Darryl Sittler

Darryl Sittler was born on September 18, 1950 in Kitchener, Ontario. He played his junior hockey with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round, #8 overall in the 1970 NHL amateur entry draft. The centerman started his career with the Maple Leafs in 1970 and had established himself as an emerging superstar two years later. He was named captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1974 and the 24 year old continued to put up big time points. On February 7, 1976 he played an incredible game - putting up the most single game points in NHL history. He scored six goals and added 4 assists on goalie Dave Reece as the Maple Leafs defeated the Boston Bruins 11-4.

Later that year he also represented his country in the Canada Cup tournament, defeating the Czechoslovakian squad. He had his best offensive year in 1977-79 when he scored 117 points in 80 games. Darryl Sittler was an offensive machine and one of the most popular players in Toronto. But in 1982 he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Rich Costello and a draft pick. He spent a couple of years in Philadelphia before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings for Murray Craven and Joe Paterson. Darryl Sittler ended his pro-hockey career with the Red Wings in 1984 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989. Even today, he continues to be one of the most popular Toronto Maple Leafs.

Borje Salming's Career Statistics

Year     Team                  GP   G   A   Pts   Pim
1970-71  Toronto Maple Leafs   49  10   8    18    37 
1971-72  Toronto Maple Leafs   74  15  17    32    44
1972-73  Toronto Maple Leafs   78  29  48    77    69
1973-74  Toronto Maple Leafs   78  38  46    84    55
1974-75  Toronto Maple Leafs   72  36  44    80    47
1975-76  Toronto Maple Leafs   79  41  59   100    90
1976-77  Toronto Maple Leafs   73  38  52    90    89
1977-78  Toronto Maple Leafs   80  45  72   117   100
1978-79  Toronto Maple Leafs   70  36  51    87    69
1979-80  Toronto Maple Leafs   73  40  57    97    62
1980-81  Toronto Maple Leafs   80  43  53    96    77
1981-82  Toronto Maple Leafs   38  18  20    38    24
1981-82  Philadelphia Flyers   35  14  18    32    50
1982-83  Philadelphia Flyers   80  43  40    83    60
1983-84  Philadelphia Flyers   76  27  36    63    38
1984-85  Detroit Red Wings     61  11  16    27    37
Career Totals                1096 484 637  1121   948 

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