John Van Boxmeer

D · #4

John Van Boxmeer was a defenceman. Born November 20, 1952 in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'0", weighed 189 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1972 (round 1, 14th overall) by the Montréal Canadiens. In 588 NHL regular-season games he had 84 goals and 274 assists for 358 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

588

Goals

84

Assists

274

Points

358

NHL playoff career

Games

38

Goals

5

Assists

15

Points

20

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.14

Assists / game

0.47

Points / game

0.61

Shots / game

2.52

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

18

1980–81 · Buffalo Sabres

Assists

54

1981–82 · Buffalo Sabres

Points

69

1980–81 · Buffalo Sabres

Shots

260

1977–78 · Colorado Rockies

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. 1984–85

   • RochesterAHL

2. 1983–84

   • FrederictonAHL
   • Quebec NordiquesNHL

3. 1982–83

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

4. 1981–82

   • Buffalo SabresNHL
   • CanadaWEC-A

5. 1980–81

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

6. 1979–80

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

7. 1978–79

   • Colorado RockiesNHL

8. 1977–78

   • Colorado RockiesNHL

9. 1976–77

   • Colorado RockiesNHL
   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

10. 1975–76

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

11. 1974–75

    • Nova ScotiaAHL
    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

12. 1973–74

    • Nova ScotiaAHL
    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

13. 1972–73

    • Nova ScotiaAHL

14. 1971–72

    • GuelphSOJHL

15. 1970–71

    • PetroliaOHA-C

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.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1984–85	AHL	Rochester	Regular	2	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0
1983–84	AHL	Fredericton	Regular	45	10	34	44	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 34 Games Played 45 Goals 10 Pim 48 Points 44
1983–84	NHL	Quebec Nordiques	Regular	18	5	3	8	12	-1	33	4	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 18 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -1 Points 8 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.1515 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 33
1983–84	AHL	Fredericton	Playoffs	7	2	5	7	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Pim 8 Points 7
1982–83	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	65	6	21	27	53	9	144	1	11	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 21 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 65 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 53 Plus Minus 9 Points 27 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.0417 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 144
1982–83	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	9	1	0	1	10	-7	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus -7 Points 1 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0556 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 18
1981–82	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	69	14	54	68	62	23	196	7	33	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 54 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 69 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 62 Plus Minus 23 Points 68 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 33 Shooting Pctg 0.0714 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 196
1981–82	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	8	2	0	2	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 8 Goals 2 Pim 8 Points 2
1981–82	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	6	-3	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -3 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
1980–81	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	80	18	51	69	69	-2	258	6	34	1	1	2	0	All stats Assists 51 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 80 Goals 18 Ot Goals 0 Pim 69 Plus Minus -2 Points 69 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 34 Shooting Pctg 0.0698 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 258
1980–81	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	8	1	8	9	7	1	39	0	5	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 8 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 7 Plus Minus 1 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.0256 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 39
1979–80	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	80	11	40	51	55	40	198	4	22	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 40 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 80 Goals 11 Ot Goals 0 Pim 55 Plus Minus 40 Points 51 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 22 Shooting Pctg 0.0556 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 198
1979–80	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	14	3	5	8	12	-2	39	2	5	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 14 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -2 Points 8 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.0769 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 39
1978–79	NHL	Colorado Rockies	Regular	76	9	34	43	46	-26	189	4	18	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 34 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 76 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 46 Plus Minus -26 Points 43 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 18 Shooting Pctg 0.0476 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 189
1977–78	NHL	Colorado Rockies	Regular	80	12	42	54	87	-11	260	5	21	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 42 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 80 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 87 Plus Minus -11 Points 54 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 21 Shooting Pctg 0.0462 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 260
1977–78	NHL	Colorado Rockies	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	2	-3	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -3 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 5
1976–77	NHL	Colorado Rockies	Regular	41	2	11	13	32	-19	89	0	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 11 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 41 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Plus Minus -19 Points 13 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.0225 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 89
1976–77	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	4	0	1	1	0	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1975–76	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	46	6	11	17	31	17	88	0	3	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 11 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 46 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 31 Plus Minus 17 Points 17 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0682 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 88
1974–75	AHL	Nova Scotia	Regular	43	4	15	19	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 15 Games Played 43 Goals 4 Pim 68 Points 19
1974–75	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	9	0	2	2	0	-1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
1974–75	AHL	Nova Scotia	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 9 Points 4
1973–74	AHL	Nova Scotia	Regular	47	8	20	28	78	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 20 Games Played 47 Goals 8 Pim 78 Points 28
1973–74	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	20	1	4	5	18	-3	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 20 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus -3 Points 5 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0833 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 12
1973–74	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 0
1972–73	AHL	Nova Scotia	Regular	76	5	29	34	139	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 29 Games Played 76 Goals 5 Pim 139 Points 34
1972–73	AHL	Nova Scotia	Playoffs	13	1	6	7	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 13 Goals 1 Pim 26 Points 7
1971–72	SOJHL	Guelph	Regular	56	30	42	72	160	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 42 Games Played 56 Goals 30 Pim 160 Points 72
1970–71	OHA-C	Petrolia	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats

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