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Andy Spruce

Andy Spruce
Born (1954-04-17) April 17, 1954 (age 70)
London, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
Colorado Rockies
NHL draft 95th overall, 1974
Vancouver Canucks
WHA draft 90th overall, 1974
Phoenix Roadrunners
Playing career 1974–1982

Andrew William Spruce (born April 17, 1954) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 172 games in the National Hockey League with the Colorado Rockies and Vancouver Canucks.

Early life

Born in London, Ontario, Spruce played major junior with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey Association.

Career

Spruce was selected by the Canucks in the 1974 NHL amateur draft. He turned professional that year, spending two seasons in the minor Central Hockey League. He joined the Canucks in 1976, splitting the season between the NHL and CHL, before moving to Colorado where he played for two seasons. Spruce spent one more season in the CHL, and two in the American Hockey League, before retiring in 1982.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1971–72 London Knights OHA 33 1 9 10 17 7 0 1 1 5
1972–73 London Knights OHA 63 34 69 103 69
1973–74 London Knights OHA 39 12 39 51 89
1974–75 Seattle Totems CHL 65 17 31 48 104
1975–76 Tulsa Oilers CHL 75 29 46 75 100 9 1 7 8 8
1976–77 Vancouver Canucks NHL 51 9 6 15 37
1976–77 Tulsa Oilers CHL 20 6 14 20 35 9 3 6 9 21
1977–78 Colorado Rockies NHL 74 19 21 40 43 2 0 2 2 0
1978–79 Colorado Rockies NHL 47 3 15 18 31
1979–80 Fort Worth Texans CHL 77 31 41 72 97 15 8 6 14 10
1980–81 Springfield Indians AHL 79 15 38 53 108 7 2 3 5 17
1981–82 Erie Blades AHL 76 8 17 25 95
AHL totals 155 23 55 78 203 7 2 3 5 17
CHL totals 237 83 132 215 336 33 12 19 31 39
NHL totals 172 31 42 73 111 2 0 2 2 0