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Ken Breitenbach | |||
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Born |
Welland, Ontario, Canada | January 9, 1955||
Died |
April 28, 2017 Ontario, Canada | (aged 62)||
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]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 |
![]() | This article includes a list of general
references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding
inline citations. (October 2023) |
Ken Breitenbach | |||
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Welland, Ontario, Canada | January 9, 1955||
Died |
April 28, 2017 Ontario, Canada | (aged 62)||
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]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 |