Syl Apps, Jr.

Sylvanus Marshall Apps, Jr. (born the 1947 with Toronto with the Canada) is a former professional player Canadian of Hockey of the National league of hockey. It carried out 10 seasons as a center in the following franknesses:

He is the son of the famous hockey player Syl Apps. His/her daughter and her son are also hockey players on ice. Whereas his/her son forever only advanced in minor league (and hockey in 2003 stopped), his daughter Gillian fact left the team of Canada of female hockey which gained the gold medal with the Olympic Games of 2006 with Turin.

Career of player

He was chosen by the Rangers of New York to the Repêchage amateur of the LNH 1964 in 4th round (21e choice on the whole) but had to await the Saison LNH 1970-71 to make his first matches within the league.

That known as in the course of season, it took the way of the Penguins de Pittsburgh where it evolved/moved the 7 following seasons. It is within the team of Penguins, that Sylvanus shows all its talent and becomes one of the players essence of the frankness. Between 1973 and 1976, it makes started from a famous line of Penguins named the " Century Line ". It was then shouldered of Jean Pronovost on the right and Lowell MacDonald on the left. With 3 recoveries he was the best striker of the team and was even selected to make left the team of Stars of 1975. Its best season was the season 1975-76, season during which it carried out 99 points (32 goals and 67 master keys).

At the beginning of the Season LNH 1977-78, Apps takes the way of the Kings of Los Angeles but two years later it hangs up again the shoes after having played 727 matches of hockey with 606 points of registered voters.

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