Position: D ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: February 24, 1948 in Montreal, Quebec
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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 |
| 1968-69 | 20 | OAK | NHL | 72 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6 | -10 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 103 | 1.9 | ||
| 1969-70 | 21 | OAK | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 1970-71 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 1972-73 | 24 | QBN | WHA | 62 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 123 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | QBN | WHA | 71 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | QBN | WHA | 55 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 6.4 | ||||||
| 1975-76 | 27 | CGC | WHA | 71 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 3.0 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | QBN | WHA | 81 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 3.5 | ||||||
| 1977-78 | 29 | QBN | WHA | 22 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.7 | ||||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | QBN | WHA | 78 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 2.7 | ||||||
| 1979-80 | 31 | QUE | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Career | NHL | 78 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6 | -12 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 107 | 1.9 | ||||
| Career | WHA | 440 | 38 | 139 | 177 | 59 | 46 | 422 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 489 | 3.9 | |||||||
| 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 | OAK | NHL | 72 | 0.03 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 0.69 | 1.43 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 80 | 14 | 82 | 6 | -10 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 1969-70 | 21 | OAK | NHL | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 1970-71 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.27 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| 1972-73 | 24 | QBN | WHA | 62 | 0.16 | 0.29 | 0.45 | 0.16 | 1.98 | |||||||||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | QBN | WHA | 71 | 0.13 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.17 | 0.58 | |||||||||||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | QBN | WHA | 55 | 0.13 | 0.31 | 0.44 | 0.15 | 0.98 | 1.98 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 27 | CGC | WHA | 71 | 0.04 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.14 | 0.87 | 1.41 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | QBN | WHA | 81 | 0.06 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 1.06 | 1.74 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 29 | QBN | WHA | 22 | 0.05 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.11 | 0.55 | 1.23 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | QBN | WHA | 78 | 0.04 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.09 | 0.56 | 1.44 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 31 | QUE | NHL | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Career | NHL | 78 | 0.03 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.07 | 0.69 | 1.37 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 86 | 15 | 90 | 7 | -12 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | ||
| Career | WHA | 440 | 0.09 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.13 | 0.96 | 1.59 | 46 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | |
| 1968-69 | 20 | OAK | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | QBN | WHA | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1975-76 | 27 | CGC | WHA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | QBN | WHA | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1977-78 | 29 | QBN | WHA | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | QBN | WHA | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | WHA | 54 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 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 |
| 1965-66 | 17 | Lachine Maroons | MMJHL | 40 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 70 | ||||||||||
| 1967-68 | 19 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | OHA-Jr. | 51 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 59 | ||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 21 | Providence Reds | AHL | 70 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 1970-71 | 22 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | WHL | 70 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 89 | ||||||||||
| 1971-72 | 23 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | WHL | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1971-72 | 23 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1971-72 | 23 | Cincinnati Swords | AHL | 35 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | Maine Nordiques | NAPro | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 31 | Syracuse Firebirds | AHL | 50 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 155 | 16 | 52 | 68 | 124 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CHL | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | MMJHL | 40 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 70 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | NAPro | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | OHA-Jr. | 51 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 59 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WHL | 81 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 111 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1966-67 | 18 | Thetford Mines Canadiens | M-Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967-68 | 19 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | OHA-Jr. | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1971-72 | 23 | Cincinnati Swords | AHL | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 31 | Syracuse Firebirds | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | M-Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | OHA-Jr. | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Thru 4 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Francois Lacombe | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Brendan Bell | 91.9 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Howard Walker | 91.9 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| Travis Roche | 90.9 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Peter Taglianetti | 88.0 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Mottau | 87.1 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Andre Dore | 86.2 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| John Gruden | 83.9 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Al MacNeil | 83.3 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Eric Charron | 83.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Cam Russell | 82.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Francois Lacombe | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Howard Walker | 91.9 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |||
| Travis Roche | 90.9 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Brendan Bell | 90.4 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |
| Milos Holan | 82.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||
| Philip Larsen | 81.4 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||
| Marc-Andre Gragnani | 81.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| John Gruden | 75.6 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Ken Sabourin | 74.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Sergei Bautin | 72.6 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | |||
| Terry Ball | 71.5 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
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Championships
1977 Quebec Nordiques (WHA)(Minimum 1 playoff game) |
Games Played Career WHA 440 (22) |
Assists |
Penalties in Minutes |
May 21, 1968: Traded to Oakland by Montreal with Michel Jacques to complete transaction that sent Wally Boyer to Montreal (May 21, 1968), June, 1968.
May 22, 1970: Traded to Montreal by California with cash and California's 1st round choice (Guy Lafleur) in 1971 Amateur Draft for Ernie Hicke and Montreal's 1st round choice (Chris Oddleifson) in 1970 Amateur Draft, May 22, 1970.
June 10, 1970: Claimed by Buffalo from Montreal in Expansion Draft, June 10, 1970.
February 12, 1972: Selected by Alberta (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.
June, 1972: WHA rights traded to Quebec (WHA) by Alberta (WHA) for future considerations, June, 1972.
May 19, 1975: Claimed by Calgary (WHA) from Quebec (WHA) in WHA Intra-League Draft, May 19, 1975.
August, 1976: Traded to Quebec (WHA) by Calgary (WHA) for future considerations, August 1976.
June 9, 1979: Rights retained by Quebec prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.
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