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| 1969 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Brian Spencer
Selected in fifth round
No. 55 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born
September 3, 1949. Died June 3, 1988
 | Position: Left Wing
Height:
5-11 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Swift Current (WCHL)
Birthplace: Fort St. James, B.C. (Canada)
Hometown:
Fort St. James, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1967-68 |
Regina | WCHL | 23 |
1 | 2 |
3 | 12 | | |
Calgary | WCHL | 34 |
13 | 10 |
23 | 27 |
| 1968-69 |
Estevan-Swift Current | WCHL |
53 | 19 |
29 | 48 |
120 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 1970
Numbers: 15,
22 (Toronto); 9
(NYI); 21 (Buffalo); 22 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1980 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1970-1979 |
TOR, NYI, BUF, PIT | 553 |
80 | 143 | 223 |
634 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1971-1977 |
Toronto, Buffalo | 37 |
1 | 5 | 6 |
29 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1975 (Buffalo)
Buffalo Horton Trophy (Unsung Hero): 1975-76
N.Y. Islanders Most Popular Player: 1972-73
1972-73: Played on first New York Islanders team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Tulsa (CHL); Binghamton,
Springfield, Hershey (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Winnipeg)
1979-80: Played 30 games for
Hershey team that went on to win AHL Calder Cup.
Miscellaneous: Nicknamed "Spinner."
... His father, Roy Spencer, died Dec. 12, 1970, after getting into a shootout
with police at a television station in Prince George, B.C. Roy Spencer had
threatened station employees when he could not see his son on television
because the station was showing a Vancouver game instead. ... Owned sporting
goods shop in Tulsa during his playing days. ... Moved to Florida after
retirement and struggled with drug addiction. He was eventually charged with
murder in January 1987. He was acquitted in October 1987, but the experience
devastated him. A book called Gross Misconduct: The Life of Spinner Spencer
detailed this part of his life. ... On Oct. 3, 1988, Spencer was shot to death
in a roadside holdup in South Florida. A drug deal might have been involved,
although details remain unclear. ... His life story became the subject of a
Canadian documentary film called Gross MIsconduct. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| EXPANSION: Toronto left Spencer unprotected
for the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft and he was claimed by the New York Islanders
on June 6, 1972. |
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SNAPSHOT '69 | | Total Selected: |
84 | | Forwards: |
58 | | Defense: |
18 | | Goaltenders: |
8 | | Major Junior: |
68 | | College Players: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
78 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
4 | | U.S.-Born: |
4 |
| European: |
1 |
| Reached NHL: |
49 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
7 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
2 |
| Picks Traded: |
11 |
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