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Brian Spencer was drafted in the fifth round, 55th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1969 NHL Entry Draft. On December 12, 1970, when Spencer was called up to play with the Leafs in what was his first NHL game on television, he telephoned his father Roy in British Columbia to tell him to watch the game that night on Hockey Night in Canada .
- The Hard Working Spencers
- Heading East
- The Leafs Come Calling
- The Events of December 12, 1970 Would Change The Spencer Family Forever.
- A Sabre & Penguin
- Sex, Drugs & Murder
Have you ever noticed that man pacing a little too much at a children’s hockey game? The one getting worked up at a missed call or offside? The one yelling for the team to “wake up”, yelling at his own child for being out of position or passing up a chance to shoot to set up a teammate instead? Do you know that man? Are you that man? Brian Spencer ...
At 17 and with the 1967-68 season approaching, Spencer would head east to Calgary where he would start out the season playing for the Centennials of the Western Canadian Junior Hockey League (now the Western Hockey League) before being dealt to the Regina Pats later in the season. The 1968-69 season would be the one which transformed Brian into “Sp...
Spencer would start his career by playing with the Tulsa Oilers, the Leafs’ Central Hockey League affiliate. Spinner would start to make a name for himself as a hard-checking forward, and would figure prominently on the Oilers’ 3rd line, posting a respectable 13 goals and 32 points to go along with his 186 PIM. Because of those numbers, Spencer wou...
Spencer had been playing fairly well for the Leafs’ after his early-season call up from the Tulsa Oilers by the time his Maple Leafs were to entertain the Chicago Black Hawks on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada. Although it is common knowledge now, HNIC was an even bigger deal before the time of cable and localized hockey broadcasting. HNIC was, and st...
As a Sabre in 1974-75, Spinner would have his finest season in the NHL; netting 12 goals and 41 points in 73 games, respectable numbers for a prototypical grinder. Spinner would help the French Connection-lead Sabres’ to game six of the Stanley Cup Finals where they would ultimately lose to the Philadelphia Flyers. After 2 seasons in Buffalo, Spenc...
Spencer would remain somewhat anonymous during his time in Florida, rarely discussing his career with his new friends in the sunshine state. Much like his father, Spencer’s taste for alcohol would become problematic and he would soon develop a taste for crack cocaine. He would be arrested for driving under the influence 5 times between 1982 through...
Brian Spencer. - round 5 #55 overall 1969 NHL Amateur Draft. Statistics of Brian Spencer, a hockey player from Fort Saint James, BC born Sep 3 1949 who was active from 1967 to 1980.
- Fort Saint James, BC
June 6, 1972-- Claimed by N.Y. Islanders from Toronto in NHL Expansion Draft. March 10, 1974 -- Traded by N.Y. Islanders to Buffalo in exchange for Doug Rombough. Sept. 20, 1977 -- Traded by Buffalo to Pittsburgh in exchange for Ron Schock.
- March 21, 1970(Toronto at St. Louis)
- 1969
- October 25, 1978(Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis)
- 1980
Apr 8, 2014 · I just finished researching and writing the profile page for Brian “Spinner” Spencer. It’s hard to believe he has been dead for more than 26 years, because I remember when he was killed in the summer of 1988.
Jul 19, 2020 · Brian Spencer makes the NHL. Drafted 55th overall in the 1969 NHL Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. On December 12, 1970, Spencer was called up to the big club to play in his first-ever televised NHL game on Hockey Night In Canada.
Drafted. 1969 round 5 #55 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs. Spencer, 38, died June 3, 1988, of gun-shot wounds sustained during a drug-related robbery, in Riviera Beach, FL. Monday, 05:03. Fantasy Hockey Feature: How Ivan Miroshnichenko has regained his form as a top prospect.
