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Canada Ken Houston

a.k.a. "Kenneth Houston"
#25 Los Angeles Kings / NHL - 83/84
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Date of Birth
Sep 15, 1953
Position
RW
Age
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Dresden, ON, CAN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Chatham Maroons
Contract
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Drafted
1973 round 6 #85 overall by Atlanta Flames

Houston, 64, died on March 10, 2018, of cancer, in Dresden, Ont.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1971-72 Chatham Jr. Maroons SOJHL 48 8 24 32 213 - |
1972-73 Chatham Jr. Maroons SOJHL 52 14 41 55 60 - |
1973-74 Omaha Knights CHL 71 8 22 30 144 - | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 6 -
1974-75 Omaha Knights CHL 78 9 32 41 158 - | Playoffs 6 1 7 8 8 -
1975-76 Atlanta Flames NHL 38 5 6 11 11 -3 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 27 14 15 29 56 - |
1976-77 Atlanta Flames NHL 78 20 24 44 35 5 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -
1977-78 Atlanta Flames NHL 74 22 16 38 51 4 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
1978-79 Atlanta Flames NHL 80 21 31 52 135 4 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 16 -
1979-80 Atlanta Flames NHL 80 23 31 54 100 -1 | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 10 -
1980-81 Calgary Flames NHL 42 15 15 30 93 0 | Playoffs 16 7 8 15 28 -
1981-82 Calgary Flames NHL 70 22 22 44 91 -2 | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 4 -
1982-83 Washington Capitals NHL 71 25 14 39 93 -8 | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 4 -
1983-84 Washington Capitals NHL 4 0 0 0 4 -2 |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 33 8 8 16 11 -3 |
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S Team League Role on Team Notes
2000-01 Dresden Jr. Kings GLJCHL Asst. Coach
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League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 27 14 15 29 1.07 56 - | 0
CHL 2 149 17 54 71 0.48 302 - | 2 11 2 8 10 0.91 14 -
NHL 9 570 161 167 328 0.58 624 -6 | 8 35 10 9 19 0.54 66 -
SOJHL 2 100 22 65 87 0.87 273 - | 0
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Player Period Teams
Eric Vail (F) 1973-1982 8 Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Omaha Knights
Guy Chouinard (F) 1974-1982 8 Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Nova Scotia Voyageurs, Omaha Knights
Willi Plett (F) 1975-1982 7 Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames
Bill Clement (F) 1975-1982 7 Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames
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Drafted 1973, 5 #58 overall by Edmonton Oilers in the WHA Amateur Draft

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