Brian Bowles (ice hockey) explained

Brian Bowles
Position:Defence
Played For:Cleveland Crusaders
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:181
Birth Date:18 February 1952
Birth Place:Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Draft:59th overall
Draft Team:Toronto Maple Leafs
Draft Year:1972
Career Start:1972
Career End:1976

Brian Earl Bowles[1] (born February 18, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA).[2] Bowles played three games with the Cleveland Crusaders during the 1975–76 WHA season.[3] He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2] He played in the 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with his Drummondville minor ice hockey team.[4]

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
1969–70Drummondville RangersQMJHL53 3 13 16 676 0 0 0 14
1970–71Drummondville RangersQMJHL9 0 3 3 2
1970–71Verdun Maple LeafsQMJHL52 4 25 29 685 0 1 1 4
1971–72Verdun Maple LeafsQMJHL20 2 15 17 10
1971–72Cornwall RoyalsQMJHL37 3 17 20 5716 0 11 11 4
1972–73Tulsa OilersCHL72 11 28 39 40
1973–74Tulsa OilersCHL11 0 1 1 4
1973–74Rochester AmericansAHL13 1 2 3 43 0 0 0 2
1973–74Saginaw GearsIHL6 0 2 2 0
1974–75Oklahoma City BlazersCHL50 1 18 19 225 1 0 1 4
1975–76Syracuse BlazersNAHL-Sr.43 8 24 32 61
1975–76Cleveland CrusadersWHA3 0 0 0 0
WHA totals30000
CHL totals1331247596651014

Notes and References

  1. Book: Surgent . Scott . 2013 . The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e . Tempe, Arizona . 322 . 978-1-490967400 .
  2. Web site: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft -- Brian Bowles. Hockey Draft Central. March 23, 2014.
  3. Web site: Brian Bowles at eliteprospects.com . www.eliteprospects.com . October 16, 2023.
  4. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-01-02. March 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf. dead.