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Canada Ken Linseman

Asiago / Italy - 91/92
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Date of Birth
Aug 11, 1959
Position
LW
Age
63
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Kingston, ON, CAN
Weight
174 lbs / 79 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1978 round 1 #7 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Highlights
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time OHL Second All-Star Team 1

Niece: Bryanna Farris

Linseman recorded 7 seasons with at least 20 goals and 70 points. He won a Stanley Cup with the Oilers in 1984 after scoring the Cup clinching goal in Game 5 of the Finals. The pesty winger retired from the NHL in 1992 with 256 goals, 807 points, and 1,727 PIM in 860 games.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1974-75 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 59 19 28 47 70 - | Playoffs 8 2 5 7 8 -
1975-76 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 65 61 51 112 92 - | Playoffs 7 5 0 5 18 -
1976-77 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 63 53 74 127 210 - | Playoffs 10 9 12 21 54 -
1977-78 Birmingham Bulls WHA 71 38 38 76 126 6 | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 15 1
1978-79 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 30 5 20 25 23 16 | Playoffs 8 2 6 8 22 -
Maine Mariners AHL 38 17 22 39 106 - |
1979-80 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 80 22 57 79 107 26 | Playoffs 17 4 18 22 40 -
1980-81 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 51 17 30 47 150 9 | 12 4 16 20 67 -
1981-82 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 79 24 68 92 275 6 | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 6 -
Canada CC 4 0 1 1 4 - |
1982-83 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 33 42 75 181 16 | Playoffs 16 6 8 14 22 -
1983-84 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 18 49 67 119 30 | Playoffs 19 10 4 14 65 -
1984-85 Boston Bruins NHL 74 25 49 74 126 22 | Playoffs 5 4 6 10 8 -
1985-86 Boston Bruins NHL 64 23 58 81 97 15 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 17 -
1986-87 Boston Bruins NHL 64 15 34 49 126 15 | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 22 -
1987-88 Boston Bruins NHL 77 29 45 74 167 36 | Playoffs 23 11 14 25 56 4
1988-89 Boston Bruins NHL 78 27 45 72 164 15 |
1989-90 Boston Bruins NHL 32 6 16 22 66 12 |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 29 5 9 14 30 -7 |
1990-91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 56 7 29 36 94 15 | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 1
1991-92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 0 0 2 -2 |
Asiago Italy 5 3 3 6 4 - | Playoffs 7 3 4 7 47 -
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1976-77 OMJHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 6 2 4 6 15 - |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 38 17 22 39 1.03 106 - | 0
CC 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 4 - | 0
CHL Challenge 1 6 2 4 6 1.00 15 - | 0
Italy 1 5 3 3 6 1.20 4 - | 1 7 3 4 7 1.00 47 -
NHL 14 860 256 551 807 0.94 1 727 224 | 10 113 43 77 120 1.06 325 5
OMJHL (OHL) 3 187 133 153 286 1.53 372 - | 3 25 16 17 33 1.32 80 -
WHA 1 71 38 38 76 1.07 126 6 | 1 5 2 2 4 0.80 15 1
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Pete Peeters (G) 1978-1990 7 Boston Bruins, Maine Mariners, Philadelphia Flyers
Greg Johnston (D) 1984-1992 7 Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs
Raymond Bourque (D) 1981-1990 7 Boston Bruins, Canada
Lyndon Byers (F) 1984-1990 6 Boston Bruins
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Drafted 1977, 10 #83 overall by Birmingham Bulls in the WHA Amateur Draft

Number 14 retired by Kingston Frontenacs

Cult/Star player for Boston Bruins

Cult/Star player for Kingston Frontenacs

Cult/Star player for Philadelphia Flyers

Nicknamed "The Rat."

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