Rick Shinske

Rick Shinske
Born (1955-05-31)May 31, 1955
Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died October 23, 2012(2012-10-23) (aged 57)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Cleveland Barons
St. Louis Blues
NHL draft 111th overall, 1975
California Golden Seals
WHA draft 171st overall, 1975
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1972–1983

Richard Charles Shinske (May 31, 1955 – October 23, 2012) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 63 games in the National Hockey League for the Cleveland Barons and St. Louis Blues. Shinske played for the New Westminster Bruins of the WHL. He is the son of Ernie 'Punch" McLean's longtime partner and former general manager of the Estevan Bruins, Bill Shinske. He died of cancer in 2012. He was survived by his wife Janice, son, Grady and daughter, Bailey

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1971–72 Kamloops Rockets BCHL 48 3 9 12 74
1972–73 Kamloops Rockets BCHL 61 28 90 118 97
1972–73 Calgary Centennials WCHL 1 0 0 0 0
1973–74 Calgary Centennials WCHL 67 12 43 55 18 13 1 8 9 4
1974–75 Calgary Centennials WCHL 17 3 13 16 18
1974–75 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 48 20 44 64 54 18 7 11 18 18
1974–75 New Westminster Bruins M-Cup 3 2 0 2 2
1975–76 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 70 52 91 143 86 17 7 23 30 26
1975–76 New Westminster Bruins M-Cup 4 2 7 9 2
1975–76 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 4 0 2 2 0
1976–77 Cleveland Barons NHL 5 0 0 0 2
1977–78 Phoenix Roadrunners CHL 14 3 8 11 0
1977–78 Binghamton Dusters AHL 17 8 9 17 2
1978–79 St. Louis Blues NHL 11 0 4 4 2
1978–79 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 66 22 66 88 31 10 3 7 10 6
1979–80 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 78 22 58 80 20 5 0 3 3 0
1980–81 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 46 20 35 55 46
1981–82 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 35 10 23 33 0 5 2 4 6 0
1982–83 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 45 10 27 37 12 12 3 6 9 2
AHL totals 221 70 152 222 80 22 5 13 18 2
NHL totals 63 5 16 21 10
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Preceded by CHL Leading Scorer
1978–79
Succeeded by