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Brian Spencer

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: September 3, 1949 in Fort St. James, British Columbia
Died: June 3, 1988

Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (55th overall) of the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1969-70 20 TOR NHL 9 0 0 0 0 -4 12 0 0 0 0 8 0.0
1970-71 21 TOR NHL 50 9 15 24 9 2 115 6 3 0 1 61 14.8
1971-72 22 TOR NHL 36 1 5 6 2 2 65 1 0 0 0 31 3.2
1972-73 23 NYI NHL 78 14 24 38 14 -47 90 14 0 0 2 163 8.6
1973-74 24 TOT NHL 67 8 18 26 9 -19 69 7 1 0 0 135 5.9
1973-74 24 NYI NHL 54 5 16 21 7 -16 65 5 0 0 0 114 4.4
1973-74 24 BUF NHL 13 3 2 5 2 -3 4 2 1 0 0 21 14.3
1974-75 25 BUF NHL 73 12 29 41 15 17 77 11 1 0 1 126 9.5
1975-76 26 BUF NHL 77 13 26 39 14 14 70 13 0 0 1 84 15.5
1976-77 27 BUF NHL 77 14 15 29 12 0 55 13 1 0 2 78 17.9
1977-78 28 PIT NHL 79 9 11 20 8 -18 81 9 0 0 1 101 8.9
1978-79 29 PIT NHL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Career NHL 553 80 143 223 84 -53 634 74 6 0 8 789 10.1

NHL Miscellaneous

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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
1969-70 20 TOR NHL 9 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.33 0.89 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 -4 -0.4 0.0 -0.4
1970-71 21 TOR NHL 50 0.18 0.30 0.48 0.19 2.30 1.22 8 14 22 8 38 10 26 0 2 0.9 0.8 1.6
1971-72 22 TOR NHL 36 0.03 0.14 0.17 0.05 1.81 0.86 1 5 6 2 16 1 13 0 2 -0.9 0.6 -0.3
1972-73 23 NYI NHL 78 0.18 0.31 0.49 0.18 1.15 2.09 13 22 35 13 52 6 94 1 -47 0.8 0.2 1.1
1973-74 24 TOT NHL 67 0.12 0.27 0.39 0.14 1.03 2.01 8 17 25 9 35 6 50 2 -19 0.1 0.6 0.7
1973-74 24 NYI NHL 54 0.09 0.30 0.39 0.13 1.20 2.11 5 15 20 7 29 5 42 2 -16 -0.1 0.5 0.4
1973-74 24 BUF NHL 13 0.23 0.15 0.38 0.17 0.31 1.62 3 2 5 2 6 1 8 0 -3 0.1 0.1 0.3
1974-75 25 BUF NHL 73 0.16 0.40 0.56 0.20 1.05 1.73 10 25 35 12 65 6 42 0 17 1.2 1.1 2.3
1975-76 26 BUF NHL 77 0.17 0.34 0.51 0.19 0.91 1.09 11 23 34 12 57 1 42 0 14 0.9 1.2 2.1
1976-77 27 BUF NHL 77 0.18 0.19 0.38 0.16 0.71 1.01 12 13 25 10 44 4 40 0 0 0.4 1.0 1.4
1977-78 28 PIT NHL 79 0.11 0.14 0.25 0.10 1.03 1.28 8 10 18 7 37 2 54 1 -18 -0.8 0.6 -0.2
1978-79 29 PIT NHL 7 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 0.1 -0.2
Career NHL 553 0.14 0.26 0.40 0.15 1.15 1.43 71 129 200 74 345 36 366 4 -53 1.8 6.2 8.0

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1970-71 21 TOR NHL 6 0 1 1 17 0 0 0 0
1974-75 25 BUF NHL 16 0 4 4 8 0 0 0 0
1975-76 26 BUF NHL 9 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0
1976-77 27 BUF NHL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 37 1 5 6 29 1 0 0 0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1967-68 18 2 Teams WCJHL 57 14 12 26 39
1967-68 18 Regina Pats WCJHL 23 1 2 3 12
1967-68 18 Calgary Centennials WCJHL 34 13 10 23 27
1968-69 19 Estevan/Swift Current WCJHL 53 19 29 48 120
1969-70 20 Tulsa Oilers CHL 66 13 19 32 186
1970-71 21 Tulsa Oilers CHL 23 6 8 14 103
1971-72 22 Tulsa Oilers CHL 20 7 7 14 115
1978-79 29 Binghamton Dusters AHL 39 5 9 14 58
1979-80 30 2 Teams AHL 39 1 5 6 23
1979-80 30 Springfield Indians AHL 9 1 1 2 0
1979-80 30 Hershey Bears AHL 30 0 4 4 23
Career 2 Seasons AHL 78 6 14 20 81
Career 3 Seasons CHL 109 26 34 60 404
Career 2 Seasons WCJHL 110 33 41 74 159

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1968-69 19 Estevan/Swift Current WCJHL 4 3 1 4 14
Career 1 Season WCJHL 4 3 1 4 14

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Brian Spencer 2.3 2.1 1.6 1.4 1.1 0.7 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4
Todd Warriner 79.4 2.3 2.0 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.2 -0.2
Mats Lindgren 78.4 2.6 2.2 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.6
Dave Tippett 77.2 2.2 2.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 -0.6
Hnat Domenichelli 76.8 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.0
Phil Bourque 76.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Tom Fitzgerald 75.4 2.2 1.9 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0
Peter Douris 75.4 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4
Dave Reid 74.7 2.9 2.0 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.0 -0.1
Jamal Mayers 74.1 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.1 -0.2 -0.4
Alf Pike 73.8 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Brian Spencer 2.3 2.1 1.6 1.4 1.1 0.7 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4
Todd Warriner 79.4 2.3 2.0 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.2 -0.2
Mats Lindgren 78.4 2.6 2.2 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.6
Hnat Domenichelli 76.8 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.0
Alf Pike 73.8 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.1
Greg Terrion 73.1 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.1 -0.1
Kevyn Adams 72.5 2.4 2.4 1.8 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 -0.6
Doug Smith 71.9 2.3 2.0 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.0
Phil Bourque 71.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4
Alain Cote 70.8 2.5 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 -0.4
Peter Douris 70.5 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

1972-73 NHL 78 (3)

Transactions

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June 6, 1972: Claimed by NY Islanders from Toronto in Expansion Draft, June 6, 1972.

March 10, 1974: Traded to Buffalo by NY Islanders for Doug Rombough, March 10, 1974.

September 20, 1977: Traded to Pittsburgh by Buffalo for Ron Schock, September 20, 1977.

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