Brian Kinsella
Appearance
Brian Kinsella | |||
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Born |
Barrie, Ontario, Canada | February 11, 1954||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Oshawa Generals Richmond Robins Dayton Gems Kalamazoo Wings Washington Capitals Springfield Indians Port Huron Flags Toledo Goaldiggers | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL draft |
91st overall, 1974 Washington Capitals | ||
Playing career | 1971–1984 |
Brian Edward Kinsella (born February 11, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Drafted in 1974 by the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League and Phoenix Roadrunners of the World Hockey Association, Kinsella played ten games in the NHL and played most of his professional hockey career in the minors. He is also known by many as "The Big Bear Cat."
Kinsella was born in Barrie, Ontario. Brian's son is now the assistant hockey coach at St. Francis de Sales High School in Toledo, OH. (After Brian.) In Brian's first season he led the Knights to a Frozen Four berth in the OHSAA Ice Hockey State Tournament.
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1971–72 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 44 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 32 | ||
1972–73 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 48 | 28 | 57 | 85 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 64 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 40 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 74 | 43 | 45 | 88 | 43 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 12 | ||
1976–77 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 59 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 34 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 72 | 16 | 52 | 68 | 94 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
1979–80 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 73 | 43 | 40 | 83 | 61 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | ||
1980–81 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 79 | 36 | 40 | 76 | 71 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
1981–82 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 80 | 36 | 45 | 81 | 71 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | ||
1982–83 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 73 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | ||
1983–84 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 41 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
AHL totals | 64 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
IHL totals | 576 | 252 | 317 | 569 | 491 | 60 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 52 |
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- St. Francis hockey coach Kinsella retires