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| Wayne Connelly | |||
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| Born |
(1939-12-16) December 16, 1939 (age 85) Rouyn, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins Minnesota North Stars Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues Vancouver Canucks Minnesota Fighting Saints Cleveland Crusaders Calgary Cowboys Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 1960–1977 | ||
Wayne Francis Connelly (born December 16, 1939) is a Canadian former ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, and Vancouver Canucks and finished his career in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Connelly was born in Rouyn, Quebec, and grew up in Teck, Ontario.
Playing career
Connelly played a total of 543 games in the NHL with 133 goals and 174 assists for a total of 307 points. In addition, he played 366 games in the WHA for the Minnesota Fighting Saints, Cleveland Crusaders, Calgary Cowboys, and Edmonton Oilers with 167 goals and 162 assists for 329 points.
Connelly won the Red Tilson Award in 1959–60 as the Ontario Hockey League's most outstanding player while with the Peterborough Petes. Connelly scored 235 points in 4 seasons with the Petes (1956–1960).
On November 29, 1961, Connelly scored his first NHL goal in Boston's 7-4 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. It occurred at Chicago Stadium.
On October 19, 1966, Bobby Orr recorded his first NHL point when he assisted on a powerplay goal by Connelly in Boston's 6–2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
In the NHL's first year of expansion, 1967–68, Connelly led the Minnesota North Stars with 35 goals and 21 assists and received the Hockey News West Player of the Year award.
On April 9, 1968, Connelly became the first player to score a goal on a penalty shot in the NHL playoffs when he beat Los Angeles's Terry Sawchuk in a 7–5 victory for his Minnesota North Stars.
Personal life
Connelly and his wife Reg have two children, Ann and Stephen. He lives on Lake Kenogami located near Kirkland Lake in Northern Ontario.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1955–56 | Kitchener Canucks | OHA | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 52 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 52 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1958–59 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 54 | 36 | 54 | 90 | 46 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 38 | ||
| 1958–59 | Peterborough Petes | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 9 | ||
| 1959–60 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 47 | 48 | 34 | 82 | 47 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4 | ||
| 1959–60 | Montreal Royals | EPHL | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1960–61 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Montreal Royals | EPHL | 64 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 61 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Kingston Frontenacs | EPHL | 34 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1963–64 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 33 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1964–65 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 70 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 72 | 45 | 41 | 86 | 14 | 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 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1968–69 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 55 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 76 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1970–71 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 51 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 28 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1971–72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 53 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 78 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 78 | 42 | 53 | 95 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1974–75 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 76 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 1975–76 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 59 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 25 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 38 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| WHA totals | 366 | 167 | 162 | 329 | 93 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 543 | 133 | 174 | 307 | 156 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1939 births
- Living people
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Boston Bruins players
- Calgary Cowboys players
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Cleveland Crusaders players
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players
- Hull-Ottawa Canadiens players
- Kingston Frontenacs (EPHL) players
- Minnesota Fighting Saints players
- Minnesota North Stars players
- Montreal Canadiens players
- Montreal Royals (EPHL) players
- Ice hockey people from Rouyn-Noranda
- Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players
- Ice hockey people from Kirkland Lake
- St. Louis Blues players
- Vancouver Canucks players