Position: LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: August 13, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario
Draft: Pittsburgh, 5th round (63rd overall), 1970 NHL Amateur
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1970-71 | 20 | PIT | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 1971-72 | 21 | PIT | NHL | 28 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 14.9 | ||
| 1972-73 | 22 | PIT | NHL | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 | ||
| 1973-74 | 23 | MFS | WHA | 77 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 19 | 100 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1974-75 | 24 | CLC | WHA | 75 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 9 | -3 | 127 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 8.2 | ||||||
| Career | NHL | 53 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | -6 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 12.9 | ||||
| Career | WHA | 152 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 27 | -3 | 227 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 110 | 8.2 | |||||||
| 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 |
| 1970-71 | 20 | PIT | NHL | 5 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.06 | 3.00 | 0.40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| 1971-72 | 21 | PIT | NHL | 28 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.54 | 0.22 | 0.64 | 1.68 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 1972-73 | 22 | PIT | NHL | 20 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 1.05 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -2 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| 1973-74 | 23 | MFS | WHA | 77 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.24 | 1.30 | |||||||||||||
| 1974-75 | 24 | CLC | WHA | 75 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 1.69 | 1.47 | -3 | |||||||||||
| Career | NHL | 53 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.38 | 0.15 | 0.66 | 1.32 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 29 | 0 | -6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ||
| Career | WHA | 152 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.45 | 0.18 | 1.49 | 1.47 | -3 | |||||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1968-69 | 18 | Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 50 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 54 | ||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 19 | Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 46 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 77 | ||||||||||
| 1970-71 | 20 | Amarillo Wranglers | CHL | 63 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 166 | ||||||||||
| 1971-72 | 21 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 46 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 32 | ||||||||||
| 1972-73 | 22 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 30 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 25 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 165 | ||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 26 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden-2 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 60 | ||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 27 | Whitby Warriors | OHA-Sr. | 15 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 62 | ||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 27 | San Francisco Shamrocks | PHL | 33 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 92 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 28 | Tucson Rustlers | PHL | 22 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 51 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 148 | 55 | 82 | 137 | 217 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CHL | 63 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 166 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OHA-Jr. | 96 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 131 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | OHA-Sr. | 15 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 62 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | PHL | 55 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 143 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Sweden-2 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 60 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1969-70 | 19 | Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1972-73 | 22 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 25 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 33 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | OHA-Jr. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Thru 3 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Steve Cardwell | 1.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |
| Yvon Vautour | 88.3 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Greg Mauldin | 86.9 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| George Swarbrick | 85.4 | 1.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Paul Healey | 84.9 | 1.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Blake Sloan | 82.3 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Eric Nickulas | 82.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Les Douglas | 81.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Daniel Shank | 80.5 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Danny Gruen | 79.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Frank Banham | 77.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Steve Cardwell | 1.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ||
| Greg Mauldin | 86.9 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |
| Daniel Shank | 80.5 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |
| Danny Gruen | 79.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Doug Gibson | 75.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | |
| Paul Evans | 75.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Gordie Bruce | 74.8 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |
| Spencer Machacek | 67.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | |
| Jan Caloun | 66.7 | 1.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |
| Jiri Bicek | 65.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Earl Anderson | 65.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | |
February 12, 1972: Selected by Ontario-Ottawa (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.
July, 1973: WHA rights traded to Minnesota (WHA) by Ottawa (WHA) for cash, July 1973.
May, 1974: Selected by Indianapolis (WHA) from Minnesota (WHA) in 1974 WHA Expansion Draft, May, 1974.
August, 1974: Traded to Cleveland (WHA) by Indianapolis (WHA) for future considerations, August 1974.
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