Rick Bragnalo
Richard James Bragnalo (born December 1, 1951) is a Canadian retired ice hockey centre.
| Rick Bragnalo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 1, 1951 Fort William, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Washington Capitals | ||
| National team |
 Italy | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1992 | ||
Bragnalo was born in Fort William, Ontario. After playing college hockey at the University of Denver, Bragnalo was signed by the Washington Capitals as a free agent in 1976. Bragnalo played parts of four seasons for the Capitals. After playing a few years in the minors, Bragnalo moved on to playing hockey in Italy with Val Pusteria Wolves, former EV Brunico, and with his Italian heritage, he was able to play for Italy on several occasions including at the A Pool of the 1982 World Ice Hockey Championships and 1983 World Ice Hockey Championships. He signed for HC Milano Saima in 1990, scoring the goal that permitted Milano to win the league in 1990/91. He retired in 1992.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1968–69 | Fort William Beavers | TBJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Fort William Canadians | TBJHL | 36 | 35 | 37 | 72 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 1969–70 | Fort William Canadians | TBJHL | 23 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | University of Denver | NCAA | 36 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | University of Denver | NCAA | 38 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | University of Denver | NCAA | 34 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | University of Denver | NCAA | 29 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 75 | 41 | 72 | 113 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 36 | ||
| 1975–76 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 48 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 19 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 44 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 30 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 77 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 67 | 22 | 61 | 83 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 1980–81 | HC Brunico | Italy | 28 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 45 | ||
| 1981–82 | HC Brunico | Italy | 32 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 63 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | HC Brunico | Italy | 32 | 49 | 59 | 108 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | HC Brunico | Italy | 26 | 26 | 42 | 68 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | ||
| 1984–85 | HC Brunico | Italy | 18 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | HC Brunico | Italy | 36 | 23 | 43 | 66 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | HC Brunico | Italy | 42 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | HC Brunico | Italy | 35 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 1988–89 | HC Brunico | Italy | 41 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | HC Milano Saima | Italy | 35 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Milano Saima | Italy | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Milano Saima | Alpenliga | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 145 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Val Pusteria Wolves