Rod Seiling
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1944)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Red Seiling.png
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Seiling playing for St. Michael's College in 1962
| played_for = Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers
Washington Capitals
St. Louis Blues
Atlanta Flames
| position = Defence
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 182
| ntl_team = CAN
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|11|14|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Elmira, Ontario, Canada
| career_start = 1962
| career_end = 1979
}}
Rodney Albert Seiling (born November 14, 1944) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Rod is the brother of Ric Seiling.
Playing career
Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1962, Seiling played only one game with the Leafs and spent most of his time as a Toronto prospect in the minors. The next year, he represented Canada at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where they finished in fourth place. He was traded to the New York Rangers, where he would remain for the next decade, except for a brief claim by the St. Louis Blues in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, after which he was immediately traded back to the Rangers. His defensive abilities eventually helped guide the Rangers to the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals. He was a member of Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series.
In 1974, he was claimed on waivers by the Washington Capitals, but after appearing in just one game with Washington he was traded to the Maple Leafs. Seiling also played for the Blues and Atlanta Flames before retiring at the end of the 1978–79 NHL season.
Post playing career
In 2006, Seiling was appointed Chair of the Ontario Racing Commission, where he served for 7 years.{{when|date=September 2017}}
In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Seiling at No. 41 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.{{cite book|url= https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6860998-100-ranger-greats#bookDetails |title=100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters |first1=Russ |last1=Cohen |first2=John |last2=Halligan |first3=Adam |last3=Raider |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn= 978-0470736197 |date=2009 |access-date=February 3, 2020|page=130}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1960–61
| MetJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1960–61 | OHA-Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961–62
| St. Michael's Majors | OHA-Jr. | 31 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1961–62 | St. Michael's Majors | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 1962–63
| MetJL | 38 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1962–63 | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962–63
| EPHL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1962–63 | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962–63
| Neil McNeil Maroons | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1963–64 | OHA-Jr. | 41 | 13 | 54 | 67 | 74 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 14 |
| 1963–64
| Rochester Americans | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1963–64 | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963–64
| Toronto Marlboros | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1964–65 | New York Rangers | NHL | 68 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965–66
| New York Rangers | NHL | 52 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1965–66 | CPHL | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966–67
| New York Rangers | NHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1966–67 | AHL | 46 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 1967–68
| New York Rangers | NHL | 71 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1968–69 | New York Rangers | NHL | 73 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1969–70
| New York Rangers | NHL | 76 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1970–71 | New York Rangers | NHL | 68 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 1971–72
| New York Rangers | NHL | 78 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 62 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1972–73 | New York Rangers | NHL | 72 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74
| New York Rangers | NHL | 68 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1974–75 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75
| NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1974–75 | NHL | 60 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975–76
| Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 77 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1976–77 | NHL | 79 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977–78
| St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1978–79 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79
| NHL | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 979 ! 62 ! 269 ! 331 ! 601 ! 77 ! 4 ! 8 ! 12 ! 55 |
=International=
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| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1964
| Canada | OLY | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1972 | Canada | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" | Senior totals ! 10 ! 4 ! 2 ! 6 ! 6 |
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats|legends=14268}}
- http://www.ontarioracingcommission.ca/about.aspx?id=51
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