John Edward Schella (May 9, 1947 – August 3, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 385 games in the World Hockey Association and 115 games in the National Hockey League. After three seasons in the minor leagues, Schella made his NHL debut in 1970 with the Vancouver Canucks, spending parts of two seasons with the team before moving to the Houston Aeros of the WHA, where he spent six seasons. Schella played one final year in the minor leagues before retiring in 1979.[1]
John Schella | |||
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Born |
Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada | May 9, 1947||
Died |
August 3, 2018 Westlock, Alberta, Canada | (aged 71)||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Vancouver Canucks Houston Aeros | ||
Playing career | 1966–1979 |
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
editRegular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1963–64 | Fort William Canadiens | TBJHL | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 57 | ||
1964–65 | Fort William Canadiens | TBJHL | 24 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1964–65 | Fort William Beavers | TBSHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1965–66 | Fort William Canadiens | TBJHL | 30 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 47 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 182 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
1967–68 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 39 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 69 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 67 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 33 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 38 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 77 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 77 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 239 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
1973–74 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 73 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 170 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 42 | ||
1974–75 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 78 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 176 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | ||
1975–76 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 74 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 106 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 38 | ||
1976–77 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 20 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
1977–78 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 63 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 125 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | ||
1978–79 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
1978–79 | San Diego Hawks | PHL | 58 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
WHA totals | 385 | 39 | 143 | 182 | 844 | 66 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 143 | ||||
NHL totals | 115 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 224 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
editExternal links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database