Rod Seiling

Rod Seiling
Seiling playing for St. Michael's College in 1962
Born	(1944-11-14) November 14, 1944 (age 81) Elmira, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers Washington Capitals St. Louis Blues Atlanta Flames
National team	Canada
Playing career	1962–1979

Rodney Albert Seiling (born November 14, 1944) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Rod is the brother of Ric Seiling.

Playing career

Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1962, Seiling played only one game with the Leafs and spent most of his time as a Toronto prospect in the minors. The next year, he represented Canada at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where they finished in fourth place. He was traded to the New York Rangers, where he would remain for the next decade, except for a brief claim by the St. Louis Blues in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, after which he was immediately traded back to the Rangers. His defensive abilities eventually helped guide the Rangers to the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals. He was a member of Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series. He was also an all-star for the only time in his career in 1972.

In 1974, he was claimed on waivers by the Washington Capitals, but after appearing in just one game with Washington he was traded to the Maple Leafs. Seiling also played for the Blues and Atlanta Flames before retiring at the end of the 1978–79 NHL season.

Post playing career

In 2006, Seiling was appointed Chair of the Ontario Racing Commission, where he served for 7 years.^{[ when? ]}

In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Seiling at No. 41 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons. ^[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1960–61	St. Michael's Buzzers	MetJHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	St. Michael's Majors	OHA-Jr.		3	0	0	0	2		4	0	0	0	0
1961–62	St. Michael's Majors	OHA-Jr.		31	24	26	50	14		4	2	1	3	0
1961–62	St. Michael's Majors	MC		—	—	—	—	—		5	2	2	4	11
1962–63	Neil McNeil Maroons	MetJL		38	29	48	77	32		10	4	10	14	14
1962–63	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Sudbury Wolves	EPHL		3	2	2	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Rochester Americans	AHL		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Neil McNeil Maroons	MC		—	—	—	—	—		6	1	3	4	2
1963–64	Toronto Marlboros	OHA-Jr.		41	13	54	67	74		9	5	14	19	14
1963–64	Rochester Americans	AHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	New York Rangers	NHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Toronto Marlboros	MC		—	—	—	—	—		10	7	7	14	10
1964–65	New York Rangers	NHL		68	4	22	26	44		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	New York Rangers	NHL		52	5	10	15	24		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Minnesota Rangers	CPHL		13	3	5	8	4		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	New York Rangers	NHL		12	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Baltimore Clippers	AHL		46	10	20	30	38		9	2	2	4	14
1967–68	New York Rangers	NHL		71	5	11	16	44		6	1	1	2	4
1968–69	New York Rangers	NHL		73	4	17	21	73		4	1	0	1	2
1969–70	New York Rangers	NHL		76	5	21	26	68		2	0	0	0	0
1970–71	New York Rangers	NHL		68	5	22	27	34		13	1	0	1	12
1971–72	New York Rangers	NHL		78	5	36	41	62		16	1	4	5	10
1972–73	New York Rangers	NHL		72	9	33	42	36		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	New York Rangers	NHL		68	7	23	30	32		13	0	2	2	19
1974–75	New York Rangers	NHL		4	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Washington Capitals	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		60	5	12	17	40		7	0	0	0	0
1975–76	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		77	3	16	19	46		10	0	1	1	6
1976–77	St. Louis Blues	NHL		79	3	26	29	36		4	0	0	0	2
1977–78	St. Louis Blues	NHL		78	1	11	12	40		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	St. Louis Blues	NHL		3	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Atlanta Flames	NHL		36	0	4	4	12		2	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				979	62	269	331	601		77	4	8	12	55

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1964	Canada	OLY		7	4	2	6	6
1972	Canada	SS		3	0	0	0	0
Senior totals				10	4	2	6	6

References

1. Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. p. 130. ISBN   978-0470736197.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database
• http://www.ontarioracingcommission.ca/about.aspx?id=51