Position: LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 5-9 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: May 28, 1950 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Draft: Toronto, 2nd round (22nd overall), 1970 NHL Amateur
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1970-71 | 20 | TOR | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972-73 | 22 | TOR | NHL | 68 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 9.5 | ||
| 1973-74 | 23 | TOR | NHL | 56 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 9.5 | ||
| 1974-75 | 24 | TOR | NHL | 65 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 19 | -1 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 202 | 12.4 | ||
| 1975-76 | 25 | TOR | NHL | 75 | 43 | 37 | 80 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 210 | 20.5 | ||
| 1976-77 | 26 | TOR | NHL | 41 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 16 | -10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 109 | 19.3 | ||
| 1977-78 | 27 | TOT | NHL | 73 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 13.8 | ||
| 1977-78 | 27 | TOR | NHL | 59 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 12.9 | ||
| 1977-78 | 27 | DET | NHL | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18.5 | ||
| 1978-79 | 28 | DET | NHL | 70 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 21 | -28 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 163 | 14.1 | ||
| 1979-80 | 29 | DET | NHL | 77 | 34 | 14 | 48 | 23 | -10 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 164 | 20.7 | ||
| 1980-81 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 73 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 17 | -13 | 64 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 137 | 14.6 | ||
| 1980-81 | 30 | DET | NHL | 39 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 11 | -4 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 83 | 16.9 | ||
| 1980-81 | 30 | PIT | NHL | 34 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | -9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 11.1 | ||
| Career | NHL | 599 | 208 | 185 | 393 | 166 | -16 | 184 | 150 | 52 | 6 | 27 | 134 | 3 | 48 | 1355 | 15.4 | ||||
| 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 |
| 1970-71 | 20 | TOR | NHL | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 1972-73 | 22 | TOR | NHL | 68 | 0.19 | 0.28 | 0.47 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 2.01 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 55 | 11 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| 1973-74 | 23 | TOR | NHL | 56 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.27 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 1.32 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 2 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| 1974-75 | 24 | TOR | NHL | 65 | 0.38 | 0.26 | 0.65 | 0.29 | 0.18 | 3.11 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 16 | 65 | 10 | 66 | 10 | -1 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 1975-76 | 25 | TOR | NHL | 75 | 0.57 | 0.49 | 1.07 | 0.45 | 0.35 | 2.80 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 29 | 120 | 36 | 75 | 19 | 28 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 8.2 |
| 1976-77 | 26 | TOR | NHL | 41 | 0.51 | 0.39 | 0.90 | 0.39 | 0.20 | 2.66 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 14 | 62 | 22 | 63 | 13 | -10 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| 1977-78 | 27 | TOT | NHL | 73 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.62 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 2.18 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 79 | 18 | 53 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 3.9 |
| 1977-78 | 27 | TOR | NHL | 59 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.66 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 2.24 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 14 | 67 | 12 | 43 | 5 | 17 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| 1977-78 | 27 | DET | NHL | 14 | 0.36 | 0.07 | 0.43 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 1.93 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 0 | -4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 1978-79 | 28 | DET | NHL | 70 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 0.77 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 2.33 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 17 | 84 | 42 | 70 | 0 | -28 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| 1979-80 | 29 | DET | NHL | 77 | 0.44 | 0.18 | 0.62 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 2.13 | 28 | 12 | 40 | 19 | 77 | 19 | 94 | 26 | -10 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 1980-81 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 73 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.55 | 0.23 | 0.88 | 1.88 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 68 | 17 | 74 | 10 | -13 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| 1980-81 | 30 | DET | NHL | 39 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.67 | 0.29 | 1.33 | 2.13 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 44 | 15 | 41 | 8 | -4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| 1980-81 | 30 | PIT | NHL | 34 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.41 | 0.16 | 0.35 | 1.59 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 33 | 2 | -9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Career | NHL | 599 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.66 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 2.26 | 177 | 161 | 338 | 140 | 635 | 176 | 570 | 95 | -16 | 23.1 | 7.7 | 30.8 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 1973-74 | 23 | TOR | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1974-75 | 24 | TOR | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1975-76 | 25 | TOR | NHL | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1976-77 | 26 | TOR | NHL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1977-78 | 27 | DET | NHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Career | NHL | 34 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1966-67 | 16 | Halifax Jr. Canadians | Exhib. | 47 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 29 | ||||||||||
| 1967-68 | 17 | Halifax Jr. Canadians | Exhib. | 45 | 41 | 40 | 81 | 55 | ||||||||||
| 1968-69 | 18 | Halifax Jr. Canadiens | MJrHL | 30 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 25 | ||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 19 | Charlottetown Royals | NBSHL | 20 | 13 | 23 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1970-71 | 20 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 65 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 37 | ||||||||||
| 1971-72 | 21 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 46 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | CHL | 111 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 67 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Exhib. | 92 | 69 | 72 | 141 | 84 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | MJrHL | 30 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | NBSHL | 20 | 13 | 23 | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1966-67 | 16 | Halifax Jr. Canadians | M-Cup | 17 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1967-68 | 17 | Halifax Jr. Canadians | M-Cup | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 19 | Charlottetown Royals | NBSHL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1971-72 | 21 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CHL | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | M-Cup | 28 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | NBSHL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Thru 10 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Errol Thompson | 8.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | |
| Carl Liscombe | 91.5 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | |
| Keith Acton | 90.0 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Alan Haworth | 89.0 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||
| Doc Romnes | 87.8 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| Bill Flett | 86.9 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| Baldy Cotton | 86.1 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 86.0 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Dirk Graham | 85.9 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| Troy Murray | 85.7 | 8.5 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Bob Gracie | 84.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Errol Thompson | 8.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | |||
| Carl Liscombe | 91.5 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | |||
| Alan Haworth | 89.0 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||||
| Doc Romnes | 87.8 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | -0.4 | -0.5 | ||
| Bill Flett | 86.6 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | |
| Bob Gracie | 84.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | |||
| Dennis Hextall | 84.0 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Antoine Vermette | 83.9 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | |||
| Jim Fox | 83.8 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | -0.1 | |||
| Dennis Ververgaert | 83.8 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||||
| Jimmy Peters | 83.5 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | -0.2 | |||
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Goals |
Short-Handed Goals |
Game-Winning Goals |
Shooting Percentage 1976-77 NHL 19.3 (10) |
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Goals Per Game |
Adjusted Goals |
March 13, 1978: Traded to Detroit by Toronto with Toronto's 1st (Brent Peterson) and 2nd (Al Jensen) round choices in 1978 Amateur Draft and Toronto's 1st round choice (Mike Blaisdell) in 1980 Entry Draft for Dan Maloney and Detroit's 2nd round choice (Craig Muni) in 1980 Entry Draft, March 13, 1978.
January 8, 1981: Traded to Pittsburgh by Detroit for Gary McAdam, January 8, 1981.
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