Al Blanchard

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1952)

Ice hockey player

Al Blanchard

Born|  (1952-06-12) June 12, 1952 (age 72)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height|  6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight|  195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position|  Right Wing
Shot|  Left
Played for|  Providence Reds (AHL)
Springfield Kings (AHL)
Springfield Indians (AHL)
Saginaw Gears (IHL)
NHL draft|  10th overall, 1972
New York Rangers
Playing career|  1972-1976

Al Blanchard (born June 12, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. While playing for the Kitchener Rangers during the 1971-72 season, Blanchard shared a line with Bill Barber and Jerry Byers.[1] All three men went on to be drafted in the first round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft He was drafted in the first round, 10th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. In March 1974, Blanchard was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Wayne Chernecki.[2] He never played in the National Hockey League, however, spending his professional career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League.

## Career statistics

[edit]

|  | Regular season |  | Playoffs

|
|
|
|

Season | Team  | League  | GP  | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM
1968–69  | Garson-Falconbridge Combines | NOJHA | 10  | 5  | 5  | 10  | 0  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1969–70  | Sudbury Wolves | NOJHA  | 40  | 37  | 44  | 81  | 84  | 12  | 3  | 4  | 7  | 16
1970–71  | Sudbury Wolves  | NOJHA  | 40  | 65  | 48  | 113  | 51  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 20  | 9
1971–72 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA-Jr. | 61  | 50  | 45  | 95  | 19  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1972–73 | Providence Reds | AHL | 71  | 22  | 16  | 38  | 18  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0
1973–74 | Providence Reds  | AHL  | 53  | 12  | 13  | 25  | 10  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1973–74  | Springfield Indians | AHL  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 0  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1974–75 | Springfield Indians  | AHL  | 37  | 6  | 5  | 11  | 16  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1975–76 | Springfield Indians  | AHL  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1975–76 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | 31  | 10  | 12  | 22  | 9  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
AHL totals  | 166  | 40  | 36  | 76  | 48  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Baumann, Michael (2014). Philadelphia Phenoms: The Most Amazing Athletes to Play in the City of Brotherly Love. Sports Publishing. ISBN 9781613217375.
2. ^ "1972 NHL Draft Pick". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved February 25, 2020.

## External links

[edit]

* Al Blanchard career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by

Steve Durbano

|  New York Rangers first round draft pick
1972 | Succeeded by

Bob MacMillan

|
|

This biographical article relating to a Canadian ice hockey winger born in the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template