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Lou C. Franceschetti

Hearing the name Lou Franceschetti brings to mind such words as "work ethic," "physical play," "checking," "fighting," "creating havoc"?all tools of a trade that kept him employed in pro hockey for 18 seasons and counting.

He began his pro career with the Washington Capitals organization who picked him up from the Niagara Falls Flyers of the OHA in 1979. Before finally making his debut with the Caps in 1981-82, Franceschetti apprenticed in the IHL and the AHL for three seasons.

Over his eight years with Washington, he made frequent trips to the minors, skating for the Hershey Bears, the Binghamton Whalers, and the Baltimore Skipjacks.

Franceschetti's most productive season came when he put on a Leafs jersey in 1989-90, scoring 23 goals and 15 assists. From then on, though, his output waned as he completed his NHL career with the Buffalo Sabres in 1991.

And although his big-league days are through, Franceschetti continues to be a well-traveled man around the world of hockey. Since 1992, he has played and coached in New Haven, Rochester, Jacksonville, Detroit, Minnesota, London and Nashville. He has also tried his hand at roller hockey, playing for the Toronto Planets and coaching the Phoenix Cobras and the Buffalo Stampede of the Roller Hockey International League.

			REGULAR SEASON						PLAYOFFS
Season	Club	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1975-76	Toronto Nationals	ON-Jr.B	17	12	11	23	27
1975-76	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OMJHL	1	0	0	0	0
1976-77	Niagara Falls Flyers	OMJHL	61	23	30	53	80
1977-78	Niagara Falls Flyers	OMJHL	62	40	50	90	46
1978-79	Saginaw Gears	IHL	2	1	1	2	0
1978-79	Port Huron Flags	IHL	76	45	58	103	131		7	3	10	13	20
1979-80	Port Huron Flags	IHL	15	3	8	11	31
1979-80	Hershey Bears	AHL	65	27	29	56	58		14	6	9	15	32
1980-81	Hershey Bears	AHL	79	32	36	68	173		10	3	7	10	30
1981-82	Washington Capitals	NHL	30	2	10	12	23	-4
1981-82	Hershey Bears	AHL	50	22	33	55	89
1982-83	Hershey Bears	AHL	80	31	44	75	176		5	1	2	3	16
1983-84	Washington Capitals	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	8
1983-84	Hershey Bears	AHL	73	26	34	60	130
1984-85	Washington Capitals	NHL	22	4	7	11	45	+1	5	1	1	2	15
1984-85	Binghamton Whalers	AHL	52	29	43	72	75
1985-86	Washington Capitals	NHL	76	7	14	21	131	-4	8	0	0	0	15
1986-87	Washington Capitals	NHL	75	12	9	21	127	-9	7	0	0	0	23
1987-88	Washington Capitals	NHL	59	4	8	12	113	+2	4	0	0	0	14
1987-88	Binghamton Whalers	AHL	6	2	4	6	4
1988-89	Washington Capitals	NHL	63	7	10	17	123	-4	6	1	0	1	8
1988-89	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL	10	8	7	15	30
1989-90	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	80	21	15	36	127	-12	5	0	1	1	26
1990-91	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	16	1	1	2	30	-2
1990-91	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	35	1	7	8	28	+2	6	1	0	1	2
1991-92	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
1991-92	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL	25	6	7	13	59
1991-92	Rochester Americans	AHL	49	15	25	40	64		15	3	5	8	31
1992-93	Jacksonville Bullets	SunHL	4	0	0	0	0
1993-94	Detroit Falcons	ColHL	2	1	1	2	6
1994-95	HC Selva Val Gardena	Italy-2
1994-95	Minnesota Moose	IHL	4	1	0	1	12		3	0	0	0	0
1994-95	London Blues	ColHL	37	14	41	55	64		5	0	5	5	16
1995-96	Nashville Knights	ECHL	18	5	13	18	39		3	0	0	0	2
NHL Totals			459	59	81	140	747		44	3	2	5	111


	Traded to Toronto by Washington for Toronto's 5th round choice (Mark Ouimet) in 1990 Entry Draft, June 29, 1989. Traded to Buffalo by Toronto with Brian Curran for Mike Foligno and Buffalo's 8th round choice (Tomas Kucharcik) in 1991 Entry Draft, December 17, 1990.

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