Brian Bowles (ice hockey)

Brian Bowles
Born (1952-02-18) February 18, 1952 (age 72)
Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Cleveland Crusaders
NHL draft 59th overall, 1972
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1972–1976

Brian Earl Bowles[1] (born February 18, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA).[2] Bowles played three games with the Cleveland Crusaders during the 1975–76 WHA season.[3] He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2] He played in the 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with his Drummondville minor ice hockey team.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1969–70 Drummondville Rangers QMJHL 53 3 13 16 67 6 0 0 0 14
1970–71 Drummondville Rangers QMJHL 9 0 3 3 2 — — — — —
1970–71 Verdun Maple Leafs QMJHL 52 4 25 29 68 5 0 1 1 4
1971–72 Verdun Maple Leafs QMJHL 20 2 15 17 10 — — — — —
1971–72 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 37 3 17 20 57 16 0 11 11 4
1972–73 Tulsa Oilers CHL 72 11 28 39 40 — — — — —
1973–74 Tulsa Oilers CHL 11 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
1973–74 Rochester Americans AHL 13 1 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 2
1973–74 Saginaw Gears IHL 6 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
1974–75 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 50 1 18 19 22 5 1 0 1 4
1975–76 Syracuse Blazers NAHL-Sr. 43 8 24 32 61 — — — — —
1975–76 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
WHA totals 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
CHL totals 133 12 47 59 66 5 1 0 1 4

References

  1. ^ Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 322. ISBN 978-1-490967400.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b "1972 NHL Amateur Draft -- Brian Bowles". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "Brian Bowles at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.


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