Rick Pagnutti

Rick Pagnutti
Born	(1946-11-14) November 14, 1946 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 former 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
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

• Rick Pagnutti's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Rick Pagnutti's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Barry Gibbs	NHL first overall draft pick 1967	Succeeded by Michel Plasse
Preceded by None	Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick 1967	Succeeded by Jim McInally