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Lynn Powis

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Lynn Powis
Powis in 1973
Born (1949-07-07) July 7, 1949 (age 75)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Kansas City Scouts
Chicago Black Hawks
Calgary Cowboys
Indianapolis Racers
Winnipeg Jets
EV Füssen
NHL draft 68th overall, 1969
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1970–1983

Trevor Lynn Powis (born July 7, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.[1] Powis played for several teams in the National Hockey League, World Hockey Association and the German Eishockey-Bundesliga between 1970 and 1983.

Playing career

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Powis was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. His brother is Geoff Powis, who also played professional ice hockey. He played junior ice hockey with the Melville Millionaires and the Moose Jaw Canucks. Choosing university, Powis attended the University of Denver, starting in 1968. After one year, he was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens, 68th overall in the NHL Amateur Draft.

Powis played one more season at Denver, then turned professional in 1970 with the Denver Spurs of the Western Hockey League. Powis played on season for the Canadiens' American Hockey League affiliate Nova Scotia Voyageurs before being traded to the Atlanta Flames. Powis played one season with the Flames' Omaha Knights affiliate, then was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks. Powis made his NHL debut in 1973 with the Black Hawks, and played 57 games in the 1973–74 season with the Black Hawks, recording 8 goals and 13 assists.

In 1974, Powis was claimed by the Kansas City Scouts in the 1974 Expansion Draft. He played the 1974–75 season for Kansas City, before being traded in the off-season to the St. Louis Blues. Powis did not play again in the NHL. After being waived by St. Louis, Powis signed with the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association. He would go on to also play with the Indianapolis Racers and the Winnipeg Jets. Powis was a member of the championship 1978 Jets team.

In 1978, Powis moved to Germany and played four seasons in the Eishockey-Bundesliga for Duisburger SC and EV Füssen. He finished his career with one season in the Italian League for Alleghe, retiring in 1983.

In total, Powis played 130 games in the National Hockey League, scoring 19 goals and 33 assists. He played 153 games in the World Hockey Association scoring 50 goals and 65 assists.

After retirement from ice hockey, Powis has worked in real estate in the Denver area.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1965–66 Melville Millionaires SJHL 43 0 2 2 4
1966–67 Moose Jaw Canucks CMJHL 52 13 18 31 17 14 5 4 9 4
1967–68 University of Denver WCHA
1968–69 University of Denver WCHA 30 17 12 29 21
1969–70 University of Denver WCHA 5 2 3 5 12
1970–71 Denver Spurs WHL 59 14 13 27 13
1971–72 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 38 5 6 11 19 15 0 2 2 0
1972–73 Omaha Knights CHL 72 34 40 74 49 11 2 5 7 8
1973–74 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 57 8 13 21 6 1 0 0 0 0
1974–75 Kansas City Scouts NHL 73 11 20 31 19
1975–76 Providence Reds AHL 52 30 31 61 54
1975–76 Calgary Cowboys WHA 21 4 10 14 2 10 5 4 9 12
1976–77 Calgary Cowboys WHA 63 30 30 60 40
1977–78 Indianapolis Racers WHA 14 4 6 10 2
1977–78 Winnipeg Jets WHA 55 12 19 31 16 3 2 1 3 7
1978–79 Duisburger SC GER-2 56 52 36 88 254
1979–80 Duisburger SC GER 39 28 37 65 162
1980–81 Duisburger SC GER 18 12 12 24 62
1981–82 EV Füssen GER 32 17 22 39 82
1982–83 Alleghe ITA 19 17 26 43 18
WHA totals 153 50 65 115 60 13 7 5 12 19
NHL totals 130 19 33 52 25 1 0 0 0 0

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