| Ken Breitenbach | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 9, 1955 Welland, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
April 28, 2017 (aged 62) Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Buffalo Sabres | ||
| NHL Draft |
35th overall, 1975 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| WHA Draft |
56th overall, 1975 Toronto Toros | ||
| Playing career | 1975–1979 | ||
Kenneth Breitenbach (January 9, 1955 — April 28, 2017) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the second round, 35th overall, of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. In his National Hockey League career, which lasted from 1976 to 1979, Breitenbach played in 68 games, all with Buffalo, scoring one goal and adding thirteen assists. He died of cancer in 2017 at the age of 62.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Welland Sabres | SOJHL | 34 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 37 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 68 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OMJHL | 65 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 143 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1975–76 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 57 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1976–77 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 31 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 37 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1978–79 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 111 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 101 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 68 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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