Rocky Saganiuk

Rocky Saganiuk
Born	(1957-10-15) October 15, 1957 (age 68) Myrnam, Alberta, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL draft	29th overall, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs
WHA draft	42nd overall, 1977 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	1977–1995

Rocky Ray Saganiuk (born October 15, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 259 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins. ^[1]

Playing career

Born in Myrnam, Alberta, Saganiuk played junior hockey for the Kamloops Chiefs and Lethbridge Broncos. He was drafted in 1977 by the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association (WHA) and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Saganiuk signed with the Maple Leafs and made his professional debut in 1977 with the Dallas Black Hawks of the Central Hockey League, a farm team of the Maple Leafs. He had an outstanding season for the New Brunswick Hawks of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 1978–79, for which he won the Les Cunningham Award as the most valuable player of the 1978–79 AHL season. ^[2]

He played the next three seasons in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs, from 1979 to 1982, scoring 24 goals and 47 points in his best season.. Before the 1983–84 season, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He only played one season with the Penguins, playing in only 29 games.

Post-playing career

After retiring from the NHL due to injuries, Saganiuk helped develop hockey in Britain as a player-coach with both Ayr Bruins and Peterborough Pirates. He also had spells as coach of the Durham Wasps, Murrayfield Racers and Blackburn Hawks.

Saganiuk returned to North America, first as a coach in the WHL, and then as a youth hockey director in Chicago.^{[ citation needed ]} Saganiuk is currently a youth hockey director in the Pittsburgh area, working as the Local Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Learn to Play program.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1974–75	Taber Golden Suns	AJHL		50	21	32	53	124		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Taber Golden Suns	AJHL		49	42	32	74	169		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Kamloops Chiefs	WCHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Lethbridge Broncos	WCHL		6	2	1	3	0		5	2	1	3	6
1976–77	Lethbridge Broncos	WCHL		72	60	48	108	203		15	6	5	11	21
1977–78	Dallas Black Hawks	CHL		42	16	13	29	71		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		16	3	5	8	9		3	1	0	1	5
1978–79	New Brunswick Hawks	AHL		61	47	29	76	91		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		75	24	23	47	52		3	0	0	0	10
1980–81	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		71	12	18	30	52		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		65	17	16	33	49		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	St. Catharines Saints	AHL		61	26	23	49	83		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		29	1	3	4	37		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		5	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	St. Catharines Saints	AHL		4	1	1	2	11		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Brantford Motts Clamatos	OHA-Sr.		33	21	22	43	55		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Ayr Bruins	GBR		14	19	20	39	50		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Ayr Bruins	GBR		8	8	8	16	32		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Peterborough Pirates	GBR		4	6	4	10	2		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Murrayfield Racers	GBR		3	4	3	7	4		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Durham Wasps	GBR		2	1	2	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				259	57	65	122	201		6	1	0	1	15
AHL totals				131	75	54	129	185		—	—	—	—	—
GBR totals				31	38	37	75	94		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "Rocky Saganiuk Stats and News".
2. "AHL Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on August 1, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2016.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database