Rick Pagnutti
| Rick Pagnutti | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | November 14, 1946 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Played for | AHL Springfield Kings Rochester Americans WHL Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL Oklahoma City Blazers IHL Fort Wayne Komets NAHL Broome Dusters | ||
| NHL draft | 1st overall, 1967 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 1967–1977 | ||
Rick Pagnutti (born November 14, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was drafted first overall in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings but never played in the NHL.
Pagnutti spent a ten-year career in the minor leagues, primarily for the Rochester Americans and Springfield Kings of the American Hockey League. He won the Governor's Trophy as the top defenceman in the International Hockey League in 1972. His son Matt Pagnutti played college hockey in the NCAA ranks and professionally in the ECHL.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1963–64 | Sudbury Wolves | NOJHA | 36 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1964–65 | Sudbury Wolves | NOJHA | 37 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Sudbury Wolves | NOJHA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Garson Falconbridge Native Sons | NOJHA | 21 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Garson Falconbridge Native Sons | NOJHA | 39 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 92 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 9 | ||
| 1967–68 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 54 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1968–69 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 65 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | WHL | 60 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 57 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 64 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 86 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1972–73 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 72 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 64 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1973–74 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 68 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1974–75 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 74 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 59 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 1975–76 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 63 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 1976–77 | Binghamton Dusters | NAHL | 68 | 8 | 44 | 52 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||
| AHL totals | 396 | 53 | 176 | 229 | 309 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 43 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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