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Steve Atkinson

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-11    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: October 16, 1948 in Toronto, Ontario
Died: May 6, 2003

Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL/WHA Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1968-69 20 BOS NHL 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970-71 22 BUF NHL 57 20 18 38 16 1 12 19 0 1 2 126 15.9
1971-72 23 BUF NHL 67 14 10 24 11 -22 26 11 3 0 0 122 11.5
1972-73 24 BUF NHL 61 9 9 18 8 -5 36 7 2 0 1 96 9.4
1973-74 25 BUF NHL 70 6 10 16 6 1 22 6 0 0 1 109 5.5
1974-75 26 WSH NHL 46 11 4 15 7 -26 8 6 3 2 0 92 12.0
1975-76 27 TRT WHA 52 2 6 8 3 -7 22 2 0 0 0 35 5.7
Career NHL 302 60 51 111 48 -52 104 49 8 3 4 545 11.0
Career WHA 52 2 6 8 3 -7 22 2 0 0 0 35 5.7

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1968-69 20 BOS NHL 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 0.0 0.0 -0.1
1970-71 22 BUF NHL 57 0.35 0.32 0.67 0.28 0.21 2.21 18 17 35 14 55 8 48 2 1 2.7 1.0 3.7
1971-72 23 BUF NHL 67 0.21 0.15 0.36 0.16 0.39 1.82 14 10 24 10 41 9 54 0 -22 0.7 0.6 1.3
1972-73 24 BUF NHL 61 0.15 0.15 0.30 0.12 0.59 1.57 8 8 16 7 34 6 33 0 -5 -0.4 0.7 0.4
1973-74 25 BUF NHL 70 0.09 0.14 0.23 0.09 0.31 1.56 6 10 16 6 31 1 29 0 1 -1.1 1.2 0.1
1974-75 26 WSH NHL 46 0.24 0.09 0.33 0.16 0.17 2.00 9 3 12 6 26 8 60 16 -26 0.2 0.2 0.3
1975-76 27 TRT WHA 52 0.04 0.12 0.15 0.05 0.42 0.67 -7
Career NHL 302 0.20 0.17 0.37 0.16 0.34 1.80 55 48 103 43 187 32 225 18 -52 2.0 3.7 5.7
Career WHA 52 0.04 0.12 0.15 0.05 0.42 0.67 -7

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1972-73 24 BUF NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1964-65 16 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 15 1 0 1 0
1965-66 17 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 39 8 7 15 12
1966-67 18 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 44 31 35 66 42
1967-68 19 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 50 37 36 73 61
1968-69 20 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 65 40 40 80 62
1969-70 21 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 63 29 23 52 63
1974-75 26 Richmond Robins AHL 22 11 18 29 6
1975-76 27 Buffalo Norsemen NAPro 37 30 31 61 38
1976-77 28 Brantford Alexanders OHA-Sr. 11 9 13 22 8
1976-77 28 Erie Blades NAPro 28 18 20 38 19
1977-78 29 Brantford Alexanders OHA-Sr. 33 15 28 43 4
Career 1 Season AHL 22 11 18 29 6
Career 2 Seasons CHL 128 69 63 132 125
Career 2 Seasons NAPro 65 48 51 99 57
Career 4 Seasons OHA-Jr. 148 77 78 155 115
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Sr. 44 24 41 65 12

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1964-65 16 Niagara Falls Flyers M-Cup 3 3 2 5 4
1965-66 17 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 6 5 2 7 2
1966-67 18 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 10 6 5 11 4
1967-68 19 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 19 14 10 24 15
1967-68 19 Niagara Falls Flyers M-Cup 10 7 9 16 2
1968-69 20 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 12 4 0 4 13
1974-75 26 Richmond Robins AHL 7 1 4 5 15
Career 1 Season AHL 7 1 4 5 15
Career 1 Season CHL 12 4 0 4 13
Career 2 Seasons M-Cup 13 10 11 21 6
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 35 25 17 42 21

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 6 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6
Steve Atkinson 3.7 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1
Bob Joyce 93.7 3.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0
T.J. Galiardi 86.7 3.6 1.1 0.3
Bobby Sheehan 86.6 3.4 1.3 0.8 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Tim Sweeney 85.5 3.4 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 -0.2
Jan Ludvig 84.7 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.3
Peter Regin 83.8 3.3 1.0 0.1
Mark Pederson 83.8 3.3 1.3 0.5 -0.1 -0.1
Jackie Leclair 83.8 3.2 0.9 0.4
Lloyd Klein 82.5 2.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1
Landon Wilson 80.6 3.8 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 -0.4
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Steve Atkinson 3.7 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1
Bob Joyce 93.7 3.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0
T.J. Galiardi 86.7 3.6 1.1 0.3
Peter Regin 83.8 3.3 1.0 0.1
Mark Pederson 83.8 3.3 1.3 0.5 -0.1 -0.1
Jackie Leclair 83.8 3.2 0.9 0.4
Lloyd Klein 82.1 2.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
Jan Ludvig 81.3 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3
Evgeny Davydov 78.9 3.6 0.8 0.7 0.4
Jack McGill 78.5 2.6 0.6 0.1
Gilbert Brule 78.0 3.9 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.0

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

June 6, 1966: Traded to Boston by Detroit to complete transaction that sent Leo Boivin and Dean Prentice to Detroit (February 16, 1966), June 6, 1966.

June, 1970: Sold to Hershey (AHL) by Boston for cash, June, 1970.

June 9, 1970: Claimed by St. Louis from Hershey (AHL) in Intra-League Draft, June 9, 1970.

November 1, 1970: Claimed on waivers by Buffalo from St. Louis, November 1, 1970.

February 12, 1972: Selected by Dayton-Houston (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.

June 12, 1974: Claimed by Washington from Buffalo in Expansion Draft, June 12, 1974.

September, 1975: WHA rights traded to Toronto (WHA) by Houston (WHA) for cash, September 1975.

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