Rick Jodzio
| Rick Jodzio | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 3, 1954 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Cleveland Barons (NHL) Colorado Rockies (NHL) Calgary Cowboys (WHA) Vancouver Blazers (WHA) | ||
| NHL draft |
153rd overall, 1974 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1980 | ||
Richard Joseph Jodzio (born June 3, 1954 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Colorado Rockies and the Cleveland Barons; he also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Vancouver Blazers and the Calgary Cowboys.
In his NHL career, Jodzio appeared in 70 games. He scored two goals and added eight assists while collecting 71 minutes in penalties. He played in 137 WHA games, scoring 15 goals and adding 16 assists with 357 minutes in penalties.
Jodzio was a trained boxer. On April 11, 1976, in one of the hockey's most infamous moments, Jodzio attacked Quebec Nordiques star Marc Tardif with his hockey stick during a playoff game in Quebec City. Jodzio's crosscheck into the boards knocked Tardif unconscious and he repeatedly hit him as he lay helpless on the ice.[1] Jodzio was suspended for the rest of the playoffs and charged with assault by Quebec police.[2] After pleading guilty, Jodzio was fined $3,000.
Since the incident Tardif forgave Jodzio.[1]
Jodzio is currently the owner of Frontline Freight, a less than truckload carrier based out of City of Industry, California.[3]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Regular season and playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Downsview Beavers | OPJAHL | 21 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Downsview Beavers | OPJAHL | 30 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Charlotte Checkers | SHL | 37 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1974–75 | Vancouver Blazers | WHA | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 47 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 137 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1976–77 | Tidewater Sharks | SHL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 46 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Erie Blades | NAHL | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | ||
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 62 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 79 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 113 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 43 | ||
| WHA totals | 137 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 357 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 70 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- "The Most Underrated Player of the '70s & the Violent Act He Can Never Forget. The Marc Tardif story" from Youtube
1-Allo Police page 6, 4 July 1976.
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Buffalo Sabres draft picks
- Calgary Cowboys players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Charlotte Checkers (SHL) players
- Cleveland Barons (NHL) players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Colorado Rockies (NHL) players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Erie Blades players
- Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) players
- New Brunswick Hawks players
- Oklahoma City Stars players
- Springfield Indians players
- Ice hockey people from Edmonton
- Tidewater Sharks players
- Vancouver Blazers players
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1950s birth stubs