Ted Snell

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Ted Snell
Ted Snell 1973.JPG
Snell in 1973
Born (1946-05-28) May 28, 1946 (age 78)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Kansas City Scouts
Pittsburgh Penguins
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 19651976

Harold Edward Snell (born May 28, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 104 games in the National Hockey League for the Kansas City Scouts, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Detroit Red Wings between 1973 and 1975. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1965 to 1988, was mainly spent with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, though he spent the last seven seasons playing in Switzerland, serving as a player-coach for part of it before retiring and coaching full-time.

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1962–63 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 502020401790332
1963–64 Niagara Falls FlyersOHA5613274043401112
1964–65 Niagara Falls FlyersOHA562623492611371010
1965–66 Niagara Falls FlyersOHA471825437362134
1965–66 Hershey Bears AHL 41012
1965–66 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 10000
1966–67 Hershey BearsAHL344812410000
1967–68 Hershey BearsAHL671129402350000
1968–69 Hershey BearsAHL204594114592
1968–69 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 54691525
1969–70 Hershey BearsAHL581223352473470
1970–71 Hershey BearsAHL721228401341010
1971–72 Hershey BearsAHL68121830440002
1972–73 Hershey BearsAHL722935642360330
1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 55412168
1974–75 Detroit Red Wings NHL200446
1974–75 Kansas City Scouts NHL293258
1974–75 Virginia Wings AHL245381751010
1975–76 Hershey BearsAHL744151924100000
1979–80 SC Langenthal NLB
1981–82 SC LangenthalNLB
1982–83 SC LangenthalNLB171027
1983–84 EHC Grindelwald SUI-3 211233
1984–85EHC GrindelwaldSUI-3211233
1985–86EHC GrindelwaldSUI-3
1987–88 EHC Solothurn-Zuchwil SUI-3
AHL totals4939416425813853912214
NHL totals1047182522

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