Brian Engblom

Brian Paul Engblom ( born January 27, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player (defender), who from 1976 to 1987 for the Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings, Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League played.

Career

Engblom studied at the University of Wisconsin -Madison and played for their hockey team. The professional teams were due to good performances aware of him. When WHA Amateur Draft 1974, the Winnipeg Jets secured a team from his hometown, the rights for the World Hockey Association in the second round later also in the second round as there were 22 as 22 One year the Montreal Canadiens, when the NHL amateur Draft in 1975 tried to bind him to her.

He opted for Montreal, where you put him in the first year with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs in the AHL. After another year in Nova Scotia, the Canadiens brought him to the Playoffs 1976/77 in their squad. He won his first Stanley Cup after only two uses.

The jump to the NHL was done, but in addition to Larry Robinson, Guy Lapointe and Serge Savard left little room for much ice age. With much effort and steady constant defensive work he Earn yourself a regular place and led the league in season 1980/81 in the plus / minus rating. In a large barter he was discharged to the 1982/83 season along with Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis and Craig Laughlin to the Washington Capitals, who sent in return Rick Green and Ryan Walter to Montreal.

After a year with the Capitals, he is for Larry Murphy at the Los Angeles Kings shortly after the start of the 1983/84 season. End of January 1986 he moved with Doug Smith until the end of the season to the Buffalo Sabres. This was followed by yet another change to the Calgary Flames before the season 1986/87, but after 32 games finished a neck injury suffered in December 1986 his career.

NHL stats

Sporting successes

  • Stanley Cup: 1977, 1978 and 1979
  • 1983 bronze medal at the World Championships

Personal Awards

  • WCHA First All -Star Team: 1975
  • NCAA West First All-American Team: 1975
  • AHL First All -Star Team: 1977
  • Eddie Shore Award ( Best Defenseman - AHL ): 1977
  • Second All-Star Team: 1982
  • Leading the plus / minus rating: 1981 ( 1983 this was the NHL Plus / Minus Award awarded)
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