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George Lyle

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: November 24, 1953 in North Vancouver, British Columbia

Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 8th round (123rd overall) of the 1973 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
1976-77 23 New England Whalers WHA 75 39 33 72 0.96 30 0.39 30 62 27 12 0 2 229 3.05 17.0
1977-78 24 New England Whalers WHA 68 30 24 54 0.79 22 0.33 12 74 27 3 0 161 2.37 18.6
1978-79 25 New England Whalers WHA 59 17 18 35 0.59 14 0.23 16 54 16 1 0 113 1.92 15.0
1979-80 26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 27 7 4 11 0.41 5 0.18 20 1 21 0 -2 2 7 0 0 2 41 1.52 17.1
1980-81 27 Detroit Red Wings NHL 31 10 14 24 0.77 10 0.31 35 10 28 3 0 28 7 3 0 0 49 1.58 20.4
1981-82 28 2 Teams NHL 25 3 14 17 0.68 6 0.23 25 10 20 0 -5 13 2 1 0 0 42 1.68 7.1
1981-82 28 Detroit Red Wings NHL 11 1 2 3 0.27 1 0.10 4 1 5 0 -2 4 1 0 0 0 9 0.82 11.1
1981-82 28 Hartford Whalers NHL 14 2 12 14 1.00 5 0.33 21 9 15 0 -3 9 1 1 0 0 33 2.36 6.1
1982-83 29 Hartford Whalers NHL 16 4 6 10 0.63 4 0.24 18 2 11 0 5 8 3 0 1 0 33 2.06 12.1
Career 4 Seasons NHL 99 24 38 62 0.63 24 0.24 98 23 80 3 -2 51 19 4 1 2 165 1.67 14.5
Career 3 Seasons WHA 202 86 75 161 0.80 66 0.33 58 190 70 16 0 2 503 2.49 17.1

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
1976-77 23 New England Whalers WHA 5 1 0 1 0.20 -4 4 1
1977-78 24 New England Whalers WHA 12 2 1 3 0.25 5 13 0
1978-79 25 New England Whalers WHA 9 3 5 8 0.89 3 25 1
Career 3 Seasons WHA 26 6 6 12 0.46 4 42 2

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
1972-73 19 Calumet Cooper Islanders USHL 33 23 16 39 1.18 42
1973-74 20 Michigan Tech Huskies WCHA 19 9 13 22 1.16 20
1974-75 21 Michigan Tech Huskies WCHA 38 37 19 56 1.47 76
1975-76 22 Michigan Tech Huskies WCHA 43 47 41 88 2.05 42
1978-79 25 Springfield Indians AHL 4 2 4 6 1.50 6
1979-80 26 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 33 23 9 32 0.97 40
1980-81 27 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 40 20 16 36 0.90 84
1982-83 29 Binghamton Whalers AHL 56 19 24 43 0.77 63
Career 4 Seasons AHL 133 64 53 117 0.88 193
Career 1 Season USHL 33 23 16 39 1.18 42
Career 3 Seasons WCHA 100 93 73 166 1.66 138

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
1980-81 27 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 18 9 9 18 1.00 34
1982-83 29 Binghamton Whalers AHL 4 1 2 3 0.75 8
Career 2 Seasons AHL 22 10 11 21 0.95 42

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1976-77 WHA Lou Kaplan Trophy

Goals

Career WHA 86 (86)

Transactions

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July, 1976: Signed as a free agent by New England (WHA), July 1976.

June 9, 1979: Reclaimed by Detroit from Hartford prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.

November 13, 1981: Claimed on waivers by Hartford from Detroit, November 13, 1981.