John Alan Lynch (born May 28, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Lynch played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals.
Lynch was born in Toronto, Ontario. He played junior hockey with the Oshawa Generals. He was selected by the Penguins in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft.
Lynch was traded from Detroit to Washington in February 1975. At the time of the trade, Lynch was a plus-minus rating of -15 after 50 games, but in just 20 games with the Caps he increased this to -54, giving him a total of -69 for the season. [1]
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 60 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 59 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 26 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | ||
| 1972–73 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 47 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 20 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 35 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 50 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 79 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 75 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 29 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 20 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL total | 382 | 24 | 106 | 130 | 336 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ Palmer, Ian (26 July 2015). "Top 20 Worst Players in NHL History". www.thesportster.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- Profile at legends of hockey.net