Rick Pagnutti (born November 14, 1946 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a former ice hockey player who was drafted first overall in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings but never played in the NHL. He spent a ten-year career in the minor leagues, primarily for the Rochester Americans and Springfield Kings of the American Hockey League. He won the Governor's Trophy as the top defenceman in the International Hockey League in 1972. His son Matt Pagnutti played hockey in the NCAA ranks and is currently in the ECHL.
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--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1967-68 Springfield Kings AHL 54 4 13 17 20 4 0 1 1 8 1968-69 Springfield Kings AHL 65 4 14 18 63 -- -- -- -- -- 1969-70 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL 60 4 9 13 44 -- -- -- -- -- 1969-70 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 3 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1970-71 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 57 9 23 32 45 5 1 2 3 2 1971-72 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 64 13 45 58 86 8 1 2 3 6 1972-73 Rochester Americans AHL 72 18 37 55 64 6 3 2 5 4 1973-74 Rochester Americans AHL 68 11 43 54 57 6 0 2 2 6 1974-75 Rochester Americans AHL 74 12 40 52 59 12 3 5 8 16 1975-76 Rochester Americans AHL 63 4 29 33 46 7 0 2 2 9 1976-77 Binghamton Dusters NAHL 68 8 44 52 50 10 2 4 6 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| Preceded by Barry Gibbs |
NHL First Overall Draft Pick 1967 |
Succeeded by Michel Plasse |
| Los Angeles Kings first-round draft picks | |
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| Pagnutti • McInally • Young • Wells • Murphy • Fox • Smith • Redmond • Duncanson • Gratton • Carson • McBean • Gelinas • Sydor • Storr • Berg • Jokinen • Zultek • Biron • Frolov • Karlsson • Steckel • Grebeshkov • Brown • Boyle • Tambellini • Tukonen • Kopitar • Bernier • Lewis • Hickey | |