- Syl Apps, Jr.
Sylvanus Marshall Apps, Jr. (Born -
August 1 , 1947, inToronto, Ontario ,Canada ) is a retiredCanadian professional ice hockey centre who played 10 seasons in theNational Hockey League for theNew York Rangers ,Los Angeles Kings andPittsburgh Penguins .Playing career
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 thePittsburgh Penguins , the team with which he made his mark, becoming one of the franchise's first stars. Between 1973 and 1976, Apps centered the so-calledCentury Line with left wingLowell MacDonald and right wingJean Pronovost . He led the team in scoring three times and was named to play in the 1975 All-Star Game. Apps' best season was 1975-76, when he scored 32 goals and 67 assists for 99 points, setting what was at the time the Penguins' single-season scoring mark.Apps's numbers declining, he was traded to the
Los Angeles Kings in the 1977–78 season and 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 ofHockey Hall of Fame rSyl Apps .Syl Apps, Jr.'s son, also named Syl Apps, 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 , is apsychology major atDartmouth College inHanover, New Hampshire . She is a member of the school's ice hockey team and was a member of the gold medal-winning Canadian national team at the2006 Winter Olympics .ee also
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