| Andy Spruce | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | April 17, 1954 London, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Vancouver Canucks Colorado Rockies | ||
| NHL Draft | 95th overall, 1974 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| WHA Draft | 90th overall, 1974 Phoenix Roadrunners | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1982 | ||
Andrew William Spruce (born April 17, 1954) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 172 games in the National Hockey League with the Colorado Rockies and Vancouver Canucks.
Born in London, Ontario, Spruce played major junior with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey Association.
Spruce was selected by the Canucks in the 1974 NHL amateur draft. He turned professional that year, spending two seasons in the minor Central Hockey League. He joined the Canucks in 1976, splitting the season between the NHL and CHL, before moving to Colorado where he played for two seasons. Spruce spent one more season in the CHL, and two in the American Hockey League, before retiring in 1982.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | London Knights | OHA | 33 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1972–73 | London Knights | OHA | 63 | 34 | 69 | 103 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | London Knights | OHA | 39 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Seattle Totems | CHL | 65 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 75 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 100 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 1976–77 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 51 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 20 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | ||
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 74 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 47 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 77 | 31 | 41 | 72 | 97 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 | ||
| 1980–81 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 79 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 108 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | ||
| 1981–82 | Erie Blades | AHL | 76 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 155 | 23 | 55 | 78 | 203 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | ||||
| CHL totals | 237 | 83 | 132 | 215 | 336 | 33 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 39 | ||||
| NHL totals | 172 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
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