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Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame


Brian Engblom I

Brian Paul Engblom

  • Born: January 27, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Position: Defense

Selected by Winnipeg Jets 2nd round (#22) in 1974 WHA Amateur Draft
Selected by Montreal Canadiens 2nd round (#22) in 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. Made NHL debut in 1977 Stanley Cup playoffs. ... Had his name engraved on Stanley Cup before he had played a regular season NHL game. ... Played first regular-season game on Oct. 24, 1977 (Washington at Montreal). ... suffered neck injury in Calgary's Dec. 12, 1986, game vs. Quebec. ... had surgery to remove bone spurs in neck in March 1987, but was unable to return to action. ... Named Los Angeles radio color commentator prior to 1991-92 season and remained in that position through 1994-95 season. ... Worked as part-time TV commentator for ESPN during 1993-94 regular season and playoffs. ... Became full-time NHL commentator prior to 1995-96 season and remained in that position into 2002-03 season. ...

Career Statistics[]

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1972-73 Winnipeg Monarchs MJHL 48 17 46 63 94 -- -- -- -- --
1973-74 Wisconsin Badgers WCHA 36 10 21 31 54
1974-75 Wisconsin Badgers WCHA 38 13 23 36 58
1975-76 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 73 4 34 38 79 9 1 7 8 26
1976-77 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 80 8 42 50 89 11 3 10 13 10
Montreal Canadiens NHL -- -- -- -- -- 2 0 0 0 2
1977-78 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 7 1 5 6 4 -- -- -- -- --
Montreal Canadiens NHL 28 1 2 3 23 5 0 0 0 2
1978-79 Montreal Canadiens NHL 62 3 11 14 60 16 0 1 1 11
1979-80 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 3 20 23 43 10 2 4 6 6
1980-81 Team Canada Canada Cup 5 1 0 1 4 -- -- -- -- --
Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 3 25 28 96 3 1 0 1 4
1981-82 Montreal Canadiens NHL 76 4 29 33 76 5 0 2 2 14
1982-83 Washington Capitals NHL 73 5 22 27 59 4 0 2 2 2
Team Canada WC 10 1 2 3 0 -- -- -- -- --
1983-84 Washington Capitals NHL 6 0 1 1 8 -- -- -- -- --
Los Angeles Kings NHL 74 2 27 29 59 -- -- -- -- --
1984-85 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79 4 19 23 70 3 0 0 0 2
1985-86 Los Angeles Kings NHL 49 3 13 16 61 -- -- -- -- --
Buffalo Sabres NHL 30 1 4 5 16 -- -- -- -- --
1986-87 Calgary Flames NHL 32 0 4 4 28 -- -- -- -- --
NHL Totals 659 29 177 206 599 48 3 9 12 43

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