Tom Younghans
| Tom Younghans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 22, 1953 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Minnesota North Stars New York Rangers | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1982 | ||
Thomas Anthony Younghans (born January 22, 1953) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 429 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars and New York Rangers between 1976 and 1982. Younghans featured in the 1981 Stanley Cup Finals.
He was a member of the University of Minnesota hockey team before turning professional, winning the national championship in 1976.[1] Internationally Younghans played for the United States at the 1976, 1977 and 1978 World Championships as well as the 1981 Canada Cup tournament.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | St. Mary's University | NCAA III | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | St. Mary's University | NCAA III | 20 | 13 | 24 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 22 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 44 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 78 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 72 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 76 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 79 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 92 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | ||
| 1980–81 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 74 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | New York Rangers | NHL | 47 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Memphis South Stars | CHL | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 429 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 373 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | United States | WC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1977 | United States | WC | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1978 | United States | WC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1981 | United States | CC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "1976 NCAA Champions". gophersports.com. University of Minnesota. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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