Wayne Bianchin

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Wayne Bianchin
Born (1953-09-06) September 6, 1953 (age 71)
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Edmonton Oilers
National teamFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
NHL draft 23rd overall, 1973
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 19731982

Wayne Richard Bianchin (born September 6, 1953) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey Left winger. He played in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers between 1973 and 1980. Internationally Bianchin played for the Italian national team at the 1981 World Championship B Pool.

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Career

After scoring 60 goals in 68 games with the WCJHL's Flin Flon Bombers in 1972–73, Bianchin was selected 23rd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. He recorded 25 points his rookie year, but suffered a broken neck while body surfing during the offseason. He spent the next season split between the AHL and NHL while recovering. He suffered his 2nd back surgery and was left unprotected on the NHL Intra League Draft. His best season came in 1976-77 when he played 79 games for the Penguins and scored 28 goals; he also appeared in the playoffs for the only time of his career. The Edmonton Oilers acquired Bianchin in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft but he would serve just eleven games with them due to a nagging back. He chose to play a reduced schedule and played two seasons in Italy with HC Asiago and AS Mastini Varese. He was a member of the Italian national team at the Group B World Championships in 1981 and lead the tournament with scoring and was selected to the First Line All-Star Team.

Family

His son, Jordan Bianchin, played professional hockey for three seasons in the Central Hockey League and in Italy's Serie A. [1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1971–72 Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 5620234372
1972–73 Flin Flon BombersWCHL68605411490
1973–74 Hershey Bears AHL 41232
1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6912132538
1974–75 Johnstown Jets NAHL 882104
1974–75 Hershey BearsAHL30110
1974–75 Syracuse Eagles AHL1254926
1974–75 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL10000
1975–76 Hershey BearsAHL542422461761344
1975–76 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL141564
1976–77 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL79286342830116
1977–78 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL6120133340
1978–79 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL40741120
1979–80 Edmonton Oilers NHL110007
1979–80 Houston Apollos CHL 572019392062574
1980–81 HC Asiago ITA 28342458291469156
1981–82 AS Mastini Varese ITA20131427
NHL totals275684110913730116

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1981 Italy WC-B 739122
Senior totals739122

Awards and achievements

References

  1. "Jordan Bianchin". Elite Prospects.