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Canada John Ogrodnick

Adirondack Red Wings / AHL - 92/93
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jun 20, 1959
Position
LW
Age
63
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
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Status
Retired
Drafted
1979 round 4 #66 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Highlights
2-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 2
1-time NHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time WHL Champion 1
1-time WHL Rookie of the Year (Jim Piggott Trophy) 1

Ogrodnick was drafted 66th overall by Detroit in 1979 after winning 2 Memorial Cups with the New Westminster Bruins. He was a 4x 40-goal scorer and reached the 70-point plateau in 6 seasons. The 5x All-Star retired in 1993 with 402 goals and 425 assists in 928 games.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1976-77 Maple Ridge Bruins BCJHL 67 54 56 110 63 - |
New Westminster Bruins WCHL 14 2 4 6 0 - | Playoffs 14 3 3 6 2 -
1977-78 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 72 59 29 88 47 - | Playoffs 21 14 7 21 14 -
1978-79 New Westminster Bruins WHL 72 48 36 84 38 - | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 4 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 5 3 0 3 4 - |
1979-80 Detroit Red Wings NHL 41 8 24 32 8 -4 |
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 39 13 20 33 21 - |
1980-81 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 35 35 70 14 -17 |
Canada WC 8 3 2 5 0 - |
1981-82 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 28 26 54 28 -15 |
1982-83 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 41 44 85 30 11 |
1983-84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64 42 36 78 14 -16 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -
1984-85 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79 55 50 105 30 1 | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -
1985-86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76 38 32 70 18 -30 |
1986-87 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 39 12 28 40 6 -2 |
Québec Nordiques NHL 32 11 16 27 4 -6 | Playoffs 13 9 4 13 6 -
1987-88 New York Rangers NHL 64 22 32 54 16 -3 |
1988-89 New York Rangers NHL 60 13 29 42 14 0 | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 0 -2
Denver Rangers IHL 3 2 0 2 0 - |
1989-90 New York Rangers NHL 80 43 31 74 44 11 | Playoffs 10 6 3 9 0 -4
1990-91 New York Rangers NHL 79 31 23 54 10 15 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -2
1991-92 New York Rangers NHL 55 17 13 30 22 6 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
1992-93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 19 6 6 12 2 -2 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 4 2 2 4 0 -2 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1976-77 New Westminster Bruins M-Cup 5 2 0 2 0 - |
1977-78 New Westminster Bruins M-Cup 5 3 1 4 2 - |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 43 15 22 37 0.86 21 -2 | 0
BCJHL (BCHL) 1 67 54 56 110 1.64 63 - | 0
IHL 1 3 2 0 2 0.67 0 - | 0
M-Cup 2 10 5 1 6 0.60 2 - | 0
NHL 14 928 402 425 827 0.89 260 -51 | 8 41 18 8 26 0.63 6 -10
WC 1 8 3 2 5 0.63 0 - | 0
WHL (WCHL) 3 158 109 69 178 1.13 85 - | 3 41 19 10 29 0.71 20 -
WJC-20 1 5 3 0 3 0.60 4 - | 0
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Player Period Teams
Kelly Kisio (F) 1982-1991 8 Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers
Reed Larson (D) 1979-1986 7 Detroit Red Wings
John Barrett (D) 1979-1986 7 Adirondack Red Wings, Detroit Red Wings
Greg Stefan (G) 1981-1987 6 Detroit Red Wings

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