John Philip Taft (born March 8, 1954) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played 15 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings in the 1978–79 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1977 to 1983, was spent in the minor leagues. Prior to turning professional he played at the as well as the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Internationally Taft played for the American national team at the 1976 Winter Olympics, and the 1973, 1974 and 1975 World Championships.
John Taft | |||
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Born |
(1954-03-08) March 8, 1954 (age 68) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Detroit Red Wings | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft |
81st overall, 1974 Detroit Red Wings | ||
WHA Draft |
120th overall, 1974 Phoenix Roadrunners | ||
Playing career | 1977–1983 |
Taft's daughter Jenny is a reporter for Fox Sports 1.[1]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1971–72 | Minneapolis Southwest High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | B1G | 40 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | B1G | 36 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | B1G | 38 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | United States National Team | Intl | 51 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | B1G | 42 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Kansas City Red Wings | CHL | 71 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Kansas City Red Wings | CHL | 61 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1979–80 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 47 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 68 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 68 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | ||
1981–82 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 70 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1982–83 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 77 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
CHL totals | 347 | 32 | 106 | 138 | 252 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 41 | ||||
NHL totals | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1973 | United States | WC-B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1974 | United States | WC-B | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
1975 | United States | WC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1976 | United States | OLY | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
Senior totals | 29 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Award | Year | |
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All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 1973, 1977 | [2] |
All-WCHA Second Team | 1976–77 | [3] |
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