Rick Bragnalo

Rick Bragnalo
Born	(1951-12-01) December 1, 1951 Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Washington Capitals HC Brunico HC Milan
National team	Italy
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1974–1992

Richard James Bragnalo (born December 1, 1951) is a Canadian-Italian retired ice hockey centre. He played 145 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals from 1976 to 1979. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1974 to 1992, was mainly spent in the Italian Serie A. Internationally Bragnalo played for the Italian national team at six World Championships.

Playing career

Bragnalo was born in Fort William, Ontario. After playing college hockey at the University of Denver, Bragnalo was signed by the Washington Capitals as a free agent in 1976. Bragnalo played parts of four seasons for the Capitals. After playing a few years in the minors, Bragnalo moved on to playing hockey in the Italian Serie A with Val Pusteria Wolves, former EV Brunico, and with his Italian heritage, he was able to play for Italy on several occasions including at the A Pool of the 1982 and 1983 World Championships. He signed for HC Milano Saima in 1990, scoring the goal that permitted Milano to win the league in 1990/91. He retired in 1992.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1968–69	Fort William Beavers	TBJHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Fort William Canadians	TBJHL		36	35	37	72	17		5	4	3	7	11
1969–70	Fort William Canadians	TBJHL		23	15	16	31	23		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	University of Denver	WCHA		36	13	16	29	20		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	University of Denver	WCHA		38	11	7	18	24		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	University of Denver	WCHA		34	12	21	33	52		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	University of Denver	WCHA		29	24	22	46	22		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Dayton Gems	IHL		75	41	72	113	50		14	10	7	17	36
1975–76	Washington Capitals	NHL		19	2	10	12	8		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Dayton Gems	IHL		48	29	34	63	55		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Washington Capitals	NHL		80	11	12	23	16		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Washington Capitals	NHL		44	2	13	15	22		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Hershey Bears	AHL		30	11	17	28	15		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Washington Capitals	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Hershey Bears	AHL		77	21	39	60	41		4	0	1	1	2
1979–80	Hershey Bears	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Port Huron Flags	IHL		67	22	61	83	26		11	3	10	13	12
1980–81	HC Brunico	ITA		28	29	43	72	24		15	6	10	16	45
1981–82	HC Brunico	ITA		32	33	48	81	63		6	7	8	15	2
1982–83	HC Brunico	ITA		32	49	59	108	21		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	HC Brunico	ITA		26	26	42	68	44		7	7	8	15	20
1984–85	HC Brunico	ITA		18	18	27	45	12		6	4	8	12	4
1985–86	HC Brunico	ITA		36	23	43	66	36		5	4	7	11	2
1986–87	HC Brunico	ITA		42	25	37	62	38		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	HC Brunico	ITA		35	21	30	51	38		8	4	14	18	8
1988–89	HC Brunico	ITA		41	27	30	57	40		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	HC Milano Saima	ITA		35	10	23	33	8		10	2	8	10	6
1991–92	HC Milano Saima	ITA		14	4	9	13	2		13	1	3	4	0
1991–92	HC Milano Saima	ALP		20	4	3	7	2		—	—	—	—	—
ITA totals				339	265	391	656	326		70	35	66	101	87
NHL totals				145	15	35	50	46		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981	Italy	WC-B		7	4	7	11	22
1982	Italy	WC		7	3	2	5	8
1983	Italy	WC		10	1	2	3	6
1985	Italy	WC-B		7	1	2	3	10
1986	Italy	WC-B		7	1	1	2	0
1987	Italy	WC-B		7	3	5	8	10
Senior totals				45	13	19	32	56

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database