Tom Younghans

Tom Younghans
Born (1953-01-22) January 22, 1953 (age 71)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Minnesota North Stars
New York Rangers
National team  United States
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1976–1982

Thomas Anthony Younghans (born January 22, 1953) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 429 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars and New York Rangers between 1976 and 1982. Younghans featured in the 1981 Stanley Cup Finals.

He was a member of the University of Minnesota hockey team before turning professional, winning the national championship in 1976.[1] Internationally Younghans played for the United States at the 1976, 1977 and 1978 World Championships as well as the 1981 Canada Cup tournament.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1971–72 St. Mary's University NCAA III — — — — — — — — — —
1972–73 St. Mary's University NCAA III 20 13 24 37 — — — — — —
1974–75 University of Minnesota WCHA 22 13 15 28 22 — — — — —
1975–76 University of Minnesota WCHA 44 19 24 43 94 — — — — —
1976–77 Minnesota North Stars NHL 78 8 6 14 35 2 0 0 0 0
1977–78 Minnesota North Stars NHL 72 10 8 18 100 — — — — —
1977–78 Fort Worth Texans CHL 6 3 2 5 2 — — — — —
1978–79 Minnesota North Stars NHL 76 8 10 18 50 — — — — —
1979–80 Minnesota North Stars NHL 79 10 6 16 92 15 2 1 3 17
1980–81 Minnesota North Stars NHL 74 4 6 10 79 5 0 0 0 4
1981–82 Springfield Indians AHL 7 4 0 4 16 — — — — —
1981–82 Minnesota North Stars NHL 3 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
1981–82 New York Rangers NHL 47 3 5 8 17 2 0 0 0 0
1981–82 Memphis South Stars CHL 5 5 3 8 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 429 44 41 85 373 24 2 1 3 21

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1976 United States WC 10 2 2 4 8
1977 United States WC 10 0 4 4 8
1978 United States WC 10 2 1 3 6
1981 United States CC 4 0 0 0 0
Senior totals 34 4 7 12 22

References

  1. ^ "1976 NCAA Champions". gophersports.com. University of Minnesota. Retrieved 17 August 2018.


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