| Round | Overall |
| 2 | 23 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1968-69 | Garson | NOJHL | 35 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 56 |
| 1969-70 | Chelmsford | NOJHL | 43 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 232 |
| 1970-71 | St. Catharines | OHA | 60 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 196 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Won NOJHL Best Defenseman Award with Chelmsford in 1969-70.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1971 |
| Debut: | February 14, 1973 (Toronto vs. Buffalo) |
| Final NHL game: | March 30, 1977 (Vancouver at Colorado) |
| Retired: | 1979 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 22 (Toronto); 7 (N.Y. Islanders); 7 (Vancouver) |
Career NHL Statistics
Teams: Toronto,
N.Y. Islanders, Vancouver
Years: 1973-1977. Playoffs: 1975-1976
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 4 years | 205 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 335 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 2 years | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Pre-Draft Highlights
Played five games for Sault Ste. Marie (NOJHL) in 1970 Memorial Cup tournament. ... Named to 1969-70 NOJHL All-Star First Team with Chelmsford. ... Played in 1971 Memorial Cup tournament with St. Catharines.
Career Highlights
Also played left wing during his pro career. ... Played on 1973-74 Oklahoma City team that won CHL regular-season title. ... Scored with 1:05 left in third period to give N.Y. Islanders a 3-3 tie at Montreal on March 25, 1975. ... Played on N.Y. Islanders team that came back from 3-0 series deficit to beat Pittsburgh in 1975 Stanley Cup quarterfinals. At the time, the Islanders were only the second NHL team to win a playoff series after dropping the first three games. ... Played 44 regular-season games for 1978-79 Erie team that won NEHL regular-season title and league's Mitchell Cup, but was not with team during postseason.
Transaction History
May 27, 1974 -- Traded by Toronto
with Randy Osburn to Philadelphia in exchange for Bill Flett.
June 10, 1974 -- Claimed by N.Y.
Islanders from Philadelphia in NHL Intra-league Draft.
Oct. 6, 1976 -- Traded by N.Y.
Islanders with Ralph Stewart to Vancouver in exchange for future
considerations (cash).
Sept. 12, 1977 -- Signed WHA contract with Indianapolis as an
unrestricted free agent.
June 9, 1979 -- Claimed by Edmonton from Cincinnati in WHA
Dispersal Draft prior to merger with NHL.
Life Outside the NHL
Nickname: "Bronson"
Other Post-Draft Teams: Tulsa (CHL); Oklahoma City (CHL); Indianapolis (WHA); Erie (NEHL)
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned to Sudbury, Ontario, after his retirement in 1979 and became a local firefighter, eventually moving up to the rank of captain and chief fire prevention inspector in the Greater Sudbury Fire Services.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Quebec Nordiques in 1972 WHA Draft -- first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. | Selected by Vancouver Blazers in 1973 WHA draft of established professional players. | Was member of 1971 St. Catharines team that forfeited OHA final series to Quebec. | Paired on defense with both Denis Potvin and Bert Marshall for N.Y. Islanders in 1974-75. |
| Began playing at left wing for N.Y. Islanders during the 1974-75 season. | Became first member of N.Y. Islanders to appear on the ice with a full beard in 1975-76. | Played on N.Y. Islanders' charity softball team during summer of 1976. | Worked at the Al Arbour Hockey School in Sudbury during off-seasons of his playing days.. |
| SNAPSHOT '71 | |
| Total Selected: | 117 |
| Forwards: | 63 |
| Defense: | 45 |
| Goaltenders: | 9 |
| Major Junior: | 84 |
| College Players: | 19 |
| Canadian: | 107 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 2 |
| American: | 8 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 5 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 10 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 5 |
| Olympians: | 4 |
| Picks Traded: | 18 |
| 1971 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | California |
| Chicago | Detroit | Los Angeles |
| Minnesota | Montreal | New York |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1971