Lou Franceschetti | |||
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | March 28, 1958||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Washington Capitals Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres | ||
NHL draft |
71st overall, 1978 Washington Capitals | ||
Playing career | 1978–1996 |
Louis Carlo Franceschetti (born March 28, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Buffalo Sabres between 1981 and 1991. He was selected in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Washington Capitals, Franceschetti also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs[1] and Buffalo Sabres. Lou was a fan favorite in the late 1980s during his tenure as a Capital, mainly for his hard hits. He retired from active play in 1996, and is now working for a warehouse pallet racking construction company in Toronto, called Rax-Company.
He also played in the Canadian Minor Ball Hockey League, where he played with the York Canadians and finished with 85 goals, 66 assists, and a total of 151 points.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1975–76 | Toronto Nationals U18 | U18 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OMJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OMJHL | 61 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OMJHL | 62 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 76 | 45 | 58 | 103 | 131 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 20 | ||
1979–80 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 65 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 58 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | ||
1980–81 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 79 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 173 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30 | ||
1981–82 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 30 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 50 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 80 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 176 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||
1983–84 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
1983–84 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 73 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||
1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 52 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 76 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 131 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
1986–87 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 75 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 127 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | ||
1987–88 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 59 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
1987–88 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 63 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 123 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
1988–89 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 80 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | ||
1990–91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 35 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1991–92 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 25 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 49 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 64 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 31 | ||
1992–93 | Jacksonville Bullets | SuHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Detroit Falcons | CoHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Minnesota Moose | IHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1994–95 | London Wildcats | CoHL | 37 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | ||
1994–95 | HC Selva | ITA-2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Nashville Knights | ECHL | 18 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 459 | 59 | 81 | 140 | 747 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 111 |
References
[edit]- ^ Graig, Abel; Lance, Hornby (1 November 2016). Cup of Coffee: A Photographic Tribute to Lesser Known Toronto Maple Leafs, 1978_99. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-77090-902-1.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database