Brian Kinsella
Brian Edward Kinsella (February 11, 1954 – October 14, 2018) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Drafted in 1974 by the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League and Phoenix Roadrunners of the World Hockey Association, Kinsella played ten games in the NHL and played most of his professional hockey career in the minors. He is also known by many as "The Big Bear Cat."
| Brian Kinsella | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 11, 1954 Barrie, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
October 14, 2018 (aged 64) Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL Draft |
91st overall, 1974 Washington Capitals | ||
| WHA Draft |
16th overall, 1974 Phoenix Roadrunners | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1984 | ||
Kinsella was born in Barrie, Ontario. In addition to his playing career, Kinsella was head coach of St. Francis de Sales School hockey team from 2007 to 2012. Kinsella retired after guiding St. Francis for five seasons and leading the team to its first hockey state title in school history in 2011. In his first season he led the Knights to a Frozen Four berth in the OHSAA Ice Hockey State Tournament.
Kinsella died October 14, 2018, at his home in Fort Myers, Florida.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 44 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 32 | ||
| 1972–73 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 48 | 28 | 57 | 85 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 64 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 40 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 74 | 43 | 45 | 88 | 43 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 1976–77 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 59 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 34 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 72 | 16 | 52 | 68 | 94 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1979–80 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 73 | 43 | 40 | 83 | 61 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 1980–81 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 79 | 36 | 40 | 76 | 71 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 80 | 36 | 45 | 81 | 71 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 1982–83 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 73 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 41 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 64 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| IHL totals | 576 | 252 | 317 | 569 | 491 | 60 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 52 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- St. Francis hockey coach Kinsella retires