Rick Bragnalo
Rick Bragnalo | |||
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Born |
Fort William, Ontario, Canada | December 1, 1951||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Washington Capitals HC Brunico HC Milan | ||
National team |
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NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1974–1992 |
Richard James Bragnalo (born December 1, 1951) is a Canadian-Italian retired ice hockey centre. He played 145 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals from 1976 to 1979. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1974 to 1992, was mainly spent in the Italian Serie A. Internationally Bragnalo played for the Italian national team at six World Championships.
Playing career
[edit]Bragnalo was born in Fort William, Ontario. After playing college hockey at the University of Denver, Bragnalo was signed by the Washington Capitals as a free agent in 1976. Bragnalo played parts of four seasons for the Capitals. After playing a few years in the minors, Bragnalo moved on to playing hockey in the Italian Serie A with Val Pusteria Wolves, former EV Brunico, and with his Italian heritage, he was able to play for Italy on several occasions including at the A Pool of the 1982 and 1983 World Championships. He signed for HC Milano Saima in 1990, scoring the goal that permitted Milano to win the league in 1990/91. He retired in 1992.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1968–69 | Fort William Beavers | TBJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Fort William Canadians | TBJHL | 36 | 35 | 37 | 72 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | ||
1969–70 | Fort William Canadians | TBJHL | 23 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | University of Denver | WCHA | 36 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | University of Denver | WCHA | 38 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | University of Denver | WCHA | 34 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | University of Denver | WCHA | 29 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 75 | 41 | 72 | 113 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 36 | ||
1975–76 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 19 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 48 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 44 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 30 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 77 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1979–80 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 67 | 22 | 61 | 83 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | ||
1980–81 | HC Brunico | ITA | 28 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 45 | ||
1981–82 | HC Brunico | ITA | 32 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 63 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | ||
1982–83 | HC Brunico | ITA | 32 | 49 | 59 | 108 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | HC Brunico | ITA | 26 | 26 | 42 | 68 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | ||
1984–85 | HC Brunico | ITA | 18 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | ||
1985–86 | HC Brunico | ITA | 36 | 23 | 43 | 66 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | ||
1986–87 | HC Brunico | ITA | 42 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | HC Brunico | ITA | 35 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | ||
1988–89 | HC Brunico | ITA | 41 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | HC Milano Saima | ITA | 35 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | ||
1991–92 | HC Milano Saima | ITA | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
1991–92 | HC Milano Saima | ALP | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
ITA totals | 339 | 265 | 391 | 656 | 326 | 70 | 35 | 66 | 101 | 87 | ||||
NHL totals | 145 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
[edit]Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1981 | Italy | WC-B | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | |
1982 | Italy | WC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
1983 | Italy | WC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
1985 | Italy | WC-B | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
1986 | Italy | WC-B | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
1987 | Italy | WC-B | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
Senior totals | 45 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 56 |
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Brunico SG players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent
- Dayton Gems players
- Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- HC Pustertal Wölfe players
- HC Milano Saima players
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Thunder Bay
- Italian ice hockey players
- Port Huron Flags (IHL) players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Washington Capitals players
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1950s births stubs