Ken Linseman

Ken Linseman ( born August 11, 1958 in Kingston, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. In his career he played in the 1977/ 78 for the Birmingham Bulls in the World Hockey Association and from 1978 to 1991 for the Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League.

Career

Ken Linseman played in his youth for three seasons for the Kingston Canadians in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League before he was selected by the Birmingham Bulls at WHA Amateur Draft in 1977 in the tenth round in a total of 83 positions. After a season with the Bulls, he was then selected in the NHL Amateur Draft 1978 in the first round at a total of seventh position of the Philadelphia Flyers, for which he, however, only after a few inserts for their farm team, the Maine Mariners, in the American Hockey League, the first time aground. In the NHL, he quickly developed a reputation as a plague and was due to his playing style and his appearance on the ice the nickname " The Rat ".

After a total of four seasons of the multi-way forward was at the beginning of the 1982/83 season along with Greg Adams, a first- and a third-round draft pick for the NHL Entry Draft in 1983 transferred to the Hartford Whalers, the Flyers received in return Mark Howe and also a third-round draft pick for the NHL Entry Draft in 1983. Later that day, Linseman was sent along with Dan Nachbaur of the Whalers to the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford received for the two players Risto Siltanen and Brent Loney. With the Oilers he played with Glenn Anderson and Mark Messier in a row and finished the season off by winning the Stanley Cup. At the end of the successful second season in Alberta, the Canadian was transferred in exchange for Mike Krushelnyski to the Boston Bruins.

After more than five years with the Bruins his game began to lose some pressure and he was transferred again in the middle of the 1989/90 season, this time to the Philadelphia player, where he once began his NHL career. The Boston Bruins in return received Dave Poulin. After he finished the season in Philadelphia, he returned to the start of the following season for a year back to the Edmonton Oilers, for which he injured but could deny only 56 of 82 possible games.

His final station in the NHL had Linseman in the 1991/92 season with the Toronto Maple Leafs, for which he, however, only played two games. He moved to Italy's Serie A to Asiago Hockey, for which he still played a handful of games before he finally ended his career.

Awards and achievements

Career Stats

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )