Achievements and Facts
- As of the end of the 2010–11 season, Bucyk is 25th of the all-time National Hockey League goal scorers and 23rd of the all-time of point scorers.
- Retired as the leading career point scorer among left wings, a record surpassed by Luc Robitaille.
- As of the end of the 2010–11 season, is currently eleventh 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 by a mistaken Boston cartoonist.
- A Ukrainian Canadian and member of the "Uke" line with Bronco Horvath and Vic Stasiuk
- 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, since he was the most senior Alternate Captain (the Bruins did not have 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.
- 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).
- Played the most number of NHL games before scoring 500 goals - 1,370.
- In 1998, he was ranked number 45 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
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