Wayne Bianchin

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Left Wing
shot = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 180
played_for = Pittsburgh Penguins
Edmonton Oilers
league = NHL
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1953|9|6|mf=y
birth_place = Nanaimo, British Columbia
career_start = 1973
career_end = 1980
draft = Rnd 2, 23rd overall
draft_year = 1973
draft_team = Pittsburgh Penguins


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Wayne Richard Bianchin (b. September 6, 1953 in Nanaimo, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey Left Winger.

Career

After scoring 60 goals in 68 games with the WCJHL's Flin Flon Bombers in 1972–73, Bianchin was selected 23rd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. He recorded 25 points his rookie year, but suffered a broken neck while body surfing during the offseason. He spent the next few seasons split between the AHL and NHL while recovering. The Edmonton Oilers acquired Bianchin in 1979–80 but he would serve just eleven games with them. He went on to play two seasons for Italy with Asiago HC and was a member of their national team at the World Championships.

Awards & Achievements

*WEC-B All-Star Team (1981)

External links

*legendsofhockey|11997
*hockeydb|381

References

Legends of Hockey [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11997] Retrieved 08 Nov. 2006.