John Taft

Player profile and career history

D · #11

John Taft was a defenceman. Born May 8, 1954 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the United States, he stood 6'2", weighed 194 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1974 (round 5, 81st overall) by the Detroit Red Wings. In 15 NHL regular-season games he had 0 goals and 2 assists for 2 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games
15
Goals
0
Assists
2
Points
2
All supplied career statistics
Assists
2
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
15
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
2
Points
2
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
13

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game
0.00
Assists / game
0.13
Points / game
0.13
Shots / game
0.87

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals
0
1978–79 · Detroit Red Wings
Assists
2
1978–79 · Detroit Red Wings
Points
2
1978–79 · Detroit Red Wings
Shots
13
1978–79 · Detroit Red Wings

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

  1. 1982–83

    • Salt LakeCHL
  2. 1981–82

    • Salt LakeCHL
  3. 1980–81

    • Salt LakeCHL
  4. 1979–80

    • Adirondack Red WingsAHL
  5. 1978–79

  6. 1977–78

    • Kansas CityCHL
  7. 1976–77

    • U. Of WisconsinWCHA
  8. 1975–76

    • USANat-Tm
    • USAOlympics
  9. 1974–75

    • USANat-Tm
    • U. Of WisconsinWCHA
    • USAWEC-A
  10. 1973–74

    • U. Of WisconsinWCHA
  11. 1972–73

    • U. Of WisconsinWCHA
    • USAWEC-B
  12. 1971–72

    • SouthwestHigh-MN

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPGAPTSPIM+/−ShotsPPGPPPSHGSHPGWGOTG
1982–83CHLSalt LakeRegular775253065————————
All stats
Assists
25
Games Played
77
Goals
5
Pim
65
Points
30
1982–83CHLSalt LakePlayoffs60008————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
6
Goals
0
Pim
8
Points
0
1981–82CHLSalt LakeRegular706162246————————
All stats
Assists
16
Games Played
70
Goals
6
Pim
46
Points
22
1981–82CHLSalt LakePlayoffs10000————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
1
Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
0
1980–81CHLSalt LakeRegular688192768————————
All stats
Assists
19
Games Played
68
Goals
8
Pim
68
Points
27
1980–81CHLSalt LakePlayoffs1712333————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
17
Goals
1
Pim
33
Points
3
1979–80AHLAdirondack Red WingsRegular4717825————————
All stats
Assists
7
Games Played
47
Goals
1
Pim
25
Points
8
1978–79CHLKansas CityRegular618243248————————
All stats
Assists
24
Games Played
61
Goals
8
Pim
48
Points
32
1978–79NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular150224213000000
All stats
Assists
2
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
15
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
2
Points
2
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
13
1978–79CHLKansas CityPlayoffs40220————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
4
Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
2
1977–78CHLKansas CityRegular715222725————————
All stats
Assists
22
Games Played
71
Goals
5
Pim
25
Points
27
1976–77WCHAU. Of WisconsinRegular4215435841————————
All stats
Assists
43
Games Played
42
Goals
15
Pim
41
Points
58
1975–76Nat-TmUSARegular519344366————————
All stats
Assists
34
Games Played
51
Goals
9
Pim
66
Points
43
1975–76OlympicsUSARegular61238————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
6
Goals
1
Pim
8
Points
3
1974–75Nat-TmUSARegular18145—————————
All stats
Assists
4
Games Played
18
Goals
1
Points
5
1974–75WCHAU. Of WisconsinRegular1111172822————————
All stats
Assists
17
Games Played
11
Goals
11
Pim
22
Points
28
1974–75WEC-AUSARegular101234————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
10
Goals
1
Pim
4
Points
3
1973–74WCHAU. Of WisconsinRegular361171820————————
All stats
Assists
17
Games Played
36
Goals
1
Pim
20
Points
18
1972–73WCHAU. Of WisconsinRegular409182728————————
All stats
Assists
18
Games Played
40
Goals
9
Pim
28
Points
27
1972–73WEC-BUSARegular70000————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
7
Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
0
1971–72High-MNSouthwestRegular—————————————
All stats

NHL game-by-game archive

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Recent NHL games

DateOpponentGoalsAssistsPointsTime on ice
1979-01-07BUF000–
1978-12-23WSH000–
1978-12-22NYR000–
1978-12-20VAN000–
1978-12-17NYI000–

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Profile updated Oct 16, 9:05 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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