John English (ice hockey)
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player and businessman (born 1966)}}
{{Other people|John English}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|5|13|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| height_ft =6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 190
| position = Defence
| shoots = Right
| played_for = Los Angeles Kings
| draft = 48th overall
| draft_year = 1984
| draft_team = Los Angeles Kings
| career_start = 1986
| career_end = 1989
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John English (born May 13, 1966) is a Canadian businessman and former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 3 games in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1987–88 season.
Early life
English was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf |title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA |year=2018 |website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=January 15, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf |url-status=dead}}
Career
In three regular season games with the Los Angeles Kings, English recorded one goal and three assists.{{cite web |title=John English statistics |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/john-english-8446684 |website=NHL.com}} By recording four points in the three games he played in the NHL, English ranks as one of the highest points-per-game (ppg) players in NHL history.{{cite web |title=NHL all-time points-per-game leaders |url=http://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=allTime&seasonFrom=19171918&seasonTo=20192020&gameType=2&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=pointsPerGame&page=0&pageSize=50 |website=NHL.com |access-date=January 19, 2020}}
He is currently a co-owner of Oliver's Coffee with locations around Muskoka, Ontario.{{cite web |last1=Longwell |first1=Karen |url=https://www.muskokaregion.com/community-story/3646220-new-beach-volleyball-court-unveiled/ |title=New beach volleyball court unveiled|website=MuskokaRegion.com |accessdate=January 19, 2020 |quote="Oliver's owners John English and Sue Lalonde hope the court will give young people and those young at heart hours of enjoyment."}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1982–83
| MJBHL | 34 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 92
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1983–84 | OHL | 64 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 144
| 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 45 |
| 1984–85
| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 61
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| 1984–85 | OHL | 41 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 105
| 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 43 |
| 1985–86
| Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 57
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1985–86 | OHL | 43 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 120
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87
| AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1986–87 | IHL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 83
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 1987–88
| NHL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1987–88 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 65 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 236
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89
| New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 49 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 197
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| 1988–89 | AHL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 80
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 3 !! 1 !! 3 !! 4 !! 4 ! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 | ||||||||
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 130 !! 9 !! 44 !! 53 !! 519 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
References
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External links
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Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Cape Breton Oilers players
Category:Flint Spirits players
Category:Hamilton Steelhawks players
Category:Ice hockey people from Toronto
Category:Los Angeles Kings draft picks
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:New Haven Nighthawks players