John Bednarski

John Severn Bednarski (born July 4, 1952) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and the Edmonton Oilers between 1974 and 1979.

Bednarski was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario. An alumnus of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, he signed with the Rangers as a free agent in 1972 and began play in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Rochester Americans. He made his NHL debut in 1974 with the Rangers, playing a total of 99 games over three seasons, and scored two goals and 18 assists. In 1977, he returned to the minor leagues before signing with the Oilers for their first year in the NHL, playing only one game before being sent back down to the minors.

He later signed a contract with the Buffalo Sabres but never played another NHL game. He eventually became the radio and TV analyst for the Americans for many years before resigning before the 2005–06 season. In 2007, Bednarski was inducted into the Americans Hall of Fame.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1970–71 West Kildonan North Stars MJHL 46 10 27 37 229 — — — — — 1970–71 Winnipeg Jets WCHL 3 0 0 0 2 12 1 1 2 15 1971–72 Winnipeg Jets WCHL 65 4 17 21 212 — — — — — 1972–73 Rochester Americans AHL 72 14 24 38 205 6 1 8 9 16 1973–74 Providence Reds AHL 76 15 46 61 222 15 3 11 14 35 1974–75 New York Rangers NHL 35 1 10 11 37 1 0 0 0 17 1974–75 Providence Reds AHL 25 6 5 11 37 1 0 0 0 6 1975–76 New York Rangers NHL 59 1 8 9 77 — — — — — 1976–77 New York Rangers NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1976–77 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 74 10 48 58 110 6 2 6 8 4 1977–78 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 64 12 40 52 98 15 0 6 6 21 1978–79 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 77 13 41 54 146 10 2 5 7 28 1979–80 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1979–80 Cincinnati Stingers CHL 28 6 18 24 53 — — — — — 1979–80 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 46 11 33 44 54 5 0 4 4 16 1980–81 Rochester Americans AHL 76 3 18 21 156 — — — — — 1981–82 Erie Blades AHL 66 10 30 40 59 — — — — — AHL totals 576 94 285 379 1116 58 8 40 48 126 NHL totals 100 2 18 20 114 1 0 0 0 17