Brian Engblom

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Brian Paul Engblom
*Born: January 27, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba 
*Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
*Position: Defense
Selected by Winnipeg Jets 2nd round (#22) in 1974 WHA Amateur Draft
Selected by Montreal Canadiens 2nd round (#22) in 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. Made NHL debut in 1977 Stanley Cup playoffs. ... Had his name engraved on Stanley Cup before he had played a regular season NHL game. ... Played first regular-season game on Oct. 24, 1977 (Washington at Montreal). ... suffered neck injury in Calgary's Dec. 12, 1986, game vs. Quebec. ... had surgery to remove bone spurs in neck in March 1987, but was unable to return to action. ... Named Los Angeles radio color commentator prior to 1991-92 season and remained in that position through 1994-95 season. ... Worked as part-time TV commentator for ESPN during 1993-94 regular season and playoffs. ... Became full-time NHL commentator prior to 1995-96 season and remained in that position into 2002-03 season. ...
==Career Statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1972-73 	Winnipeg Monarchs 	MJHL 	 	48 	17 	46 	63 	94 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1973-74 	Wisconsin Badgers 	WCHA 	 	36 	10 	21 	31 	54 	 	 	 	 	 	
1974-75 	Wisconsin Badgers 	WCHA 	 	38 	13 	23 	36 	58 	 	 	 	 	 	
1975-76 	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL 	 	73 	4 	34 	38 	79 	 	9 	1 	7 	8 	26
1976-77 	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL 	 	80 	8 	42 	50 	89 	 	11 	3 	10 	13 	10
1976-77 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2
1977-78 	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL 	 	7 	1 	5 	6 	4 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1977-78 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	28 	1 	2 	3 	23 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2
1978-79 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	62 	3 	11 	14 	60 	 	16 	0 	1 	1 	11
1979-80 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	70 	3 	20 	23 	43 	 	10 	2 	4 	6 	6
1980-81 	Team Canada 	Canada Cup	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	4 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1980-81 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	80 	3 	25 	28 	96 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	4
1981-82 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	76 	4 	29 	33 	76 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	14
1982-83 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	73 	5 	22 	27 	59 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	2
1982-83 	Team Canada 	WC 	 	10 	1 	2 	3 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1983-84 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	8 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1983-84 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	74 	2 	27 	29 	59 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1984-85 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	79 	4 	19 	23 	70 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2
1985-86 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	49 	3 	13 	16 	61 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1985-86 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	30 	1 	4 	5 	16 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1986-87 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	32 	0 	4 	4 	28 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	659 	29 	177 	206 	599 	 	48 	3 	9 	12 	43
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Awards & Achievements ==
*Evan Jones Memorial Trophy MJHL MVP (1973)
*Manitoba Junior Hockey League South Division First All-Star Team (1973)
*Western Collegiate Hockey Association First All-Star Team (1975) 
*National Collegiate Athletic Association West First All-American Team (1975)
*Calder Cup American Hockey League Championship (1976 & 1977)
*Played in the American Hockey League All-Star Game (1977) 
*American Hockey League First All-Star Team (1977)
*Eddie Shore Award American Hockey League Outstanding Defenseman (1977)
*Stanley Cup National Hockey League Championship (1977, 1978, & 1979)
*National Hockey League Plus/Minus Leader (1981)
*Played in the Canada Cup for Team Canada (1981) 
*National Hockey League Second All-Star Team (1982)
*Played in the World Championship for Team Canada (1983)
*“Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
==Career Moves==
*Traded to Washington Capitals by Montreal with Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis and Craig Laughlin for Ryan Walter and Rick Green, September 9, 1982
*Traded to Los Angeles Kings by Washington with Ken Houston for Larry Murphy, October 18, 1983
*Traded to Buffalo Sabres by Los Angeles with Doug Smith for Larry Playfair, Sean McKenna and Ken Baumgartner, January 30, 1986
*Traded to Calgary Flames by Buffalo for Jim Korn, October 3, 1986
==External links==
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*Brian Engblom's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Category:Born in 1955
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Winnipeg Monarchs players
Category:Wisconsin Badgers players
Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Category:Nova Scotia Voyageurs players
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:Washington Capitals players
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Retired in 1987
Category:Manitoba junior hockey All-Time Roster