Excerpts from Zander Hollander Complete Hockey Handbook, 1975-76 (by Reyn Davis)
Another buzz saw ... Superb skater who is usually assigned the specialty-checking assignments ... Has a tendency to gamble a bit, knowing his speed will allow him to catch up ... Considered as sound a defensive man as anybody on the team ... Won a Hockey Canada scholarship ... Linemates in junior hockey with Hamilton Red Wings were Renald Leclerc, now with the Quebec Nordiques, and Fred Speck, a WHA pioneer with the Los Angeles Sharks ... Classmate of Detroit's Bart Crashley at Ancaster, Ontario, High School ... His cousin, Barbara Wagner, is a former world champion ice skater ... Attended Laurentian University.
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