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Syl Apps, Jr
Canadian ice hockey player

Syl Apps, Jr

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Canadian ice hockey player
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Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Toronto, Canada
Age
77 years
Stats
Height:
183 cm
Weight:
185 lbs
Sports Teams
Los Angeles Kings
New York Rangers
Pittsburgh Penguins
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Biography

Sylvanus Marshall Apps Jr. (born August 1, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins. Apps was born in Toronto, Ontario. He was the son of Hockey Hall of Fame member Syl Apps.

Playing career

Apps played in the inaugural 1960 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions. He was originally drafted by the New York Rangers in 1964 but did not play his first big league season until 1970. That season, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team with which he made his mark, becoming one of the franchise's first stars. Between 1973 and 1976, Apps centered the Century Line with left wing Lowell MacDonald and right wing Jean Pronovost. He led the team in scoring three times and was named to play in the 1975 All-Star Game. Apps set a team record with 59 points in 1971–72, broke his own record in 1972–73 with 85 points, and tied that in 1973–74. Apps's best season was 1975–76, when he scored 32 goals and 67 assists for 99 points, although this was not a team record, as during this season Pierre Larouche scored 111 points and Jean Pronovost tallied 104.

With Apps's numbers declining, he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in the 1977–78 season as the Penguins started to remake the team (Pierre Larouche, Dennis Owchar and Hartland Monahan were all dealt during this season. Dave Burrows and Jean Pronovost would be as well at the season's conclusion.) Apps retired two years later, finishing his career as the Penguins' career assist leader and second in goals and points. He played 727 career NHL games, scoring 183 goals and 423 assists for 606 points. He is the son of Hockey Hall of Famer Syl Apps.

Personal

Syl Apps Jr.'s son, Syl Apps III, was a hockey player in his own right, starring at Princeton University before spending four years in the minor leagues, retiring in 2003. His daughter, Gillian Apps, graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, and majored in psychology. She played for the Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey program and was a top 10 finalist for the 2007 Patty Kazmaier Award. In addition, she was a two-time member of the Canadian Olympic team, and won gold medals in ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics and ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His oldest daughter, Amy Apps, was a member of the Canadian National women’s Soccer team and an OUA All Star in 1998 and 1999. His nephew, Darren Barber, won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, as a member of the Canadian team. Barber also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he finished 4th.

Career statistics

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1965–66Kingston FrontenacsEJHL
1966–67Princeton UniversityECAC
1967–68Kingston AcesOHA-Sr.3516223828
1968–69Kingston AcesOHA-Sr.2714223617
1968–69Buffalo BisonsAHL21234
1969–70Omaha KnightsCHL681638544312109194
1969–70Buffalo BisonsAHL72356
1970–71Omaha KnightsCHL110554
1970–71New York RangersNHL3112311
1970–71Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL319162521
1971–72Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL721544597841012
1972–73Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL7729568518
1973–74Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL7524618537
1974–75Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL792455794392359
1975–76Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL803267992430110
1976–77Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL7218436120310112
1977–78Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL90770
1977–78Los Angeles KingsNHL701926450
1978–79Los Angeles KingsNHL80730372921010
1979–80Los Angeles KingsNHL515162112
NHL totals72718342360631123551023

Transactions

  • On June 11, 1964 the New York Rangers selected Syl Apps Jr. in the fourth-round (#21 overall) of the 1964 NHL draft.
  • On January 26, 1971 the New York Rangers traded Syl Apps Jr. and Sheldon Kannegiesser to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Glen Sather.
  • On November 2, 1977 the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Syl Apps Jr. and Hartland Monahan to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Dave Schultz, Gene Carr and a 1978 fourth-round pick (#61-Shane Pearsall).
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