About Johnny Bucyk
John Paul "Chief" Bucyk (born May 12, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. A left winger, he played most of his career with the Boston Bruins, he has been associated in one capacity or another with the Bruins' organization since the late 1950s. Bucyk was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in 2017. Bucyk was considered a skilled left winger and 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 notable career, and retired as the fourth leading point scorer of all time and having played the third-most games in history, and recorded sixteen seasons of scoring twenty goals or more. 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 was the senior alternate captain of the Bruins when they won Stanley Cups in 1970 and 1972. Following his retirement Bucyk has remained a member of the Bruins serving many different roles such as commentator, director and now currently works as an ambassador for the team. In 1955, his lone full season with the Flyers, he finished second on the team to Horvath with 30 goals, 58 assists and 88 points as the Flyers won the league championship. Poverty prevented Bucyk from owning a pair of ice skates which resulted in him only playing street hockey up until he was 13 years old when he finally got his first skates which were hand me downs from his brother Bill. The team won the Abbott Cup in 1954 and Bucyk and the Oil Kings went to the 1954 Memorial Cup final against the St.
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