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Canada Wayne Connelly
#12 Edmonton Oilers / WHA - 76/77
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Player (Red Tilson Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Dec 16, 1939
Position
RW
Age
84
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Rouyn-Noranda, QC, CAN
Weight
170 lbs / 77 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Kitchener Canucks
Status
Retired

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Wayne Connelly Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1955-56 New Hamburg Raiders OHA-B -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Kitchener Canucks OHA-Jr. 9* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 0 -
1956-57 Peterborough T.P.T's OHA-Jr. 52* 19* 7* 26* 83* -* |
1957-58 Peterborough T.P.T's OHA-Jr. 52* 18* 19* 37* 32* -* |
1958-59 Peterborough T.P.T's OHA-Jr. 54* 36* 54* 90* 46* -* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 6 -
1959-60 Peterborough T.P.T's OHA-Jr. 47* 48* 34* 82* 47* -* | Playoffs 12 10 9 19 9 -
Montréal Royals EPHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 8 6 4 10 4 -
1960-61 Montréal Canadiens NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Montréal Royals EPHL 64* 28* 21* 49* 36* -* |
1961-62 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 7* 2* 3* 5* 4* -* |
Boston Bruins NHL 61* 8* 12* 20* 34* -* |
1962-63 Boston Bruins NHL 18* 2* 6* 8* 2* -* |
Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 34* 10* 24* 34* 19* -* | Playoffs 5 1 4 5 2 -
1963-64 Boston Bruins NHL 26* 2* 3* 5* 12* -* |
San Francisco Seals WHL-Sr. 33* 12* 18* 30* 10* -* | Playoffs 11 2 3 5 8 -
1964-65 San Francisco Seals WHL-Sr. 70* 36* 36* 72* 51* -* |
1965-66 San Francisco Seals WHL-Sr. 72* 45* 41* 86* 14* -* | Playoffs 7 4 4 8 2 -
1966-67 Boston Bruins NHL 64* 13* 17* 30* 12* -* |
1967-68 Minnesota North Stars NHL 74* 35* 21* 56* 40* -32* | Playoffs 14 8 3 11 2 -
1968-69 Minnesota North Stars NHL 55* 14* 16* 30* 11* -25* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 19* 4* 9* 13* 0* -7* |
1969-70 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76* 23* 36* 59* 10* 27* | Playoffs 4 1 3 4 2 -
1970-71 Detroit Red Wings NHL 51* 8* 13* 21* 12* -23* |
St. Louis Blues NHL 28* 5* 16* 21* 9* -6* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 0 -
1971-72 St. Louis Blues NHL 15* 5* 5* 10* 2* -6* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 53* 14* 20* 34* 12* -15* |
1972-73 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 78* 40* 30* 70* 16* -* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 0 -
1973-74 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 78* 42* 53* 95* 16* -* | Playoffs 11 6 7 13 4 -
1974-75 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 76* 38* 33* 71* 16* -* | Playoffs 12 8 4 12 10 -
1975-76 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 59* 24* 23* 47* 19* 9* |
Cleveland Crusaders WHA 12* 5* 2* 7* 4* -1* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 2 -2
1976-77 Calgary Cowboys WHA 25* 5* 6* 11* 4* -2* |
Edmonton Oilers WHA 38* 13* 15* 28* 18* 0* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -4

Wayne Connelly Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1958-59 Peterborough T.P.T's Memorial Cup 12* 10* 5* 15* 9* -* |

Wayne Connelly Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EPHL 4 105* 40* 48* 88* 0.84* 59* -* | 2 13 7 * 8 * 15 * 1.15 * 6 * - *
Memorial Cup 1 12* 10* 5* 15* 1.25* 9* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 543* 133* 174* 307* 0.57* 156* -87* | 3 24 11 * 7 * 18 * 0.75 * 4 * - *
OHA-B 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHA-Jr. 5 214* 121* 115* 236* 1.10* 210* -* | 3 25 10 * 10 * 20 * 0.80 * 15 * - *
WHA 5 366* 167* 162* 329* 0.90* 93* 6* | 5 36 16 * 15 * 31 * 0.86 * 16 * -6 *
WHL-Sr. 3 175* 93* 95* 188* 1.07* 75* -* | 2 18 6 * 7 * 13 * 0.72 * 10 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Wayne Connelly Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1967, 7 #38 overall by Minnesota North Stars in the NHL Expansion Draft