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Canada John Ogrodnick
Adirondack Red Wings / AHL - 92/93
2-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 2
1-time NHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time WHL Champion 1
1-time WHL Rookie of the Year (Jim Piggott Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Jun 20, 1959
Position
LW
Age
65
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1979 round 4 #66 overall by Detroit Red Wings

Ogrodnick was drafted 66th overall by Detroit in 1979 after winning 2 Memorial Cups with the New Westminster Bruins. He was a 4x 40-goal scorer and reached the 70-point plateau in 6 seasons. The 5x All-Star retired in 1993 with 402 goals and 425 assists in 928 games.

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John Ogrodnick Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1976-77 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 14* 2* 4* 6* 0* -* | Playoffs 14 3 3 6 2 -
Maple Ridge Bruins BCJHL 67* 54* 56* 110* 63* -* |
1977-78 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 72* 59* 29* 88* 47* -* | Playoffs 21 14 7 21 14 -
1978-79 New Westminster Bruins WHL 72* 48* 36* 84* 38* -* | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 4 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 5* 3* 0* 3* 4* -* |
1979-80 Detroit Red Wings NHL 41* 8* 24* 32* 8* -4* |
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 39* 13* 20* 33* 21* -* |
1980-81 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80* 35* 35* 70* 14* -17* |
Canada WC 8* 3* 2* 5* 0* -* |
1981-82 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80* 28* 26* 54* 28* -15* |
1982-83 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80* 41* 44* 85* 30* 11* |
1983-84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64* 42* 36* 78* 14* -16* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -
1984-85 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79* 55* 50* 105* 30* 1* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -
1985-86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76* 38* 32* 70* 18* -30* |
1986-87 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 39* 12* 28* 40* 6* -2* |
Québec Nordiques NHL 32* 11* 16* 27* 4* -6* | Playoffs 13 9 4 13 6 -
1987-88 New York Rangers NHL 64* 22* 32* 54* 16* -3* |
1988-89 New York Rangers NHL 60* 13* 29* 42* 14* 0* | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 0 -2
Denver Rangers IHL 3* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
1989-90 New York Rangers NHL 80* 43* 31* 74* 44* 11* | Playoffs 10 6 3 9 0 -4
1990-91 New York Rangers NHL 79* 31* 23* 54* 10* 15* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -2
1991-92 New York Rangers NHL 55* 17* 13* 30* 22* 6* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
1992-93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 19* 6* 6* 12* 2* -2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 4* 2* 2* 4* 0* -2* |

John Ogrodnick Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1976-77 New Westminster Bruins Memorial Cup 5* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
1977-78 New Westminster Bruins Memorial Cup 5* 3* 1* 4* 2* -* |

John Ogrodnick Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 43* 15* 22* 37* 0.86* 21* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
BCJHL (BCHL) 1 67* 54* 56* 110* 1.64* 63* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 3* 2* 0* 2* 0.67* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 2 10* 5* 1* 6* 0.60* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 14 928* 402* 425* 827* 0.89* 260* -51* | 8 41 18 * 8 * 26 * 0.63 * 6 * -10 *
WC 1 8* 3* 2* 5* 0.63* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL (WCHL) 3 158* 109* 69* 178* 1.13* 85* -* | 3 41 19 * 10 * 29 * 0.71 * 20 * - *
WJC-20 1 5* 3* 0* 3* 0.60* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

John Ogrodnick Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings