Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: September 4, 1952 in Galt, Ontario
Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft.
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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 |
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| 1972-73 | 20 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 66 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0.29 | 7 | 0.10 | 84 | 6 | 78 | 12 | 12 | 178 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 1.38 | 4.4 | ||
| 1973-74 | 21 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.32 | 3 | 0.11 | 27 | 1 | 43 | 8 | -9 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1.75 | 2.0 | ||
| 1974-75 | 22 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 68 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 0.29 | 6 | 0.09 | 109 | 3 | 101 | 30 | 35 | 184 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 2.18 | 0.7 | ||
| 1975-76 | 23 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 56 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 0.43 | 8 | 0.14 | 103 | 3 | 82 | 22 | 40 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 2.00 | 1.8 | ||
| 1976-77 | 24 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 65 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 0.49 | 11 | 0.17 | 115 | 17 | 88 | 18 | 28 | 97 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 181 | 2.78 | 3.9 | ||
| 1977-78 | 25 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 60 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 0.37 | 7 | 0.12 | 101 | 10 | 81 | 14 | 24 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 1.90 | 1.8 | ||
| 1978-79 | 26 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 46 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 0.54 | 9 | 0.20 | 81 | 15 | 77 | 19 | 8 | 67 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 2.15 | 8.1 | ||
| 1979-80 | 27 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 77 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 0.47 | 13 | 0.17 | 130 | 11 | 88 | 29 | 60 | 72 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 1.48 | 7.9 | ||
| 1980-81 | 28 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 71 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 0.46 | 12 | 0.16 | 115 | 7 | 111 | 31 | 28 | 110 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 1.42 | 7.9 | ||
| 1981-82 | 29 | 2 Teams | NHL | 52 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0.37 | 7 | 0.14 | 63 | 1 | 69 | 14 | 7 | 99 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 2.08 | 7.4 | ||
| 1981-82 | 29 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.38 | 2 | 0.16 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1.62 | 14.3 | ||
| 1981-82 | 29 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 39 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0.36 | 5 | 0.13 | 49 | 1 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 2.23 | 5.7 | ||
| 1982-83 | 30 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 57 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.19 | 4 | 0.06 | 46 | 2 | 80 | 22 | -14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 1.19 | 1.5 | ||
| 1983-84 | 31 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.05 | 1 | 0.02 | 41 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0.90 | 0.0 | ||
| 1984-85 | 32 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.09 | 1 | 0.03 | 27 | 0 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1.09 | 0.0 | ||
| Career | 13 Seasons | NHL | 719 | 51 | 204 | 255 | 0.35 | 89 | 0.12 | 1042 | 76 | 973 | 244 | 237 | 1132 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1257 | 1.75 | 4.1 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI | |
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| 1972-73 | 20 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1974-75 | 22 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.29 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1975-76 | 23 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1976-77 | 24 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1977-78 | 25 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1978-79 | 26 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1979-80 | 27 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1980-81 | 28 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1984-85 | 32 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 | 0.0 | |||
| Career | 9 Seasons | NHL | 75 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 0.21 | -2 | 151 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 | 0.0 |
| 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 |
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| 1969-70 | 17 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 32 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.44 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 17 | London Knights | OHA-Jr. | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.31 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970-71 | 18 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 25 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 0.88 | 120 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970-71 | 18 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA-Jr. | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.40 | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1971-72 | 19 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA-Jr. | 40 | 6 | 46 | 52 | 1.30 | 215 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1973-74 | 21 | Cincinnati Swords | AHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | OHA-Jr. | 143 | 15 | 90 | 105 | 0.73 | 555 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
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| 1971-72 | 19 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA-Jr. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | OHA-Jr. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 32 |
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All-Star Games 1977 NHL1980 NHL |
Honors 1979-80 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd) |
Plus/Minus 1979-80 NHL 60 (1)Career NHL 237 (42) |
Penalties in Minutes 1972-73 NHL 178 (8)1974-75 NHL 184 (8) |
November 10, 1973: Missed majority of 1973-74 season recovering from neck surgery, November 10, 1973.
December 2, 1981: Traded to Detroit by Buffalo with Danny Gare and Derek Smith for Mike Foligno, Dale McCourt and Brent Peterson, December 2, 1981.
August 19, 1983: Signed as a free agent by Boston, August 19, 1983.
December 6, 1984: Signed as a free agent by Buffalo, December 6, 1984.