Pat Price (ice hockey)
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| Pat Price | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 24, 1955 Nelson, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||||||||
| Position | Defence | ||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||
| Played for |
NHL Draft |
11th overall, WHA Draft |
1st overall, 1974 Vancouver Blazers | ||||||
| Playing career | 1974–1988 | ||||||||
Shaun Patrick Price (born March 24, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Vancouver Blazers and the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, New York Rangers and Minnesota North Stars. He reached the NHL playoff semifinals four times, three times with the Islanders and once with the Nordiques.
Early life
Born in Nelson, British Columbia, Price was a highly touted junior star with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), with 95 points, despite being a defenseman, in the 1973–74 WCHL season. He was a member of the WCHL All-Star Team in 1974.
Career
In the
Price did not meet the Blazers' expectations, with 34 points in the
Price became an NHL regular in
Despite the original expectation that he should be a scoring defenseman with Vancouver in his rookie season, Price grew to be a balanced professional, playing 726 total NHL games over 13 seasons, scoring 43 goals and having 218 assists before retiring in 1988.[1]
After retiring, Price returned to his hometown of Nelson, British Columbia.
Career statistics
Regular season
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 66 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 66 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | ||
| 1972–73 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 67 | 12 | 56 | 68 | 134 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 24 | ||
| 1973–74 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 68 | 27 | 68 | 95 | 147 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | ||
| 1974–75 | Vancouver Blazers | WHA | 68 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | New York Islanders | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 72 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | New York Islanders | NHL | 71 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | New York Islanders | NHL | 52 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | New York Islanders | NHL | 55 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 1979–80 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 75 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 134 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1980–81 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 59 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | ||
| 1981–82 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 77 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 322 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 1982–83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 38 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1983–84 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 72 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 188 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1984–85 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 68 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 118 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 51 | ||
| 1985–86 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 54 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 47 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 1987–88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 726 | 43 | 218 | 261 | 1456 | 74 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 195 | ||||
References
- ^ "Pat Price player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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