Jack Lynch

John Alan Lynch (born May 28, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Lynch played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals.

Lynch was born in Toronto, Ontario. He played junior hockey with the Oshawa Generals. He was selected by the Penguins in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft.

Lynch was traded from Detroit to Washington in February 1975. At the time of the trade, Lynch was a plus-minus rating of -15 after 50 games, but in just 20 games with the Caps he increased this to -54, giving him a total of -69 for the season.

Career statistics Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1970–71 Oshawa Generals OHA 60 18 29 47 86 — — — — — 1971–72 Oshawa Generals OHA 59 18 38 56 55 — — — — — 1972–73 Hershey Bears AHL 26 4 17 21 26 7 0 1 1 28 1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 47 1 18 19 40 — — — — — 1973–74 Hershey Bears AHL 20 3 10 13 24 — — — — — 1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 17 0 7 7 21 — — — — — 1973–74 Detroit Red Wings NHL 35 3 9 12 27 — — — — — 1974–75 Detroit Red Wings NHL 50 2 15 17 46 — — — — — 1974–75 Washington Capitals NHL 20 1 5 6 16 — — — — — 1975–76 Washington Capitals NHL 79 9 13 22 78 — — — — — 1976–77 Washington Capitals NHL 75 5 25 30 90 — — — — — 1977–78 Washington Capitals NHL 29 1 8 9 4 — — — — — 1978–79 Hershey Bears AHL 20 7 6 13 8 — — — — — 1978–79 Washington Capitals NHL 30 2 6 8 14 — — — — — NHL total 382 24 106 130 336 0 0 0 0 0