| Position: | Defence |
| Played For: | New York Rangers Edmonton Oilers |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 1972 |
| Career End: | 1982 |
John Severn Bednarski (born July 4, 1952) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and the Edmonton Oilers between 1974 and 1979.
Bednarski was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario. An alumnus of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, he signed with the Rangers as a free agent in 1972 and began play in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Rochester Americans. He made his NHL debut in 1974 with the Rangers, playing a total of 99 games over three seasons, and scored two goals and 18 assists. In 1977, he returned to the minor leagues before signing with the Oilers for their first year in the NHL, playing only one game before being sent back down to the minors.
He later signed a contract with the Buffalo Sabres but never played another NHL game. He eventually became the radio and TV analyst for the Americans for many years before resigning before the 2005–06 season. In 2007, Bednarski was inducted into the Americans Hall of Fame.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1970–71 | West Kildonan North Stars | MJHL | 46 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Winnipeg Jets | WCHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 1971–72 | Winnipeg Jets | WCHL | 65 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 72 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 205 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 1973–74 | Providence Reds | AHL | 76 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 222 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 35 | ||
| 1974–75 | New York Rangers | NHL | 35 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1974–75 | Providence Reds | AHL | 25 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1975–76 | New York Rangers | NHL | 59 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | New York Rangers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 74 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 110 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1977–78 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 64 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 98 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 | ||
| 1978–79 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 77 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 146 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28 | ||
| 1979–80 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Cincinnati Stingers | CHL | 28 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 46 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1980–81 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 76 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Erie Blades | AHL | 66 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 576 | 94 | 285 | 379 | 1116 | 58 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 126 | ||||
| NHL totals | 100 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||||