Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: February 28, 1943 in Sollested, Denmark
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | 22 | BOS | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1967-68 | 24 | LAK | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| 1968-69 | 25 | DET | NHL | 62 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 2.0 | ||
| 1969-70 | 26 | DET | NHL | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 | ||
| 1970-71 | 27 | VAN | NHL | 78 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 7.4 | ||
| 1971-72 | 28 | VAN | NHL | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -11 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.1 | ||
| 1972-73 | 29 | HSA | WHA | 73 | 16 | 48 | 64 | 22 | 158 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1973-74 | 30 | HSA | WHA | 78 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 15 | 126 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 31 | HSA | WHA | 78 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 21 | 41 | 123 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 236 | 4.7 | |||
| 1975-76 | 32 | HSA | WHA | 78 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 16 | 29 | 71 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 162 | 6.2 | ||
| 1976-77 | 33 | HSA | WHA | 80 | 12 | 56 | 68 | 22 | 53 | 87 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 6.8 | ||
| 1977-78 | 34 | HSA | WHA | 80 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 12 | -6 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 4.8 | |||
| 1979-80 | 36 | EDM | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | ||
| Career | NHL | 224 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 18 | 7 | 210 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 304 | 4.3 | ||||
| Career | WHA | 467 | 62 | 265 | 327 | 107 | 117 | 618 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 701 | 5.6 |
| 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 |
| 1965-66 | 22 | BOS | NHL | 3 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.09 | 0.67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
| 1967-68 | 24 | LAK | NHL | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1968-69 | 25 | DET | NHL | 62 | 0.03 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.08 | 1.32 | 1.60 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 10 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 1969-70 | 26 | DET | NHL | 32 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.91 | 0.69 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | -0.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| 1970-71 | 27 | VAN | NHL | 78 | 0.13 | 0.28 | 0.41 | 0.15 | 0.78 | 1.74 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 70 | 12 | 60 | 11 | 9 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.8 |
| 1971-72 | 28 | VAN | NHL | 38 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.95 | 0.84 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 21 | -11 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 1972-73 | 29 | HSA | WHA | 73 | 0.22 | 0.66 | 0.88 | 0.30 | 2.16 | |||||||||||||
| 1973-74 | 30 | HSA | WHA | 78 | 0.09 | 0.53 | 0.62 | 0.19 | 1.62 | |||||||||||||
| 1974-75 | 31 | HSA | WHA | 78 | 0.14 | 0.68 | 0.82 | 0.27 | 1.58 | 3.03 | 41 | |||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 32 | HSA | WHA | 78 | 0.13 | 0.46 | 0.59 | 0.20 | 0.91 | 2.08 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 33 | HSA | WHA | 80 | 0.15 | 0.70 | 0.85 | 0.27 | 1.09 | 2.21 | 53 | |||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 34 | HSA | WHA | 80 | 0.08 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.14 | 0.66 | 1.58 | -6 | |||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 36 | EDM | NHL | 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | -5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Career | NHL | 224 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.08 | 0.94 | 1.38 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 17 | 154 | 16 | 172 | 41 | 7 | 1.4 | 10.7 | 12.1 | ||
| Career | WHA | 467 | 0.13 | 0.57 | 0.70 | 0.23 | 1.32 | 2.22 | 117 | |||||||||||||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
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| 1967-68 | 24 | LAK | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1969-70 | 26 | DET | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1972-73 | 29 | HSA | WHA | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1973-74 | 30 | HSA | WHA | 14 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1974-75 | 31 | HSA | WHA | 13 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 32 | HSA | WHA | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 33 | HSA | WHA | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1977-78 | 34 | HSA | WHA | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | WHA | 71 | 7 | 47 | 54 | 6 | 118 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | 17 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA-Jr. | 38 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 74 | ||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 18 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA-Jr. | 49 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 128 | ||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 19 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA-Jr. | 50 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 131 | ||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 19 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 20 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 20 | St. Louis Braves | CPHL | 54 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 78 | ||||||||||
| 1964-65 | 21 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 48 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 76 | ||||||||||
| 1965-66 | 22 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 63 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 101 | ||||||||||
| 1966-67 | 23 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 63 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 134 | ||||||||||
| 1967-68 | 24 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 72 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 180 | ||||||||||
| 1968-69 | 25 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 26 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 22 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1971-72 | 28 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 35 | Innsbrucker EV | Austria | 34 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 99 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 36 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 57 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 28 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 37 | (none) | (none) | 57 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 28 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 38 | Muskegon Mohawks | IHL | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | (none) | 57 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 28 | |||||||||||
| Career | 9 Seasons | AHL | 299 | 36 | 122 | 158 | 540 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Austria | 34 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 99 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CHL | 57 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 28 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CPHL | 54 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 78 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | IHL | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | OHA-Jr. | 137 | 16 | 59 | 75 | 333 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
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| 1960-61 | 17 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA-Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 18 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA-Jr. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 20 | St. Louis Braves | CPHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 1964-65 | 21 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||||
| 1965-66 | 22 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1966-67 | 23 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1967-68 | 24 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 36 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 37 | (none) | (none) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | (none) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | AHL | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 45 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CPHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OHA-Jr. | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Thru 7 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Poul Popiel | 5.8 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Jeff Finger | 88.9 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | |||
| Thommie Bergman | 88.5 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |
| Dave Fortier | 87.8 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | |||
| Bob Beers | 87.7 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Bruce Affleck | 87.5 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Larry Johnston | 86.8 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| Mike Commodore | 85.9 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Perry Miller | 85.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.5 | |||
| Al Hangsleben | 83.1 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 2.0 | ||||
| Dunc McCallum | 82.8 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Poul Popiel | 5.8 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Jeff Finger | 88.9 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | |||
| Thommie Bergman | 88.5 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |
| Dave Fortier | 87.8 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | |||
| Bruce Affleck | 87.5 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Larry Johnston | 86.8 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| Perry Miller | 85.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.5 | |||
| Al Hangsleben | 83.1 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 2.0 | ||||
| Dunc McCallum | 82.8 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Dwight Bialowas | 82.7 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | |||
| David Williams | 82.3 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | |||
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1976-77 WHA WHA All-Star Team (2nd) |
1975 Houston Aeros (WHA) |
1973-74 WHA 78 (1) 1974-75 WHA 78 (3) 1977-78 WHA 80 (3) Career WHA 467 (10) |
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Career WHA 618 (18) |
June 9, 1965: Claimed by Boston from Chicago in Intra-League Draft, June 9, 1965.
June 6, 1967: Claimed by Los Angeles from Boston in Expansion Draft, June 6, 1967.
November 12, 1968: Traded to Detroit by Los Angeles for Ron Anderson, November 12, 1968.
June 10, 1970: Claimed by Vancouver from Detroit in Expansion Draft, June 10, 1970.
February 12, 1972: Selected by Dayton-Houston (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.
November 2, 1979: Signed as a free agent by Edmonton, November 2, 1979.
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