Lynn Powis Explained

Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:185
Played For:Kansas City Scouts
Chicago Black Hawks
Calgary Cowboys
Indianapolis Racers
Winnipeg Jets
EV Füssen
Birth Date:1949 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Career Start:1970
Career End:1983
Draft:68th overall
Draft Year:1969
Draft Team:Montreal Canadiens

Trevor Lynn Powis (born July 7, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.[1] Powis played for several teams in the National Hockey League, World Hockey Association and the German Eishockey-Bundesliga between 1970 and 1983.

Playing career

Powis was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. His brother is Geoff Powis, who also played professional ice hockey. He played junior ice hockey with the Melville Millionaires and the Moose Jaw Canucks. Choosing university, Powis attended the University of Denver, starting in 1968. After one year, he was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens, 68th overall in the NHL Amateur Draft.

Powis played one more season at Denver, then turned professional in 1970 with the Denver Spurs of the Western Hockey League. Powis played on season for the Canadiens' American Hockey League affiliate Nova Scotia Voyageurs before being traded to the Atlanta Flames. Powis played one season with the Flames' Omaha Knights affiliate, then was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks. Powis made his NHL debut in 1973 with the Black Hawks, and played 57 games in the 1973–74 season with the Black Hawks, recording 8 goals and 13 assists.

In 1974, Powis was claimed by the Kansas City Scouts in the 1974 Expansion Draft. He played the 1974–75 season for Kansas City, before being traded in the off-season to the St. Louis Blues. Powis did not play again in the NHL. After being waived by St. Louis, Powis signed with the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association. He would go on to also play with the Indianapolis Racers and the Winnipeg Jets. Powis was a member of the championship 1978 Jets team.

In 1978, Powis moved to Germany and played four seasons in the Eishockey-Bundesliga for Duisburger SC and EV Füssen. He finished his career with one season in the Italian League for Alleghe, retiring in 1983.

In total, Powis played 130 games in the National Hockey League, scoring 19 goals and 33 assists. He played 153 games in the World Hockey Association scoring 50 goals and 65 assists.

After retirement from ice hockey, Powis has worked in real estate in the Denver area.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1965–66Melville MillionairesSJHL43 0 2 2 4
1966–67Moose Jaw CanucksCMJHL52 13 18 31 1714 5 4 9 4
1967–68University of DenverWCHA
1968–69University of DenverWCHA30 17 12 29 21
1969–70University of DenverWCHA5 2 3 5 12
1970–71Denver SpursWHL59 14 13 27 13
1971–72Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL38 5 6 11 1915 0 2 2 0
1972–73Omaha KnightsCHL72 34 40 74 4911 2 5 7 8
1973–74Chicago Black HawksNHL57 8 13 21 61 0 0 0 0
1974–75Kansas City ScoutsNHL73 11 20 31 19
1975–76Providence RedsAHL52 30 31 61 54
1975–76Calgary CowboysWHA21 4 10 14 210 5 4 9 12
1976–77Calgary CowboysWHA63 30 30 60 40
1977–78Indianapolis RacersWHA14 4 6 10 2
1977–78Winnipeg JetsWHA55 12 19 31 163 2 1 3 7
1978–79Duisburger SCGER-256 52 36 88 254
1979–80Duisburger SCGER39 28 37 65 162
1980–81Duisburger SCGER18 12 12 24 62
1981–82EV FüssenGER32 17 22 39 82
1982–83AllegheITA19 17 26 43 18
WHA totals153 50 65 115 6013 7 5 12 19
NHL totals130 19 33 52 251 0 0 0 0

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nhl.com/player/lynn-powis-8448186