Rick Pagnutti

Rick Pagnutti
Date of birth	November 14, 1946
place of birth	Sudbury , Ontario , Canada
size	185 cm
Weight	84 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Right
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft	1967 , 1st round, 1st position Los Angeles Kings
Career stations
1963-1965	Sudbury Cub-Wolves
1965-1967	Garson (-Falconbridge) Native Sons
1967-1969	Springfield Kings
1969-1970	Salt Lake Golden Eagles
1970-1972	Fort Wayne Comet
1972-1976	Rochester Americans
1976-1977	Broome Dusters

Richard Wayne "Rick" Pagnutti (born November 14, 1946 in Sudbury , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who was selected in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft in first overall position .

Career

Pagnutti played in the position of defender and was selected in the first round of the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft . He had previously played for a junior team in Garson, Ontario, Canada. However, the Canadian never played a game in the National Hockey League , but spent his ten professional years in the North American minor leagues . He played in the American Hockey League with the Springfield Kings and Rochester Americans and in the International Hockey League with the Fort Wayne Komets , where he was awarded the Governor's Trophy as the best defender in the league after the 1971/72 season . Other leagues in which Pagnutti played were the Western Hockey League , Central Hockey League and North American Hockey League . After the season 1976/77 he ended his career.

Achievements and Awards

• 1972 Governor's Trophy
• 1972 IHL First All-Star Team
• 1973 AHL Second All-Star Team
• 1975 AHL Second All-Star Team

Web links

• Rick Pagnutti at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Rick Pagnutti at hockeydraftcentral.com
• Rick Pagnutti at hockeydb.com (English)