a regular Captain wearing the "C" during these years). 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. Recorded sixteen twenty-goal seasons. Career leader in goals and consecutive games played for the Bruins; second to Ray Bourque in career games, assists and points (retired as the overall leader in all of those categories). Retired third behind Gordie Howe and Alex Delvecchio in all-time NHL games played; currently 13th. Retired as the leading career point scorer among left wings, a record since surpassed by Luc Robitaille. Oldest player to score 50 goals in one season (51 goals in 1970–71) at age 35, a record that stood until Alexander Ovechkin broke it by doing the same at age 36 in 2021–22. Also oldest player scoring 50 or more for 1st time in career. (1970–71). Played the greatest number of NHL games before scoring 500 goals - 1,370. His #9 Jersey was retired by the Boston Bruins on March 13, 1980. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981. In 1998, he was ranked number 45 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. In January, 2017, Bucyk was part of the first group of players to be named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. See also List of NHL statistical leaders List of NHL players with 1000 points List of NHL players with 500 goals List of NHL players with 1000 games played References External links 1935 births Living people Boston Bruins captains Boston Bruins players Boston Bruins announcers Canadian ice hockey left wingers Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Detroit Red Wings players Edmonton Flyers (WHL) players Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winners Lester Patrick Trophy recipients National Hockey League players with retired numbers Ice hockey people from Edmonton Stanley Cup champions