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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.

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1968-69 20 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
1970-71 22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 57 20 18 38 0.67 15 0.27 55 8 48 2 1 12 19 0 1 2 126 2.21 15.9
1971-72 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 67 14 10 24 0.36 10 0.15 41 9 54 0 -22 26 11 3 0 0 122 1.82 11.5
1972-73 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 61 9 9 18 0.30 7 0.12 34 6 33 0 -5 36 7 2 0 1 96 1.57 9.4
1973-74 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 70 6 10 16 0.23 6 0.09 31 1 29 0 1 22 6 0 0 1 109 1.56 5.5
1974-75 26 Washington Capitals NHL 46 11 4 15 0.33 7 0.15 26 8 60 16 -26 8 6 3 2 0 92 2.00 12.0
1975-76 27 Toronto Toros WHA 52 2 6 8 0.15 3 0.06 -7 22 2 0 0 0 35 0.67 5.7
Career NHL 302 60 51 111 0.37 46 0.15 187 32 225 18 -52 104 49 8 3 4 545 1.80 11.0
Career WHA 52 2 6 8 0.15 3 0.06 -7 22 2 0 0 0 35 0.67 5.7

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1972-73 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1964-65 16 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 15 1 0 1 0.07 0
1964-65 16 Niagara Falls Flyers M-Cup 3 3 2 5 1.67 4
1965-66 17 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 39 8 7 15 0.38 12
1966-67 18 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 44 31 35 66 1.50 42
1967-68 19 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 50 37 36 73 1.46 61
1967-68 19 Niagara Falls Flyers M-Cup 10 7 9 16 1.60 2
1968-69 20 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 65 40 40 80 1.23 62
1969-70 21 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 63 29 23 52 0.83 63
1974-75 26 Richmond Robins AHL 22 11 18 29 1.32 6
1975-76 27 Buffalo Norsemen NAPro 37 30 31 61 1.65 38
1976-77 28 Brantford Alexanders OHA-Sr. 11 9 13 22 2.00 8
1976-77 28 Erie Blades NAPro 28 18 20 38 1.36 19
1977-78 29 Brantford Alexanders OHA-Sr. 33 15 28 43 1.30 4
Career AHL 22 11 18 29 1.32 6
Career CHL 128 69 63 132 1.03 125
Career M-Cup 13 10 11 21 1.62 6
Career NAPro 65 48 51 99 1.52 57
Career OHA-Jr. 148 77 78 155 1.05 115
Career OHA-Sr. 44 24 41 65 1.48 12

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1965-66 17 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 6 5 2 7 1.17 2
1966-67 18 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 10 6 5 11 1.10 4
1967-68 19 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 19 14 10 24 1.26 15
1968-69 20 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 12 4 0 4 0.33 13
1974-75 26 Richmond Robins AHL 7 1 4 5 0.71 15
Career AHL 7 1 4 5 0.71 15
Career CHL 12 4 0 4 0.33 13
Career OHA-Jr. 35 25 17 42 1.20 21

Transactions

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February 16, 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.