Al Osborne
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1947)}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| image_size = 230px
| position = Right Wing
| played_for = Buffalo Bisons(AHL)
Salem Rebels(EHL)
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 180
| ntl_team =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|3|8}}
| birth_place = Weston, Ontario
| draft = 1st Round (4th overall)
| draft_year = 1963
| draft_team = New York Rangers
| career_start = 1967
| career_end = 1977
}}
Al Osborne (born 8 March 1947 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 1963 NHL amateur draft.
Career
Osborne was a 16-year-old playing junior B hockey in the Weston, Ontario when he was selected fourth overall by the New York Rangers in the first ever NHL amateur draft.{{cite book|first=Dave|last=Holland|title=Total NHL: The Ultimate Source on the National Hockey League|year=2003|publisher=D. Diamond and Associates|page=369|isbn=0-920445-86-1}} He played three seasons (1964–67) in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros before turning professional with the Omaha Knights for the 1967-68 season in the Central Professional Hockey League. He split the following season playing in both the American Hockey League and the Eastern Hockey League where he played with the Buffalo Bisons and Salem Rebels respectively.
Osborne continued to play Senior ice hockey the next eight seasons (1969–77) in the OHA Senior A League where he suited up with the Orillia Terriers, Brantford Foresters, Cambridge Hornets, and Brantford Alexanders.
Career statistics
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! ALIGN="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! ALIGN="center" colspan="5" | Regular season ! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! ALIGN="center" colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! ALIGN="center" | Season ! ALIGN="center" | Team ! ALIGN="center" | League ! ALIGN="center" | GP ! ALIGN="center" | G ! ALIGN="center" | A ! ALIGN="center" | Pts ! ALIGN="center" | PIM ! ALIGN="center" | GP ! ALIGN="center" | G ! ALIGN="center" | A ! ALIGN="center" | Pts ! ALIGN="center" | PIM |
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| ALIGN="center" | 1964–65 | ALIGN="center" | Toronto Marlboros | ALIGN="center" | OHA | ALIGN="center" | 53 | ALIGN="center" | 14 | ALIGN="center" | 14 | ALIGN="center" | 28 | ALIGN="center" | 0 | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | |
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| ALIGN="center" | 1965–66 | ALIGN="center" | Toronto Marlboros | ALIGN="center" | OHA | ALIGN="center" | 34 | ALIGN="center" | 4 | ALIGN="center" | 14 | ALIGN="center" | 18 | ALIGN="center" | 59 | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | |
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| ALIGN="center" | 1966–67 | ALIGN="center" | Toronto Marlboros | ALIGN="center" | OHA | ALIGN="center" | 36 | ALIGN="center" | 10 | ALIGN="center" | 5 | ALIGN="center" | 15 | ALIGN="center" | 30 | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | |
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| ALIGN="center" | 1967–68 | ALIGN="center" | Omaha Knights | ALIGN="center" | CPHL | ALIGN="center" | 64 | ALIGN="center" | 5 | ALIGN="center" | 7 | ALIGN="center" | 12 | ALIGN="center" | 39 | ALIGN="center" | -- | ALIGN="center" | -- | ALIGN="center" | -- | ALIGN="center" | -- | ALIGN="center" | -- |
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| ALIGN="center" | 1968–69 | ALIGN="center" | Buffalo Bisons | ALIGN="center" | AHL | ALIGN="center" | 3 | ALIGN="center" | 0 | ALIGN="center" | 0 | ALIGN="center" | 0 | ALIGN="center" | 0 | ALIGN="center" | -- | ALIGN="center" | -- | ALIGN="center" | -- | ALIGN="center" | -- | ALIGN="center" | -- |
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| ALIGN="center" | 1968–69 | ALIGN="center" | Salem Rebels | ALIGN="center" | EHL | ALIGN="center" | 48 | ALIGN="center" | 28 | ALIGN="center" | 37 | ALIGN="center" | 65 | ALIGN="center" | 38 | ALIGN="center" | -- | ALIGN="center" | -- | ALIGN="center" | -- | ALIGN="center" | -- | ALIGN="center" | -- |
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| ALIGN="center" | 1969–70 | ALIGN="center" | Orillia Terriers | ALIGN="center" | OHASr | ALIGN="center" | N/A | ALIGN="center" | 24 | ALIGN="center" | 21 | ALIGN="center" | 45 | ALIGN="center" | 49 | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | |
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| ALIGN="center" | 1970–71 | ALIGN="center" | Orillia Terriers | ALIGN="center" | OHASr | ALIGN="center" | N/A | ALIGN="center" | N/A | ALIGN="center" | N/A | ALIGN="center" | N/A | ALIGN="center" | N/A | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | |
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| ALIGN="center" | 1971–72 | ALIGN="center" | Orillia Terriers | ALIGN="center" | OHASr | ALIGN="center" | 40 | ALIGN="center" | 20 | ALIGN="center" | 24 | ALIGN="center" | 44 | ALIGN="center" | 35 | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | |
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| ALIGN="center" | 1972–73 | ALIGN="center" | Brantford Foresters | ALIGN="center" | OHASr | ALIGN="center" | 4 | ALIGN="center" | 4 | ALIGN="center" | 4 | ALIGN="center" | 8 | ALIGN="center" | 13 | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | |
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| ALIGN="center" | 1973–74 | ALIGN="center" | Brantford Foresters | ALIGN="center" | OHASr | ALIGN="center" | 24 | ALIGN="center" | 6 | ALIGN="center" | 6 | ALIGN="center" | 12 | ALIGN="center" | 16 | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | |
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| ALIGN="center" | 1974–75 | ALIGN="center" | Brantford Foresters | ALIGN="center" | OHASr | ALIGN="center" | 39 | ALIGN="center" | 19 | ALIGN="center" | 27 | ALIGN="center" | 46 | ALIGN="center" | 52 | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | |
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| ALIGN="center" | 1975–76 | ALIGN="center" | Cambridge Hornets | ALIGN="center" | OHASr | ALIGN="center" | 43 | ALIGN="center" | 7 | ALIGN="center" | 22 | ALIGN="center" | 29 | ALIGN="center" | 26 | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | |
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| ALIGN="center" | 1976–77 | ALIGN="center" | Brantford Alexanders | ALIGN="center" | OHASr | ALIGN="center" | 34 | ALIGN="center" | 15 | ALIGN="center" | 16 | ALIGN="center" | 31 | ALIGN="center" | 34 | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | | ALIGN="center" | |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{hockeydb|11633}}
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Category:Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players
Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Category:NHL first-round draft picks
Category:New York Rangers draft picks
Category:Omaha Knights (CHL) players
Category:Salem Rebels (EHL) players
Category:Ice hockey people from Toronto