Ken Linseman Ken Linseman ( born August 11 , 1958 in Kingston , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional forward . Playing career . Ken Linseman spent his entire junior career with the Kingston Canadians of the OMJHL from 1974 – 1977 . He played in 187 games , scoring 286 points ( 133 goals - 153 assists ) . He also added 33 points ( 16G - 17A ) in 25 playoff games . Linseman was drafted by the Birmingham Bulls of the WHA in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft , and spent the 1977 – 78 season with the Bulls , getting 76 points ( 38G - 38A ) in 71 games , and adding 4 points ( 2G - 2A ) in 5 playoff games . He was then drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers as their 1st round , 7th overall pick in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft . Linseman began the 1978 – 79 season with the Maine Mariners of the AHL , getting 39 points ( 17G - 22A ) in 38 games before getting called up by the Flyers . He finished the season in Philadelphia , earning 25 points ( 5G - 20A ) in 30 games , then added 8 points ( 2G - 6A ) in 8 post - season games . Linseman spent the entire 1979 – 80 season with the Flyers , getting 79 points ( 22G - 57A ) in 80 games , then added 22 points ( 4G - 18A ) in 17 playoff games . An injury limited Linseman to 51 games in 1980 – 81 , getting 47 points ( 17G - 30A ) , and had 20 points ( 4G - 16A ) in 12 playoff games . 1981 – 82 turned out to be the best season of Linseman ' s career , as he scored a career high 92 points ( 24G - 68A ) in 79 games , and had 275 PIM , which was 7th highest in the NHL . In 4 playoff games , Linseman registered 3 points ( 1G - 2A ) . On August 19 , 1982 , the Flyers traded Linseman , along with Greg Adams and Philadelphia ' s 1st and 3rd round picks in 1983 to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for Mark Howe and Hartford ' s 3rd round pick in 1983 . The Whalers then swapped Linseman to the Edmonton Oilers with Dan Nachbaur for Risto Siltanen and Brent Loney . He also played for Canada in the 1981 Canada Cup . Kenny picked up the nickname " The Rat " both by his appearance and the way he played . Kenny had a great talent for aggitating the opposing team to a high level of fustration . With the Oilers in 1982 – 83 , Linseman had 75 points ( 33G - 42A ) in 72 games , and helped the Oilers to the Stanley Cup finals with 14 points ( 6G - 8A ) in 16 post - season games . In 1983 – 84 , Linseman had 67 points ( 18G - 49A ) in 75 games , and helped the Oilers win the Stanley Cup with 14 points ( 10G - 4A ) in 19 games . He scored an NHL record 3 series clinching goals , since tied by Martin Gelinas of the Calgary Flames in 2004 . After winning the Stanley Cup , Linseman found himself on the move as the Oilers dealt him to the Boston Bruins for Mike Krushelnyski on June 21 , 1984 . Linseman had a solid 1984 – 85 season , with 74 points ( 25G - 49A ) in 74 games , and added 10 points ( 4G - 6A ) in 5 playoff games . Injuries held Linseman to 64 games in 1985 – 86 , but he scored 81 points ( 23G - 58A ) , and in 3 playoff games , had 1 assist . His production fell in 1986 – 87 , as he was held again to 64 games , getting 49 points ( 15G - 34A ) , and in 4 playoff games , had 2 points ( 1G - 1A ) . In 1987 – 88 , Linseman was healthy again , and saw his point total increase , getting 74 points ( 29G - 45A ) in 77 games , and helped the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Finals , earning 25 points ( 11G - 14A ) in 23 playoff games . Linseman had a productive 1988 – 89 season , as he got 72 points ( 27G - 45A ) in 78 games , however a late season injury prevented him from playing in any playoff games . In 1989 – 90 , Linseman began the season with Boston , playing in 32 games and getting 22 points ( 6G - 16A ) . He was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers on January 16 , 1990 in exchange for Dave Poulin . Linseman then played 29 games with the Flyers , getting 14 points ( 5G - 9A ) as the team failed to make the playoffs . On August 31 , 1990 , Linseman signed as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers and spent the 1990 – 91 season with the team , getting 36 points ( 7G - 29A ) in 56 games , and had an assist in 2 playoff games . On October 7 , 1991 , the Oilers traded Linseman to the Toronto Maple Leafs for cash . However Linseman spent only 2 games with Toronto , getting no points . He was released by the Leafs , and ended up playing 5 games in an Italian Hockey League with HC Asiago , getting 6 points ( 3G - 3A ) in 5 games , and then 7 points ( 3G - 4A ) in 6 playoff games . After the 1991 – 92 season , Linseman hung his skates up and retired from playing hockey .