Brian Engblom

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Brian Engblom
Born (1955-01-27) January 27, 1955 (age 69)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Washington Capitals
Los Angeles Kings
Buffalo Sabres
Calgary Flames
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 22nd overall, 1975
Montreal Canadiens
WHA draft 22nd overall, 1974
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1975–1987

Brian Paul Engblom (born January 27, 1955) is a Canadian ice hockey broadcaster for the Tampa Bay Lightning, and a former professional hockey defenseman. He was a three-time Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens.

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Biography

Engblom was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and played for the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was drafted 22nd overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft. He played his first two professional seasons with Montreal's AHL affiliate Nova Scotia Voyageurs before playing in his first NHL game in the 1977 Stanley Cup playoffs with Montreal. He won two Stanley Cups, in 1978, and 1979 with the Canadiens. Engblom's name was left off the Cup in 1977 because he played no regular season games. He played in two playoff games and did not play in the finals.

In September 1982, while he was establishing himself as a top NHL defenseman, Engblom was traded to the Washington Capitals as part of a six-player blockbuster trade that sent him, Doug Jarvis, Rod Langway and Craig Laughlin to Washington in exchange for Rick Green and Ryan Walter. [1] A season later, he was dealt with Ken Houston to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for future Hall Of Famer Larry Murphy. He finished his career with stints for the Buffalo Sabres, and Calgary Flames. Engblom's final NHL season of 1986–87 ended prematurely due to bone spurs in his spinal column that required major surgery to repair. [2] In 11 seasons, Engblom scored 29 goals and 177 assists.

Broadcasting career

Engblom was an NHL color commentator for ESPN and NHL on ABC from 1993 to 2004. After NBC Sports acquired NHL TV rights in 2004, he served as their color commentator/studio analyst for both NBC/NBCSN and the network's coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Engblom was an analyst on NHL Live for Versus and also served as a color analyst for Winnipeg Jets games on TSN in Canada. [3] During the 2005–06 season, he was color analyst for Columbus Blue Jackets games aired on Fox Sports Ohio. Engblom has also provided post-game analysis for the Colorado Avalanche on Altitude Sports and Entertainment, in rotation with Mark Rycroft.

Engblom joined Sun Sports for the 2015–16 season as a color analyst for the Tampa Bay Lightning replacing Bobby Taylor, who moved to studio host. [4]

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-WCHA First Team 1974–75 [5]
AHCA West All-American 1974–75 [6]
MJHL Most Valuable Player1973
AHL first All-Star team 1977
Eddie Shore Award (AHL Most Outstanding Defenseman)1977
Stanley Cup championships 1978, 1979
NHL second team All-Star 1982

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1972–73 Winnipeg Monarchs MJHL 48174663——————
1973–74 Wisconsin Badgers WCHA 3610213154—————
1974–75 Wisconsin BadgersWCHA3813233658—————
1975–76 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 734343879917826
1976–77 Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL808425089113101310
1976–77 Montreal Canadiens NHL —————20002
1977–78 Montreal CanadiensNHL281232350002
1978–79 Montreal CanadiensNHL6231114601601111
1979–80 Montreal CanadiensNHL703202343102466
1980–81 Montreal CanadiensNHL80325289631014
1981–82 Montreal CanadiensNHL764293376502214
1982–83 Washington Capitals NHL73522275940222
1983–84 Washington CapitalsNHL60118—————
1983–84 Los Angeles Kings NHL742272959—————
1984–85 Los Angeles KingsNHL79419237030002
1985–86 Los Angeles KingsNHL493131661—————
1985–86 Buffalo Sabres NHL3014516—————
1986–87 Calgary Flames NHL3204428—————
NHL totals6592917720659948391243

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1981 Canada CC 51014
1983 Canada WC 101230
Senior totals152244

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References

  1. ↑ Fisher, Red (September 11, 1978). "Canadiens make blockbuster trade". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ Duhatschek, Eric (1987-01-16). "Engblom hits fork in road". Calgary Herald. p. D1. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  3. ↑ Smith, Joe (August 11, 2015). "Bolts name 'The Chief's' successor: Brian Engblom to take over as color analyst". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Brian Engblom named new Color Analyst for Lightning television broadcasts". NHL.com. August 11, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  5. ↑ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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