Rick Bragnalo

Richard James Bragnalo (born December 1, 1951) is a Canadian-Italian retired ice hockey centre. He played 145 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals from 1976 to 1979. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1974 to 1992, was mainly spent in the Italian Serie A. Internationally Bragnalo played for the Italian national team at six World Championships.

Playing career Bragnalo was born in Fort William, Ontario. After playing college hockey at the University of Denver, Bragnalo was signed by the Washington Capitals as a free agent in 1976. Bragnalo played parts of four seasons for the Capitals. After playing a few years in the minors, Bragnalo moved on to playing hockey in the Italian Serie A with Val Pusteria Wolves, former EV Brunico, and with his Italian heritage, he was able to play for Italy on several occasions including at the A Pool of the 1982 and 1983 World Championships. He signed for HC Milano Saima in 1990, scoring the goal that permitted Milano to win the league in 1990/91. He retired in 1992.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1968–69 Fort William Beavers TBJHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1968–69 Fort William Canadians TBJHL 36 35 37 72 17 5 4 3 7 11 1969–70 Fort William Canadians TBJHL 23 15 16 31 23 — — — — — 1970–71 University of Denver WCHA 36 13 16 29 20 — — — — — 1971–72 University of Denver WCHA 38 11 7 18 24 — — — — — 1972–73 University of Denver WCHA 34 12 21 33 52 — — — — — 1973–74 University of Denver WCHA 29 24 22 46 22 — — — — — 1974–75 Dayton Gems IHL 75 41 72 113 50 14 10 7 17 36 1975–76 Washington Capitals NHL 19 2 10 12 8 — — — — — 1975–76 Dayton Gems IHL 48 29 34 63 55 — — — — — 1976–77 Washington Capitals NHL 80 11 12 23 16 — — — — — 1977–78 Washington Capitals NHL 44 2 13 15 22 — — — — — 1977–78 Hershey Bears AHL 30 11 17 28 15 — — — — — 1978–79 Washington Capitals NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1978–79 Hershey Bears AHL 77 21 39 60 41 4 0 1 1 2 1979–80 Hershey Bears AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1979–80 Port Huron Flags IHL 67 22 61 83 26 11 3 10 13 12 1980–81 HC Brunico ITA 28 29 43 72 24 15 6 10 16 45 1981–82 HC Brunico ITA 32 33 48 81 63 6 7 8 15 2 1982–83 HC Brunico ITA 32 49 59 108 21 — — — — — 1983–84 HC Brunico ITA 26 26 42 68 44 7 7 8 15 20 1984–85 HC Brunico ITA 18 18 27 45 12 6 4 8 12 4 1985–86 HC Brunico ITA 36 23 43 66 36 5 4 7 11 2 1986–87 HC Brunico ITA 42 25 37 62 38 — — — — — 1987–88 HC Brunico ITA 35 21 30 51 38 8 4 14 18 8 1988–89 HC Brunico ITA 41 27 30 57 40 — — — — — 1990–91 HC Milano Saima ITA 35 10 23 33 8 10 2 8 10 6 1991–92 HC Milano Saima ITA 14 4 9 13 2 13 1 3 4 0 1991–92 HC Milano Saima ALP 20 4 3 7 2 — — — — — ITA totals 339 265 391 656 326 70 35 66 101 87 NHL totals 145 15 35 50 46 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1981 Italy WC-B 7 4 7 11 22 1982 Italy WC 7 3 2 5 8 1983 Italy WC 10 1 2 3 6 1985 Italy WC-B 7 1 2 3 10 1986 Italy WC-B 7 1 1 2 0 1987 Italy WC-B 7 3 5 8 10 Senior totals 45 13 19 32 56