Brad Gassoff

Brad Gassoff
Born November 13, 1955
Quesnel, BC, CAN
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
NHL Draft 28th overall, 1975
Vancouver Canucks
WHA Draft 8th overall, 1975
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1975–1980

Howard Bradley "Gasser" Gassoff (born November 13, 1955 in Quesnel, British Columbia), is a retired NHL, WCHL, and CHL player.

Gassoff spent most of his career in the CHL with the Tulsa Oilers and the Dallas Black Hawks. He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in round #2, 28th overall in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft, and was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in round 1, #8 overall 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He weighs 195 lbs, is 5'11, shoots left, and plays left wing. He first played in the WCHL, then moved up to the NHL/CHL level. The only team he did play for in the NHL is for the Vancouver Canucks. He later on retired as a Dallas Black Hawks player.

Family

His brother Bob Gassoff also played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues until his death on May 27, 1977 in a motorcycle accident. His brother Ken, born October 9, 1954, was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft and by the Houston Aeros in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.[1]

Awards

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1972–73 Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL 67 13 22 35 122
1973–74 Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL 61 16 25 41 245
1974–75 Kamloops Chiefs WCHL 69 50 59 109 251 6 4 1 5 24
1975–76 Tulsa Oilers CHL 68 36 28 64 295 9 5 6 11 32
1975–76 Vancouver Canucks NHL 4 0 0 0 5
1976–77 Tulsa Oilers CHL 31 12 16 28 58
1976–77 Vancouver Canucks NHL 37 6 4 10 35
1977–78 Tulsa Oilers CHL 18 11 9 20 29
1977–78 Vancouver Canucks NHL 47 9 6 15 70
1978–79 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 36 11 20 31 164
1978–79 Vancouver Canucks NHL 34 4 7 11 53 3 0 0 0 0
1979–80 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 68 14 48 62 353
NHL totals 122 19 17 36 163 18 9 7 16 56
CHL totals 221 84 121 205 879
WCHL totals 197 79 106 185 618

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1974/74233.html

External links

Preceded by
Randy Andreachuk		 Winnipeg Jets first round draft pick
1975 		Succeeded by
Thomas Gradin