Complex sentence: John Philip Taft (born March 8,1954 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman who played 15 National Hockey League regular season games with the Detroit Red Wings in 1978--79 but spent most of his career in the minor leagues.
Split into simpler sentences: John Philip Taft (born March 8,1954 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman. Although Taft played 15 National Hockey League regular season games with the Detroit Red Wings in 1978--79, he spent most of his career in the minor leagues.