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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Brian Engblom
Selected in second round
No.
22 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born January 27, 1955
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Wisconsin (WCHA)
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown:
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Winnipeg | MJHL | 48 |
17 | 46 |
63 | -- | | 1973-74 |
Wisconsin | WCHA |
36 | 10 |
21 | 31 |
54 | | 1974-75 |
Wisconsin | WCHA |
38 | 13 |
23 | 36 |
58 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA West All-America First Team: 1974-75
(Wisconsin)
WCHA All-Star First Team: 1974-75 (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin Coyne Award (Most Consistent): 1974-75
Miscellaneous: Led Wisconsin defenseman in scoring as a freshman. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: April 16,
1977 (Montreal at St. Louis)
Numbers: 3 (Montreal); 9
(Wash.); 5 (L.A.); 28 (Buffalo); 6 (Calgary)
Stanley Cup: 1977, 1978, 1979.
Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1986 |
MON, WAS, LA, BUF, CGY | 659 |
29 | 177 | 206 |
599 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1985 |
Montreal, Washington, L.A. | 48 |
3 | 9 | 12 |
43 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL All-Star Second Team: 1981-82 (Montreal)
NHL Plus-Minus Leader: 1980-81 (Montreal) (plus-63)
Broadcasting Career: Named Los Angeles radio color commentator prior to
1991-92 season and remained in that position through 1994-95 season. ...
Worked as part-time TV commentator for ESPN and ESPN2 during 1993-94 regular
season and playoffs. ... Became full-time NHL commentator for ESPN, ESPN2 and
ABC prior to 1995-96 season and remained in that position into 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Made NHL debut in 1977 Stanley Cup playoffs. ... Had his
name engraved on Stanley Cup before he had played a regular-season NHL game.
... Played first regular-season game on Oct. 24, 1977 (Washington at
Montreal). ... Finished sixth in voting for 1981-82 Norris Trophy. ... Missed
parts of 1982-83 season with bruised ribs, an injury suffered in December
1982, and eye injury suffered on March 2, 1983. His eye was hit by a deflected
puck off the stick of Edmonton's Glenn Anderson. ... Paired on defense with
rookie Scott Stevens for Washington in 1982-83. ... Became first Washington
player to play more than 1,000 minutes in a season at home, a feat he achieved
in 1982-83. ... Missed end of 1986-87 season with neck injury
suffered in Calgary's Dec. 12, 1986, game vs. Quebec. Had surgery to remove
bone spurs in neck in March 1987, but was unable to return to action as the neck injury ended
his career. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Nova Scotia (AHL)
Canada Cup: 1981
(second place)
World Championships: 1983 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1976, 1977 (Nova Scotia)
AHL Shore Award (Outstanding Defenseman): 1976-77 (N. Scotia)
AHL
All-Star First Team: 1976-77 (Nova Scotia)
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Winnipeg,
No. 22 overall in Round 2)
1975-76, 1976-77: Played on AHL
regular-season champ (N. Scotia).
Miscellaneous: Worked as assistant
director of Los Angeles Kings' hockey camp during summers of 1992, 1993 and
1994. ... The Winnipeg South Blues (MJHL) named their top defenseman award the
Brian Engblom Trophy in his honor.
Personal: Full name is Brian Paul
Engblom. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Montreal traded Engblom, Rod Langway,
Doug Jarvis and Craig Laughlin to Washington in exchange for Ryan Walter and
Rick Green on September 9, 1982. |
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SNAPSHOT '75 | | Total Selected: |
217 | | Forwards: |
126 | | Defense: |
65 | | Goaltenders: |
26 | | Major Junior: |
135 | | College Players: |
61 |
| Canadian: |
162 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
46 | | U.S.-Born: |
45 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
87 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
6 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
11 |
| Picks Traded: |
21 |
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