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Rod Buskas

Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1    Weight: 206 lbs.
Born: January 7, 1961 in Wetaskiwin, Alberta

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 6th round (112th overall) of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.

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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
1982-83 22 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 41 2 2 4 0.10 2 0.04 18 1 43 11 -15 102 1 1 0 0 27 0.66 7.4
1983-84 23 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 47 2 4 6 0.13 2 0.05 30 4 57 13 -18 60 1 1 0 0 39 0.83 5.1
1984-85 24 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 69 2 7 9 0.13 3 0.05 67 6 103 21 -21 191 2 0 0 0 53 0.77 3.8
1985-86 25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72 2 7 9 0.13 3 0.04 49 2 73 17 -9 159 1 1 0 0 50 0.69 4.0
1986-87 26 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 68 3 15 18 0.26 6 0.09 73 7 81 17 2 123 2 1 0 0 90 1.32 3.3
1987-88 27 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 4 8 12 0.16 4 0.06 56 1 91 42 6 206 4 0 0 1 53 0.70 7.5
1988-89 28 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 52 1 5 6 0.12 2 0.04 28 0 52 22 -2 105 1 0 0 0 15 0.29 6.7
1989-90 29 2 Teams NHL 23 0 3 3 0.13 1 0.04 16 0 23 4 -3 49 0 0 0 0 12 0.52 0.0
1989-90 29 Vancouver Canucks NHL 17 0 3 3 0.18 1 0.05 14 0 14 1 1 36 0 0 0 0 11 0.65 0.0
1989-90 29 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0 9 3 -4 13 0 0 0 0 1 0.17 0.0
1990-91 30 Los Angeles Kings NHL 57 3 8 11 0.19 4 0.07 62 1 62 15 14 182 3 0 0 0 60 1.05 5.0
1991-92 31 2 Teams NHL 47 0 4 4 0.09 1 0.03 18 0 35 4 -13 91 0 0 0 0 23 0.49 0.0
1991-92 31 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 0 6 1 -1 11 0 0 0 0 1 0.20 0.0
1991-92 31 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 42 0 4 4 0.10 1 0.03 14 0 29 3 -12 80 0 0 0 0 22 0.52 0.0
1992-93 32 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 2 26 0 0 0 0 3 0.75 0.0
Career 11 Seasons NHL 556 19 63 82 0.15 28 0.05 419 22 620 166 -57 1294 15 4 0 1 425 0.76 4.5

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
1988-89 28 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 10 0 0 0 0.00 -1 23 0 0 0 0 4 0.40 0.0
1990-91 30 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 2 2 1.00 2 22 0 0 0 0 2 1.00 0.0
1991-92 31 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 6 0 1 1 0.17 -3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.17 0.0
Career 3 Seasons NHL 18 0 3 3 0.17 -2 45 0 0 0 0 7 0.39 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
1977-78 17 Red Deer Rustlers AJHL 60 5 2 7 0.12 36
1978-79 18 Red Deer Rustlers AJHL 37 13 22 35 0.95 63
1978-79 18 Billings Bighorns WHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
1978-79 18 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 34 1 12 13 0.38 60
1979-80 19 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 72 7 40 47 0.65 284
1980-81 20 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 72 14 46 60 0.83 164
1981-82 21 Erie Blades AHL 69 1 18 19 0.28 78
1982-83 22 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 9
1982-83 22 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 31 2 8 10 0.32 45
1983-84 23 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 33 2 12 14 0.42 100
1992-93 32 Indianapolis Ice IHL 15 0 3 3 0.20 40
1992-93 32 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 31 0 2 2 0.06 52
1993-94 33 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 69 2 9 11 0.16 131
1994-95 34 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 27 2 3 5 0.19 53
Career 3 Seasons AHL 133 5 38 43 0.32 223
Career 2 Seasons AJHL 97 18 24 42 0.43 99
Career 4 Seasons IHL 143 4 17 21 0.15 285
Career 3 Seasons WHL 179 22 98 120 0.67 508

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
1979-80 19 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 16 1 6 7 0.44 31
1980-81 20 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 5 1 1 2 0.40 8
1983-84 23 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 10 1 3 4 0.40 22
1993-94 33 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 5 0 2 2 0.40 2
1994-95 34 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 10 1 0 1 0.10 19
Career 1 Season AHL 10 1 3 4 0.40 22
Career 2 Seasons IHL 15 1 2 3 0.20 21
Career 2 Seasons WHL 21 2 7 9 0.43 39

Transactions

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October 24, 1989: Traded to Vancouver by Pittsburgh for Vancouver's 6th round choice (Ian Moran) in 1990 Entry Draft, October 24, 1989.

January 8, 1990: Traded to Pittsburgh by Vancouver with Barry Pederson and Tony Tanti for Dave Capuano, Andrew McBain and Dan Quinn, January 8, 1990.

October 1, 1990: Claimed by Los Angeles from Pittsburgh in Waiver Draft, October 1, 1990.

October 28, 1991: Traded to Chicago by Los Angeles for Chris Norton and future considerations, October 28, 1991.