Bruce Cowick
| Bruce Cowick | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 18, 1951 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals St. Louis Blues | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1976 | ||
Robert Bruce Cowick (born August 18, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues.
Playing career
Cowick was born in Victoria, British Columbia. He began his career with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1974 Stanley Cup playoffs, helping them win the Stanley Cup.[1] He was left exposed for the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft and was claimed by the Washington Capitals. On October 17, 1974, the Capitals won their first game in NHL history, with Cowick picking up an assist.[2] After playing a full season with the Capitals he was placed on waivers again and was claimed by the St. Louis Blues. He played five games with the Blues during the 1975–76 season and after finishing the season with the Providence Reds of the AHL, Cowick retired from professional hockey and became a police officer.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1968–69 | Victoria Cougars | BCHL | ||||||||||||
| 1969–70 | Victoria Cougars | BCHL | 47 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Victoria Cougars | BCHL | 47 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 65 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 97 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1972–73 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 61 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 68 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 138 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 1973–74 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1974–75 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 65 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Providence Reds | AHL | 38 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 70 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
References
- ^ a b Woodley, Kevin (September 20, 2015). "Flyers' Cowick, daughter visit Cup at Hockeyville". NHL.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ Vogel, Mike (January 30, 2017). "Caps History: The Capitals' First Win". NHL.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1951 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey forwards
- Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Providence Reds players
- Richmond Robins players
- St. Louis Blues players
- San Diego Gulls (WHL) players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Washington Capitals players
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
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