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Canada Rod Buskas

Las Vegas Thunder / IHL - 94/95

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Rod Buskas Facts

Date of Birth
Jan 07, 1961
Position
D
Age
63
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Wetaskiwin, AB, CAN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1981 round 6 #112 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Nephew: Ben Anderson

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Rod Buskas Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1977-78 Red Deer Rustlers AJHL 60* 5* 2* 7* 36* -* |
1978-79 Red Deer Rustlers AJHL 37* 13* 22* 35* 63* -* |
Billings Bighorns WHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 34* 1* 12* 13* 60* -* |
1979-80 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 72* 7* 40* 47* 284* -* | Playoffs 16 1 6 7 31 -
1980-81 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 72* 14* 46* 60* 164* -* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 8 -
1981-82 Erie Blades AHL 69* 1* 18* 19* 78* -* |
1982-83 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 41* 2* 2* 4* 102* -15* |
Muskegon Mohawks IHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 9* -* |
Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 31* 2* 8* 10* 45* -* |
1983-84 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 47* 2* 4* 6* 60* -18* |
Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 33* 2* 12* 14* 100* -* | Playoffs 10 1 3 4 22 -
1984-85 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 69* 2* 7* 9* 191* -21* |
1985-86 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72* 2* 7* 9* 159* -9* |
1986-87 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 68* 3* 15* 18* 123* 2* |
1987-88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76* 4* 8* 12* 206* 6* |
1988-89 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 52* 1* 5* 6* 105* -2* | Playoffs 10 0 0 0 23 -1
1989-90 Vancouver Canucks NHL 17* 0* 3* 3* 36* 1* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 13* -4* |
1990-91 Los Angeles Kings NHL 57* 3* 8* 11* 182* 14* | Playoffs 2 0 2 2 22 2
1991-92 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 11* -1* |
Chicago Blackhawks NHL 42* 0* 4* 4* 80* -12* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 -3
1992-93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 26* 2* |
Indianapolis Ice IHL 15* 0* 3* 3* 40* -5* |
Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 31* 0* 2* 2* 52* -15* |
1993-94 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 69* 2* 9* 11* 131* 4* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 -1
1994-95 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 27* 2* 3* 5* 53* 3* | Playoffs 10 1 0 1 19 -5
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1997-98 Las Vegas Thunder IHL Asst. Coach
1998-99 Las Vegas Thunder IHL Asst. Coach
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Rod Buskas Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 133* 5* 38* 43* 0.32* 223* -* | 1 10 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.40 * 22 * - *
AJHL 2 97* 18* 24* 42* 0.43* 99* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 4 143* 4* 17* 21* 0.15* 285* -13* | 2 15 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.20 * 21 * -6 *
NHL 11 556* 19* 63* 82* 0.15* 1 294* -57* | 3 18 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.17 * 45 * -2 *
WHL 3 179* 22* 98* 120* 0.67* 508* -* | 2 21 2 * 7 * 9 * 0.43 * 39 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Rod Buskas Connections

Player Period Teams
Dave Hannan (F) 1981-1989 8 Baltimore Skipjacks, Erie Blades, Pittsburgh Penguins
Troy Loney (F) 1983-1990 7 Baltimore Skipjacks, Pittsburgh Penguins
Randy Hillier (D) 1981-1990 7 Erie Blades, Pittsburgh Penguins
Bob Errey (F) 1983-1990 7 Pittsburgh Penguins

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