Position: C ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: August 22, 1952 in Trenton, Ontario
Draft: Toronto, 1st round (11th overall), 1972 NHL Amateur
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1972-73 | 20 | TOR | NHL | 72 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 9 | -17 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 10.9 | ||
| 1973-74 | 21 | TOR | NHL | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0.0 | ||
| 1974-75 | 22 | TOR | NHL | 69 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 19 | 5 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 134 | 14.2 | ||
| 1975-76 | 23 | TOR | NHL | 79 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 76 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 140 | 8.6 | ||
| 1976-77 | 24 | TOR | NHL | 50 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 12.3 | ||
| 1977-78 | 25 | TOR | NHL | 73 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 8 | -9 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 5.9 | ||
| 1978-79 | 26 | PIT | NHL | 80 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 201 | 10.4 | ||
| 1979-80 | 27 | PIT | NHL | 73 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 19 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 11.9 | ||
| 1980-81 | 28 | PIT | NHL | 79 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 19 | -30 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 181 | 13.8 | ||
| 1981-82 | 29 | PIT | NHL | 71 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 21 | -6 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 168 | 13.1 | ||
| 1982-83 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 72 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | -8 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 92 | 8.7 | ||
| 1982-83 | 30 | PIT | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | ||
| 1982-83 | 30 | MNS | NHL | 65 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | -1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 9.8 | ||
| 1983-84 | 31 | MNS | NHL | 63 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | -6 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 10.5 | ||
| Career | NHL | 797 | 160 | 238 | 398 | 154 | -49 | 431 | 121 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 199 | 10 | 29 | 1452 | 11.0 | ||||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1972-73 | 20 | TOR | NHL | 72 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.13 | 0.47 | 1.28 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 39 | 7 | 49 | 0 | -17 | -0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 1973-74 | 21 | TOR | NHL | 16 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 1.19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| 1974-75 | 22 | TOR | NHL | 69 | 0.28 | 0.43 | 0.71 | 0.27 | 0.88 | 1.94 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 16 | 68 | 11 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 1975-76 | 23 | TOR | NHL | 79 | 0.15 | 0.41 | 0.56 | 0.19 | 0.96 | 1.77 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 57 | 13 | 65 | 32 | 11 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| 1976-77 | 24 | TOR | NHL | 50 | 0.18 | 0.30 | 0.48 | 0.18 | 0.48 | 1.46 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 35 | 7 | 48 | 20 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 1977-78 | 25 | TOR | NHL | 73 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.51 | 1.63 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 54 | 11 | -9 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| 1978-79 | 26 | PIT | NHL | 80 | 0.26 | 0.36 | 0.63 | 0.25 | 0.46 | 2.51 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 16 | 74 | 1 | 94 | 31 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| 1979-80 | 27 | PIT | NHL | 73 | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.67 | 0.27 | 0.49 | 2.41 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 16 | 62 | 6 | 93 | 37 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| 1980-81 | 28 | PIT | NHL | 79 | 0.32 | 0.23 | 0.54 | 0.24 | 0.53 | 2.29 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 14 | 73 | 24 | 120 | 41 | -30 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| 1981-82 | 29 | PIT | NHL | 71 | 0.31 | 0.44 | 0.75 | 0.29 | 0.63 | 2.37 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 15 | 76 | 16 | 116 | 50 | -6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| 1982-83 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 72 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 1.28 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 66 | 28 | -8 | -0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 1982-83 | 30 | PIT | NHL | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | -7 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| 1982-83 | 30 | MNS | NHL | 65 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 1.26 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 52 | 21 | -1 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 1983-84 | 31 | MNS | NHL | 63 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.90 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 62 | 29 | -6 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Career | NHL | 797 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.19 | 0.54 | 1.82 | 130 | 200 | 330 | 125 | 587 | 92 | 829 | 285 | -49 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 19.3 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 1973-74 | 21 | TOR | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1974-75 | 22 | TOR | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1975-76 | 23 | TOR | NHL | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1976-77 | 24 | TOR | NHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1977-78 | 25 | TOR | NHL | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1978-79 | 26 | PIT | NHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1979-80 | 27 | PIT | NHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1980-81 | 28 | PIT | NHL | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1981-82 | 29 | PIT | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1982-83 | 30 | MNS | NHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1983-84 | 31 | MNS | NHL | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10.5 | |||
| Career | NHL | 86 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 44 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10.5 | |||||
| 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 | 17 | Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 49 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1970-71 | 18 | 2 Teams | OHA-Jr. | 51 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 102 | ||||||||||
| 1970-71 | 18 | Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 1970-71 | 18 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 43 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 83 | ||||||||||
| 1971-72 | 19 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 62 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 104 | ||||||||||
| 1973-74 | 21 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 35 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CHL | 35 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | OHA-Jr. | 162 | 69 | 92 | 161 | 226 | |||||||||||
| 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 | 17 | Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1970-71 | 18 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1971-72 | 19 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | OHA-Jr. | 29 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 50 | |||||||||||
| Thru 12 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| George Ferguson | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 | |
| Perry Turnbull | 85.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -0.2 | |||
| Pep Kelly | 85.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | ||||
| Benoit Brunet | 84.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ken Houston | 84.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |||
| Cully Dahlstrom | 84.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | ||||
| Dave Barr | 84.3 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Mel Hill | 84.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Tim Ecclestone | 83.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | |
| Keith McCreary | 83.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |||
| Marty Pavelich | 83.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| George Ferguson | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ||
| Perry Turnbull | 85.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -0.2 | ||||
| Pep Kelly | 85.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | |||||
| Ken Houston | 84.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ||||
| Cully Dahlstrom | 84.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | |||||
| Mel Hill | 84.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||||
| Dave Barr | 83.8 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 83.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | ||
| Keith McCreary | 83.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ||||
| Marty Pavelich | 83.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |||
| Corey Millen | 83.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | |||||
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Games Played |
Short-Handed Goals 1979-80 NHL 3 (3) 1981-82 NHL 3 (10) Career NHL 18 (82) |
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against |
June 14, 1978: Traded to Pittsburgh by Toronto with Randy Carlyle for Dave Burrows, June 14, 1978.
October 28, 1982: Traded to Minnesota by Pittsburgh with Pittsburgh's 1st round choice (Brian Lawton) in 1983 Entry Draft for Ron Meighan, Anders Hakansson and Minnesota's 1st round choice (Bob Errey) in 1983 Entry Draft, October 28, 1982.
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