Brad Park - Honors and Achievements

Honors and Achievements

• Named to the First All-Star Team in 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976 and 1978.
• Named to the Second All-Star Team in 1971 and 1973.
• Runner up in Norris Trophy voting in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976 and 1978
• Received both the most First Team All-Star nominations (other than Earl Seibert, who retired before the trophy was awarded) and was runner-up for the Norris more times without winning the Norris than any other defenceman in NHL history.
• Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978.
• The book 'Play the Man' (Dodd, Mead, & Co.) written by Brad Park and Stan Fischler was published in 1971.
• Retired as the leading defence scorer in Rangers' history and the second leading defence scorer in Bruins' history to Bobby Orr.
• At the time of his retirement, had played the most seasons in league history for a player never missing the playoffs.
• Currently 13th all-time in NHL history in defence scoring.
• Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988, in his first year of eligibility.
• Along with Butch Goring, one of the last two active players who had played in the 1960s.
• In 1998, he was ranked number 49 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
• Ranked No. 11 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).