Bryan Hextall Jr.

Bryan Lee Hextall Jr. (born May 23, 1941) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League from 1962 to 1976. Hextall comes from a family rich in the history of hockey. The son of Bryan Hextall, brother of Dennis Hextall, father of Ron Hextall, and grandfather of Brett Hextall, he played the majority of his NHL career with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He spent time with the New York Rangers, Atlanta Flames, Detroit Red Wings, and the Minnesota North Stars, as well as with additional teams in the American Hockey League, WHL, CSHL, and the EPHL. He retired from the NHL after 549 games, with a total of 99 goals, 161 assists, 260 points, and 736 penalty minutes.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1958–59 Brandon Wheat Kings MJHL 30 19 23 42 15 3 1 1 2 0 1959–60 Brandon Wheat Kings MJHL 29 22 25 47 33 22 15 14 29 12 1960–61 Brandon Wheat Kings MJHL 31 22 35 57 54 9 7 7 14 10 1960–61 Winnipeg Rangers M-Cup — — — — — 5 4 1 5 15 1960–61 Edmonton Oil Kings M-Cup — — — — — 5 2 2 4 0 1961–62 Kitchener Beavers EPHL 56 22 23 45 48 7 1 0 1 0 1962–63 Baltimore Clippers AHL 50 8 14 22 26 — — — — — 1962–63 New York Rangers NHL 21 0 2 2 10 — — — — — 1963–64 Baltimore Clippers AHL 54 10 12 22 39 — — — — — 1964–65 Baltimore Clippers AHL 71 13 30 43 46 5 0 2 2 6 1965–66 Vancouver Canucks WHL 41 8 20 28 37 7 3 1 4 23 1966–67 Vancouver Canucks WHL 61 14 42 56 60 8 3 5 8 11 1967–68 Rochester Americans AHL 72 24 47 71 134 11 4 10 14 13 1968–69 Vancouver Canucks WHL 70 22 56 78 104 8 4 7 11 22 1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 66 12 19 31 87 10 0 1 1 34 1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 16 32 48 133 — — — — — 1971–72 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 20 24 44 126 4 0 2 2 9 1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 21 33 54 113 — — — — — 1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 37 2 7 9 39 — — — — — 1973–74 Atlanta Flames NHL 40 2 4 6 55 4 0 1 1 16 1974–75 Atlanta Flames NHL 74 18 16 34 62 — — — — — 1975–76 Detroit Red Wings NHL 21 0 4 4 29 — — — — — 1975–76 Minnesota North Stars NHL 58 8 20 28 84 — — — — — 1977–78 Brandon Olympics CSHL 30 7 34 41 45 — — — — — NHL totals 549 99 161 260 738 18 0 4 4 59

Awards and achievements Calder Cup Championship AHL (1968) WHL Championship (1969) Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame