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#18 New York Rangers / NHL - 80/81
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Date of Birth
Sep 29, 1947
Position
C
Age
75
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Emsdetten, GER
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada / Germany
Shoots
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Youth Team
Kitchener Greenshirts
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Player (Red Tilson Trophy) 1

Walt Tkaczuk played on the Rangers "Bulldog Line" with Dave Balon and Bill Fairbairn. He was a 6x 60-point scorer and set career highs with 27 goals and 77 points in 1970. Tkaczuk played his entire 14-year career with the Rangers and captained the team during his final season in 1981. He retired with 227 goals and 451 assists.

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S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1963-64 Kitchener Greenshirts OHA-B 30 25 37 62 - - |
Kitchener Rangers OHA-Jr. 21 5 5 10 4 - |
1964-65 Kitchener Greenshirts COJHL - 29 50 79 - - |
Kitchener Rangers OHA-Jr. 7 1 2 3 6 - |
1965-66 Kitchener Rangers OHA-Jr. 47 12 31 43 39 - | Playoffs 19 7 23 30 13 -
1966-67 Kitchener Rangers “C” OHA-Jr. 48 23 47 70 85 - | Playoffs 13 6 8 14 23 -
Omaha Knights CPHL - - - - - - | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 2 -
1967-68 Kitchener Rangers “C” OHA-Jr. 52 37 56 93 81 - | Playoffs 19 17 20 37 58 -
New York Rangers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 -1 |
1968-69 New York Rangers NHL 71 12 24 36 28 -11 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 6 -
Buffalo Bisons AHL 5 2 7 9 9 - |
1969-70 New York Rangers NHL 76 27 50 77 38 26 | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 17 -
1970-71 New York Rangers NHL 77 26 49 75 48 18 | Playoffs 13 1 5 6 14 -
1971-72 New York Rangers NHL 76 24 42 66 65 34 | Playoffs 16 4 6 10 35 -
1972-73 New York Rangers NHL 76 27 39 66 59 35 | Playoffs 10 7 2 9 8 -
1973-74 New York Rangers NHL 71 21 42 63 58 15 | Playoffs 13 0 5 5 22 -
1974-75 New York Rangers NHL 62 11 25 36 34 1 | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 5 -
1975-76 New York Rangers NHL 78 8 28 36 56 -10 |
1976-77 New York Rangers NHL 80 12 38 50 38 11 |
1977-78 New York Rangers NHL 80 26 40 66 30 15 | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 -
1978-79 New York Rangers NHL 77 15 27 42 38 20 | Playoffs 18 4 7 11 10 -
1979-80 New York Rangers NHL 76 12 25 37 36 19 | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 2 -
1980-81 New York Rangers “C” NHL 43 6 22 28 28 13 |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 5 2 7 9 1.80 9 - | 0
COJHL 1 - 29 50 79 - - - | 0
CPHL 1 - - - - - - - | 1 3 2 0 2 0.67 2 -
NHL 14 945 227 451 678 0.72 556 185 | 10 93 19 32 51 0.55 119 -
OHA-B 1 30 25 37 62 2.07 - - | 0
OHA-Jr. 5 175 78 141 219 1.25 215 - | 3 51 30 51 81 1.59 94 -
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Rod Gilbert (F) 1967-1978 11 New York Rangers
Bill Fairbairn (F) 1966-1977 10 New York Rangers, Omaha Knights
Steve Vickers (F) 1972-1981 9 New York Rangers
Jean Ratelle (F) 1967-1976 9 New York Rangers
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