Rod Seiling
| Rod Seiling | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Seiling playing for St. Michael's College in 1962 | |||
| Born |
November 14, 1944 Elmira, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers Washington Capitals St. Louis Blues Atlanta Flames | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| Playing career | 1962–1979 | ||
Rodney Albert Seiling (born November 14, 1944) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Rod is the brother of Ric Seiling.
Playing career
Signed by the
In 1974, he was claimed on waivers by the Washington Capitals, but after appearing in just one game with Washington he was traded to the Maple Leafs. Seiling also played for the Blues and Atlanta Flames before retiring at the end of the 1978–79 NHL season.
Post playing career
In 2006, Seiling was appointed Chair of the Ontario Racing Commission, where he served for 7 years.[when?]
In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Seiling at No. 41 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1960–61 | St. Michael's Buzzers | MetJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1960–61
|
St. Michael's Majors | OHA-Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1961–62
|
St. Michael's Majors | OHA-Jr. | 31 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1961–62 | St. Michael's Majors | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | ||
1962–63
|
Neil McNeil Maroons
|
MetJL | 38 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 1962–63 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Sudbury Wolves | EPHL
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Neil McNeil Maroons | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
1963–64
|
Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 41 | 13 | 54 | 67 | 74 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 14 | ||
| 1963–64 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Toronto Marlboros | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | ||
| 1964–65 | New York Rangers | NHL | 68 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | New York Rangers | NHL | 52 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Minnesota Rangers
|
CPHL | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | New York Rangers | NHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 46 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1967–68 | New York Rangers | NHL | 71 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1968–69 | New York Rangers | NHL | 73 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1969–70 | New York Rangers | NHL | 76 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71 | New York Rangers | NHL | 68 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1971–72 | New York Rangers | NHL | 78 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 62 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1972–73 | New York Rangers | NHL | 72 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | New York Rangers | NHL | 68 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 1974–75 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 60 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 77 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1976–77 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 79 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 979 | 62 | 269 | 331 | 601 | 77 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 55 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | OLY
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
1972
|
Canada | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||
References
- ISBN 978-0470736197. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- http://www.ontarioracingcommission.ca/about.aspx?id=51
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