| Syl Apps Jr. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1947-08-01)August 1, 1947 (age 78) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | NHL Pittsburgh Penguins Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers AHL Buffalo Bisons CHL Omaha Knights OHASr Kingston Aces | ||
| NHL draft | 21st overall,1964 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1968–1980 | ||
Sylvanus Marshall Apps (born August 1, 1947) is aCanadian formerprofessionalice hockeycentre who played 10 seasons in theNational Hockey League for theNew York Rangers,Los Angeles Kings andPittsburgh Penguins. Apps was born inToronto,Ontario. He is the son ofHockey Hall of Fame memberSyl Apps.
Apps played in the inaugural 1960Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions.[1] He was originally drafted by theNew York Rangers in1964 but did not play his first big league season until 1970. That season, he was traded to thePittsburgh Penguins, the team with which he made his mark, becoming one of the franchise's first stars. Between 1973 and 1976, Apps centered theCentury Line with left wingLowell MacDonald and right wingJean Pronovost. He led the team in scoring three times and was named to play in the 1975 All-Star Game. Apps set a team record with 59 points in1971–72, broke his own record in1972–73 with 85 points, and tied that in1973–74. Apps's best season was1975–76, when he scored 32 goals and 67 assists for 99 points, although this was not a team record, as during this season Pierre Larouche scored 111 points and Jean Pronovost tallied 104.
With Apps's numbers declining, he was traded to theLos Angeles Kings in the 1977–78 season as the Penguins started to remake the team (Pierre Larouche,Dennis Owchar andHartland Monahan were all dealt during this season.Dave Burrows andJean Pronovost would be as well at the season's conclusion.) Apps retired two years later, finishing his career as the Penguins' career assist leader and second in goals and points. He played 727 career NHL games, scoring 183 goals and 423 assists for 606 points.
Syl Apps Jr.'s son,Syl Apps III, was a hockey player in his own right, starring atPrinceton University before spending four years in the minor leagues, retiring in 2003. His daughter,Gillian Apps, graduated fromDartmouth College inHanover, New Hampshire, and majored inpsychology. She played for theDartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey program and was a top 10 finalist for the 2007Patty Kazmaier Award.[2] In addition, she was a two-time member of the Canadian Olympic team, and won gold medals inice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics andice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His oldest daughter, Amy Apps, was a member of the Canadian national women’s soccer team[3] and an OUA All Star in 1998 and 1999.[4] His nephew,Darren Barber, won a gold medal in the men's eight at the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona, as a member of the Canadian rowing team.[5] Barber also competed at the1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he finished 4th.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1965–66 | Kingston Frontenacs | EJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Princeton University | ECAC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Kingston Aces | OHA-Sr. | 35 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Kingston Aces | OHA-Sr. | 27 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 68 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 43 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4 | ||
| 1969–70 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1970–71 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | New York Rangers | NHL | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 31 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 72 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 78 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1972–73 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 77 | 29 | 56 | 85 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 75 | 24 | 61 | 85 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 24 | 55 | 79 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 1975–76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 32 | 67 | 99 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 72 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1977–78 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 70 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 80 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 51 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 727 | 183 | 423 | 606 | 311 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | ||||