Rick Pagnutti

Rick Pagnutti
Born (1946-11-14) November 14, 1946
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Played for AHL
Springfield Kings
Rochester Americans
WHL
Salt Lake Golden Eagles
CHL
Oklahoma City Blazers
IHL
Fort Wayne Komets
NAHL
Broome Dusters
NHL Draft 1st overall, 1967
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 19671977

Rick Pagnutti (born November 14, 1946) is a former ice hockey player who was drafted first overall in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings but never played in the NHL.

Pagnutti spent a ten-year career in the minor leagues, primarily for the Rochester Americans and Springfield Kings of the American Hockey League. He won the Governor's Trophy as the top defenceman in the International Hockey League in 1972. His son Matt Pagnutti played college hockey in the NCAA ranks and professionally in the ECHL.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1967–68 Springfield Kings AHL 544131720 40118
1968–69 Springfield Kings AHL 654141863
1969–70 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL 60491344
1969–70 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 30000
1970–71 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 579233245 51232
1971–72 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 6413455886 81236
1972–73 Rochester Americans AHL 7218375564 63254
1973–74 Rochester Americans AHL 6811435457 60226
1974–75 Rochester Americans AHL 7412405259 1235816
1975–76 Rochester Americans AHL 634293346 70229
1976–77 Binghamton Dusters NAHL 688445250 102465
AHL totals 39653176229309 356121843
Preceded by
Barry Gibbs
NHL first overall draft pick
1967
Succeeded by
Michel Plasse
Preceded by
None
Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick
1967
Succeeded by
Jim McInally


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