Clayton Pachal
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox ice hockey player Clayton Edward Pachal (April 21, 1956 – February 7, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He played 36 games in the National Hockey League between 1977 and 1978 with the Boston Bruins and Colorado Rockies.
Biography
Born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Pachal was drafted in the first round, 16th overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted in the second round, 17th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1976 World Hockey Association draft; however, he never played in that league. He played 35 games in the National Hockey League (NHL): 11 with the Bruins and 24 with the Colorado Rockies. He died in 2021 at the age of 64.[1]
His second cousin, Brayden Pachal, currently plays in the NHL for the Calgary Flames.[2][3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Yorkton Terriers | SJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 37 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 1973–74 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 67 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 278 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | ||
| 1974–75 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 65 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 306 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 72 | ||
| 1974–75 | New Westminster Bruins | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 65 | 41 | 47 | 88 | 259 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 29 | ||
| 1975–76 | New Westminster Bruins | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1976–77 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 70 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 150 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | Broome Dusters | NAHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 61 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 105 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1978–79 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Philadelphia Firebirds | AHL | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Cincinnati Stingers | CHL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Grand Rapids Owls | IHL | 34 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | WJC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
References
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