Al Karlander

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Al Karlander
Born (1946-11-05) November 5, 1946 (age 77)
Lac la Hache, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
New England Whalers
Indianapolis Racers
NHL draft 17th overall, 1967
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1969–1977

Allan David Karlander (born November 5, 1946) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 212 games in the National Hockey League between 1969 and 1973 and 269 games in the World Hockey Association between 1973 and 1977. He was the first collegiate player selected in the NHL Draft. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, New England Whalers, and Indianapolis Racers.

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1964–65 Notre Dame Hounds CA-HS
1965–66 Michigan Tech WCHA
1966–67 Michigan Tech WCHA 29 5 12 17 10
1967–68 Michigan Tech WCHA 32 22 13 35 24
1968–69 Michigan Tech WCHA 32 31 13 44 24
1969–70 Detroit Red Wings NHL 41 5 10 15 6 4 0 1 1 0
1969–70 Fort Worth Wings CHL 24 15 14 29 12
1970–71 Detroit Red Wings NHL 23 1 4 5 10
1970–71 Fort Worth Wings CHL 48 30 28 58 40 4 2 1 3 2
1971–72 Detroit Red Wings NHL 71 15 20 35 29
1972–73 Detroit Red Wings NHL 77 15 22 37 25
1973–74 New England Whalers WHA 77 20 41 61 46 7 1 3 4 2
1974–75 New England Whalers WHA 48 7 14 21 2 5 0 3 3 0
1974–75 Cape Codders NAHL 3 1 2 3 0
1975–76 Indianapolis Racers WHA 79 16 28 44 36 3 0 0 0 4
1976–77 Indianapolis Racers WHA 65 17 28 45 23 6 2 1 3 0
WHA totals 269 60 111 171 107 21 3 7 10 6
NHL totals 212 36 56 92 70 4 0 1 1 0

Awards and honors[edit]

Award Year
All-WCHA Second Team 1967–68
All-WCHA First Team 1968–69
AHCA West All-American 1968–69
NCAA All-Tournament Second Team 1969 [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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