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Ken Linseman

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: August 11, 1958 in Kingston, Ontario

Drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1978 NHL Amateur 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
1977-78 19 Birmingham Bulls WHA 71 38 38 76 1.07 31 0.43 6 126 29 5 4 216 3.04 17.6
1978-79 20 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 30 5 20 25 0.83 9 0.29 36 8 14 2 16 23 4 1 0 1 57 1.90 8.8
1979-80 21 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 80 22 57 79 0.99 29 0.37 100 20 56 2 26 107 20 2 0 4 168 2.10 13.1
1980-81 22 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 51 17 30 47 0.92 18 0.35 61 15 45 8 9 150 15 1 1 1 126 2.47 13.5
1981-82 23 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 79 24 68 92 1.16 32 0.41 109 29 95 21 6 275 19 2 3 0 212 2.68 11.3
1982-83 24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 33 42 75 1.04 30 0.41 121 34 87 16 16 181 19 10 4 3 141 1.96 23.4
1983-84 25 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 18 49 67 0.93 24 0.33 101 22 62 13 30 119 12 5 1 2 105 1.46 17.1
1984-85 26 Boston Bruins NHL 74 25 49 74 1.00 27 0.36 110 39 56 7 22 126 19 5 1 5 162 2.19 15.4
1985-86 27 Boston Bruins NHL 64 23 58 81 1.27 29 0.45 119 54 62 12 15 97 15 8 0 3 132 2.06 17.4
1986-87 28 Boston Bruins NHL 64 15 34 49 0.77 18 0.28 78 14 49 0 15 126 12 3 0 3 94 1.47 16.0
1987-88 29 Boston Bruins NHL 77 29 45 74 0.96 28 0.36 120 36 65 17 36 167 22 7 0 5 150 1.95 19.3
1988-89 30 Boston Bruins NHL 78 27 45 72 0.92 27 0.35 107 44 67 19 15 164 13 13 1 2 159 2.04 17.0
1989-90 31 2 Teams NHL 61 11 25 36 0.59 13 0.21 62 19 46 8 5 96 9 2 0 0 79 1.30 13.9
1989-90 31 Boston Bruins NHL 32 6 16 22 0.69 8 0.24 40 11 20 3 12 66 5 1 0 0 47 1.47 12.8
1989-90 31 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 29 5 9 14 0.48 5 0.18 22 8 26 5 -7 30 4 1 0 0 32 1.10 15.6
1990-91 32 Edmonton Oilers NHL 56 7 29 36 0.64 12 0.22 53 7 36 5 15 94 4 2 1 0 49 0.88 14.3
1991-92 33 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 2 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Career 14 Seasons NHL 860 256 551 807 0.94 295 0.34 1177 341 742 130 224 1727 183 61 12 29 1634 1.90 15.7
Career 1 Season WHA 71 38 38 76 1.07 31 0.43 6 126 29 5 4 216 3.04 17.6

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
1977-78 19 Birmingham Bulls WHA 5 2 2 4 0.80 1 15 0
1978-79 20 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 8 2 6 8 1.00 22 2 0 0 1
1979-80 21 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 17 4 18 22 1.29 40 4 0 0 1
1980-81 22 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 12 4 16 20 1.67 67 4 0 0 3
1981-82 23 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4 1 2 3 0.75 6 0 1 0 0
1982-83 24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 16 6 8 14 0.88 22 5 1 0 1
1983-84 25 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 19 10 4 14 0.74 5 65 6 3 1 4 44 2.32 22.7
1984-85 26 Boston Bruins NHL 5 4 6 10 2.00 6 8 4 0 0 1 12 2.40 33.3
1985-86 27 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 1 1 0.33 0 17 0 0 0 0 5 1.67 0.0
1986-87 28 Boston Bruins NHL 4 1 1 2 0.50 -2 22 1 0 0 0 5 1.25 20.0
1987-88 29 Boston Bruins NHL 23 11 14 25 1.09 4 56 6 4 1 0 45 1.96 24.4
1990-91 32 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 1 1 0.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.50 0.0
Career 11 Seasons NHL 1 113 43 77 120 1.06 14 325 32 9 2 11 112 2.00 23.2
Career 1 Season WHA 5 2 2 4 0.80 1 15 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
1974-75 16 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 59 19 28 47 0.80 70
1975-76 17 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 65 61 51 112 1.72 92
1976-77 18 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 63 53 74 127 2.02 210
1978-79 20 Maine Mariners AHL 38 17 22 39 1.03 106
1981-82 23 Canada Can-Cup 4 0 1 1 0.25 4
1991-92 33 HC Asiago Italy 5 3 3 6 1.20 4
Career 1 Season AHL 38 17 22 39 1.03 106
Career 1 Season Can-Cup 4 0 1 1 0.25 4
Career 1 Season Italy 5 3 3 6 1.20 4
Career 3 Seasons OMJHL 187 133 153 286 1.53 372

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
1974-75 16 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 8 2 5 7 0.88 8
1975-76 17 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 7 5 0 5 0.71 18
1976-77 18 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 10 9 12 21 2.10 54
1991-92 33 HC Asiago Italy 7 3 4 7 1.00 47
Career 1 Season Italy 7 3 4 7 1.00 47
Career 3 Seasons OMJHL 25 16 17 33 1.32 80

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

1979-80 NHL 80 (3)

Goals

1977-78 WHA 38 (10)

Goals Per Game

1977-78 WHA 0.54 (8)

Assists

1979-80 NHL 57 (8)
1981-82 NHL 68 (8)
Career NHL 551 (89)

Assists Per Game

1985-86 NHL 0.91 (7)
Career NHL 0.64 (38)

Points Per Game

Career NHL 0.94 (79)

Plus/Minus

1987-88 NHL 36 (7)
Career NHL 224 (45)

Penalties in Minutes

1981-82 NHL 275 (7)
Career NHL 1727 (81)

Short-Handed Goals

1981-82 NHL 3 (10)
1982-83 NHL 4 (9)

Shooting Percentage

1982-83 NHL 23.4 (4)
    

Transactions

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August 19, 1982: Traded to Hartford by Philadelphia with Greg Adams and Philadelphia's 1st (David Jensen) and 3rd (Leif Karlsson) round choices in 1983 Entry Draft for Mark Howe and Hartford's 3rd round choice (Derrick Smith) in 1983 Entry Draft, August 19, 1982.

August 19, 1982: Traded to Edmonton by Harford with Dan Nachbaur for Risto Siltanen and the rights to Brent Loney, August 19, 1982.

June 21, 1984: Traded to Boston by Edmonton for Mike Krushelnyski, June 21, 1984.

January 16, 1990: Traded to Philadelphia by Boston for Dave Poulin, January 16, 1990.

August 31, 1990: Signed as a free agent by Edmonton, August 31, 1990.

October 7, 1991: Traded to Toronto by Edmonton for cash, October 7, 1991.