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With a date stamp of August 25, 1981, it puts this game used stick in Dennis Maruk's hands at the start of his 60 goal season. The Koho 221 has puck marks all over both sides of the blade with no cracks or breaks other than some slight chipping at the top. Very small stick in stature which would suits Maruk’s five-foot eight height with major tape at the butt end where a Maruk name stamp appears along with 21 penned in marker. The photos show Dennis using these Koho sticks during different parts of his career. The blade has a big curve that runs the full length of the blade in floor hockey style. Not many guys tallied 60 goals during an NHL season, 23 to be exact, making this a really nice addition to a vintage stick collection.  Dennis Maruk, born November 17, 1955, is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League from 1975 to 1989, scoring a career-high 60 goals for the Washington Capitals in 1981–82. Maruk is of Ukrainian descent. Maruk played junior "A" hockey in the  for the  before he was drafted in the  by the . While with the Seals, he became the first NHL rookie to score five shorthanded goals in a season. He followed the franchise when it relocated to Cleveland to become the  a year later. Maruk's rights were later obtained by the  after the Barons merged with them in 1978, but he was traded shortly afterwards to the . During his time with the Capitals, he scored 50 goals in  and 60 goals in ; his mark of 76 assists and 136 points in the 1981–82 season remain Capitals' records for a single-season. Maruk was the first Capitals player to score 100 points in a season. In , Maruk was one of the players instrumental in leading the Capitals to their first playoff appearance. Despite this, he was traded back to the North Stars where he finished his career. At the time of his retirement in 1989, he was the last active NHL player to have played for the Seals/Barons franchise, although  played later than him in minor leagues. Maruk was also the last Minnesota North Stars player to wear the number 9 prior to . In 888 NHL games, he scored 356 goals and had 522 assists.
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