Garry Swain

Garry Swain
Born (1947-09-11) September 11, 1947 (age 77)
Welland, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 164 lb (74 kg; 11 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
New England Whalers
NHL draft 4th overall, 1968
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1966–1977

Garth Frederick Arthur "Garry" Swain (born September 11, 1947) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey center. He played 9 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1968–69 season and 171 games in the World Hockey Association with the New England Whalers from 1974 to 1977. Born in Welland, Ontario, Swain was drafted fourth overall in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1966–67 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 48 10 19 29 51 13 3 6 9 2
1967–68 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 54 41 62 103 79 19 9 16 25 35
1967–68 Niagara Falls Flyers M-Cup — — — — — 10 9 5 14 10
1968–69 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 9 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
1968–69 Amarillo Wranglers CHL 69 20 27 47 51 — — — — —
1969–70 Baltimore Clippers AHL 72 4 9 13 26 5 0 0 0 2
1970–71 Amarillo Wranglers CHL 71 17 31 48 87 — — — — —
1971–72 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 60 26 26 52 60 8 0 4 4 16
1972–73 Baltimore Clippers AHL 76 14 24 38 69 — — — — —
1973–74 Baltimore Clippers AHL 12 2 7 9 10 9 5 4 9 18
1973–74 Charlotte Checkers SHL 68 34 64 98 84 — — — — —
1974–75 New England Whalers WHA 66 7 15 22 18 6 0 3 3 41
1975–76 New England Whalers WHA 79 10 16 26 46 17 3 2 5 15
1976–77 New England Whalers WHA 26 5 2 7 6 2 0 0 0 0
1976–77 Rhode Island Reds AHL 17 1 6 7 19 — — — — —
WHA totals 171 22 33 55 70 25 3 5 8 56
NHL totals 9 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
Preceded by Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick
1968 		Succeeded by


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