BY: Mark Malinowski

Status: WHA and NHL center from 1974-1983 with Winnipeg Jets and New York Rangers. Scored 57 goals and 169 points in 170 NHL games and 140 goals and 484 points in 300 WHA games.

Career Accomplishments: Won Avco Cup with Jets in 1976 and 1978; WHA first team All-Star 1976, 1978; WHA playoff MVP 1976 - totaled seven goals in and 26 points in 13 games; Competed in Canada Cup in 1976 and 1981; Amassed at least 114 points in each of his WHA seasons; Two World Championship medals (silver in 1973, bronze in 1974); Member of Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.

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