyk_goal-12Mar1974.gif|John Bucyk scores, March 12, 1974.
Bucyk_goal-Game2-21Apr1974.gif|The first of three goals by John Bucyk, Game 2 of the 1974 Semi-finals, April 21, 1974.
Bucyk goal-28Apr1974.gif|John Bucyk's second of the game, Game 5 of the 1974 Semi-finals, April 28, 1974.
Parent_stops_Bucyk-9May1974.gif|Bernie Parent stops John Bucyk, first overtime, Game 2 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals, May 9, 1974.
Bucyk_goal-12May1974.gif|John Bucyk opens the scoring, Game 3 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals, May 12, 1974.
Bucyk_500th_goal-30Oct1975.gif|John Bucyk scores his 500th goal, October 30, 1975.
30Oct1975-Bucyk_500_Belanger.jpg|John Bucyk scores his 500th goal, October 30, 1975.
==Video==
Silent footage from the Bruins-Red Wings game on January 31, 1959. Over six minutes of game play and goals by Gordie Howe, Jim Morrison and Earl Reibel are shown. More silent footage from the Bruins-Red Wings game on March 14, 1959 in which the Red Wings Stu McNeill scores his only NHL goal, a goal by Don McKenney to tie the score 2-2 and two goals by John Bucyk for a 4-2 Bruins win are shown.
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