Brad Gassoff

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Brad Gassoff
Born (1955-11-13) November 13, 1955 (age 68)
Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
NHL Draft 28th overall, 1975
Vancouver Canucks
WHA Draft 8th overall, 1975
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 19751980

Howard Bradley "Gasser" Gassoff (born November 13, 1955, in Quesnel, British Columbia), is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A left wing, Gasoff played for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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He was drafted by the Canucks in the second round, 28th overall in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft, and was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the first round, eighth overall 1975 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. Gassoff spent most of his career in the Central Hockey League (CHL) with the Tulsa Oilers and the Dallas Black Hawks. He later retired as a Dallas player.

Family

His brother Bob also played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues until his death on May 27, 1977, in a motorcycle accident. His brother Ken, born October 9, 1954, was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1974 NHL amateur draft and by the Houston Aeros in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. [1]

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1971–72 Drumheller Falcons AJHL
1972–73 Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL 671322351221733667
1973–74 Medicine Hat TigersWCHL61162541245610122
1974–75 Kamloops Chiefs WCHL695059109251641524
1975–76 Tulsa Oilers CHL 683628642959561132
1975–76 Vancouver Canucks NHL 40005
1976–77 Tulsa OilersCHL3112162858
1976–77 Vancouver CanucksNHL37641035
1977–78 Tulsa OilersCHL181192029
1977–78 Vancouver CanucksNHL47961570
1978–79 Dallas Black Hawks CHL36112031164
1978–79 Vancouver CanucksNHL3447115330000
1979–80 Dallas Black HawksCHL68144862353
CHL totals221841212058999561132
NHL totals12219173616330000

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References

  1. "1974 NHL Amateur Draft -- Ken Gassoff".
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