Rick Bragnalo Explained

Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:155
Ntl Team:Italy
Played For:Washington Capitals
HC Brunico
HC Milan
Birth Date:December 1, 1951
Birth Place:Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1974
Career End:1992

Richard James Bragnalo (born December 1, 1951) is a Canadian-Italian retired ice hockey centre. He played 145 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals from 1976 to 1979. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1974 to 1992, was mainly spent in the Italian Serie A. Internationally Bragnalo played for the Italian national team at six World Championships.

Playing career

Bragnalo was born in Fort William, Ontario. After playing college hockey at the University of Denver, Bragnalo was signed by the Washington Capitals as a free agent in 1976. Bragnalo played parts of four seasons for the Capitals. After playing a few years in the minors, Bragnalo moved on to playing hockey in the Italian Serie A with Val Pusteria Wolves, former EV Brunico, and with his Italian heritage, he was able to play for Italy on several occasions including at the A Pool of the 1982 and 1983 World Championships. He signed for HC Milano Saima in 1990, scoring the goal that permitted Milano to win the league in 1990/91. He retired in 1992.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1968–69Fort William BeaversTBJHL2 0 0 0 2
1968–69Fort William CanadiansTBJHL36 35 37 72 175 4 3 7 11
1969–70Fort William CanadiansTBJHL23 15 16 31 23
1970–71University of DenverWCHA36 13 16 29 20
1971–72University of DenverWCHA38 11 7 18 24
1972–73University of DenverWCHA34 12 21 33 52
1973–74University of DenverWCHA29 24 22 46 22
1974–75Dayton GemsIHL75 41 72 113 5014 10 7 17 36
1975–76Washington CapitalsNHL19 2 10 12 8
1975–76Dayton GemsIHL48 29 34 63 55
1976–77Washington CapitalsNHL80 11 12 23 16
1977–78Washington CapitalsNHL44 2 13 15 22
1977–78Hershey BearsAHL30 11 17 28 15
1978–79Washington CapitalsNHL2 0 0 0 0
1978–79Hershey BearsAHL77 21 39 60 414 0 1 1 2
1979–80Hershey BearsAHL1 0 0 0 0
1979–80Port Huron FlagsIHL67 22 61 83 2611 3 10 13 12
1980–81HC BrunicoITA28 29 43 72 2415 6 10 16 45
1981–82HC BrunicoITA32 33 48 81 636 7 8 15 2
1982–83HC BrunicoITA32 49 59 108 21
1983–84HC BrunicoITA26 26 42 68 447 7 8 15 20
1984–85HC BrunicoITA18 18 27 45 126 4 8 12 4
1985–86HC BrunicoITA36 23 43 66 365 4 7 11 2
1986–87HC BrunicoITA42 25 37 62 38
1987–88HC BrunicoITA35 21 30 51 388 4 14 18 8
1988–89HC BrunicoITA41 27 30 57 40
1990–91HC Milano SaimaITA35 10 23 33 810 2 8 10 6
1991–92HC Milano SaimaITA14 4 9 13 213 1 3 4 0
1991–92HC Milano SaimaALP20 4 3 7 2
ITA totals339 265 391 656 32670 35 66 101 87
NHL totals145 15 35 50 46

International

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YearTeamEventGP G A Pts PIM
1981ItalyWC-B7 4 7 11 22
1982ItalyWC7 3 2 5 8
1983ItalyWC10 1 2 3 6
1985ItalyWC-B7 1 2 3 10
1986ItalyWC-B7 1 1 2 0
1987ItalyWC-B7 3 5 8 10
Senior totals45 13 19 32 56