Rod Seiling

Rodney Albert Seiling (born November 14, 1944) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Rod is the brother of Ric Seiling.

Playing career

Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1962, Seiling played only one game with the Leafs and spent most of his time as a Toronto prospect in the minors. The next year, he represented Canada at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where they finished in fourth place. He was traded to the New York Rangers, where he would remain for the next decade, except for a brief claim by the St. Louis Blues in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, after which he was immediately traded back to the Rangers. His defensive abilities eventually helped guide the Rangers to the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals. He was a member of Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series. He was also an all-star for the only time in his career in 1972.

In 1974, he was claimed on waivers by the Washington Capitals, but after appearing in just one game with Washington he was traded to the Maple Leafs. Seiling also played for the Blues and Atlanta Flames before retiring at the end of the 1978–79 NHL season.

Post-playing career In 2006, Seiling was appointed Chair of the Ontario Racing Commission, where he served for 7 years.

In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Seiling at No. 41 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1960–61 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1960–61 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 3 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1961–62 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 31 24 26 50 14 4 2 1 3 0 1961–62 St. Michael's Majors MC — — — — — 5 2 2 4 11 1962–63 Neil McNeil Maroons MetJL 38 29 48 77 32 10 4 10 14 14 1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1962–63 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 3 2 2 4 0 — — — — — 1962–63 Rochester Americans AHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1962–63 Neil McNeil Maroons MC — — — — — 6 1 3 4 2 1963–64 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 41 13 54 67 74 9 5 14 19 14 1963–64 Rochester Americans AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1963–64 New York Rangers NHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1963–64 Toronto Marlboros MC — — — — — 10 7 7 14 10 1964–65 New York Rangers NHL 68 4 22 26 44 — — — — — 1965–66 New York Rangers NHL 52 5 10 15 24 — — — — — 1965–66 Minnesota Rangers CPHL 13 3 5 8 4 — — — — — 1966–67 New York Rangers NHL 12 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 1966–67 Baltimore Clippers AHL 46 10 20 30 38 9 2 2 4 14 1967–68 New York Rangers NHL 71 5 11 16 44 6 1 1 2 4 1968–69 New York Rangers NHL 73 4 17 21 73 4 1 0 1 2 1969–70 New York Rangers NHL 76 5 21 26 68 2 0 0 0 0 1970–71 New York Rangers NHL 68 5 22 27 34 13 1 0 1 12 1971–72 New York Rangers NHL 78 5 36 41 62 16 1 4 5 10 1972–73 New York Rangers NHL 72 9 33 42 36 — — — — — 1973–74 New York Rangers NHL 68 7 23 30 32 13 0 2 2 19 1974–75 New York Rangers NHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1974–75 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1974–75 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 60 5 12 17 40 7 0 0 0 0 1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 77 3 16 19 46 10 0 1 1 6 1976–77 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 3 26 29 36 4 0 0 0 2 1977–78 St. Louis Blues NHL 78 1 11 12 40 — — — — — 1978–79 St. Louis Blues NHL 3 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1978–79 Atlanta Flames NHL 36 0 4 4 12 2 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 979 62 269 331 601 77 4 8 12 55

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1964 Canada OLY 7 4 2 6 6 1972 Canada SS 3 0 0 0 0 Senior totals 10 4 2 6 6