Rick Bragnalo

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Rick Bragnalo
Born (1951-12-01) December 1, 1951 (age 71)
Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Washington Capitals
HC Brunico
HC Milan
National teamFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19741992

Richard James Bragnalo (born December 1, 1951) is a Canadian-Italian retired ice hockey centre. He played 145 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals from 1976 to 1979. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1974 to 1992, was mainly spent in the Italian Serie A. Internationally Bragnalo played for the Italian national team at six World Championships.

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Playing career

Bragnalo was born in Fort William, Ontario. After playing college hockey at the University of Denver, Bragnalo was signed by the Washington Capitals as a free agent in 1976. Bragnalo played parts of four seasons for the Capitals. After playing a few years in the minors, Bragnalo moved on to playing hockey in the Italian Serie A with Val Pusteria Wolves, former EV Brunico, and with his Italian heritage, he was able to play for Italy on several occasions including at the A Pool of the 1982 and 1983 World Championships. He signed for HC Milano Saima in 1990, scoring the goal that permitted Milano to win the league in 1990/91. He retired in 1992.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1968–69Fort William Beavers TBJHL 20002
1968–69 Fort William Canadians TBJHL3635377217543711
1969–70Fort William CanadiansTBJHL2315163123
1970–71 University of Denver WCHA 3613162920
1971–72 University of DenverWCHA381171824
1972–73 University of DenverWCHA3412213352
1973–74 University of DenverWCHA2924224622
1974–75 Dayton Gems IHL 75417211350141071736
1975–76 Washington Capitals NHL 19210128
1975–76 Dayton GemsIHL4829346355
1976–77 Washington CapitalsNHL8011122316
1977–78 Washington CapitalsNHL442131522
1977–78 Hershey Bears AHL 3011172815
1978–79 Washington CapitalsNHL20000
1978–79 Hershey BearsAHL772139604140112
1979–80 Hershey BearsAHL10000
1979–80 Port Huron Flags IHL6722618326113101312
1980–81 HC Brunico ITA 2829437224156101645
1981–82 HC BrunicoITA3233488163678152
1982–83 HC BrunicoITA32495910821
1983–84 HC BrunicoITA26264268447781520
1984–85 HC BrunicoITA1818274512648124
1985–86 HC BrunicoITA3623436636547112
1986–87 HC BrunicoITA4225376238
1987–88 HC BrunicoITA35213051388414188
1988–89 HC BrunicoITA4127305740
1990–91 HC Milano Saima ITA3510233381028106
1991–92 HC Milano SaimaITA1449132131340
1991–92 HC Milano Saima ALP 204372
ITA totals33926539165632670356610187
NHL totals14515355046

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1981 Italy WC-B 7471122
1982 ItalyWC73258
1983 ItalyWC101236
1985 ItalyWC-B712310
1986 ItalyWC-B71120
1987 ItalyWC-B735810
Senior totals4513193256

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