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Terry James Ball

A diminutive defenceman with a hard, accurate shot from the point, Terry Ball was a power-play specialist who played seventeen years of top-flight hockey. He led the AHL in Calder Cup scoring in 1969 and spent most of the next season with the Philadelphia Flyers, his only full campaign in the NHL.

After a brief stay with the Buffalo Sabres in which he played a dozen games between 1970-72, he made the move to the WHA was an effective offensive defender in that league for six seasons. Ball finished his pro career in Finland, where he played for two years, before retiring in 1979.

			REGULAR SEASON						PLAYOFFS
Season	Club	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1961-62	Winnipeg Rangers	MJHL	39	2	2	4	65		3	0	1	1	5
1962-63	Winnipeg Rangers	MJHL	39	8	23	31	104
1962-63	Brandon Wheat Kings	MJHL							5	0	0	0	12
1962-63	Brandon Wheat Kings	M-Cup							5	0	0	0	12
1963-64	Winnipeg Rangers	MJHL	29	6	16	22	110		4	0	2	2	11
1963-64	Vancouver Canucks	WHL	8	0	2	2	4
1963-64	Winnipeg Maroons	MHL-Sr.							3	1	0	1	0
1964-65	Kitchener Rangers	OHA-Jr.	55	6	47	53	153
1964-65	St. Paul Rangers	CPHL							1	0	0	0	0
1965-66	Minnesota Rangers	CPHL	68	0	10	10	98		7	1	0	1	17
1966-67	Omaha Knights	CPHL	70	5	15	20	78		5	1	0	1	2
1967-68	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	-1
1967-68	Quebec Aces	AHL	72	3	39	42	99		15	1	7	8	22
1968-69	Quebec Aces	AHL	74	14	45	59	72		15	8	8	16	8
1969-70	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	61	7	18	25	20	-7
1969-70	Quebec Aces	AHL	10	3	5	8	8
1970-71	Amarillo Wranglers	CHL	41	5	30	35	24
1970-71	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	WHL	22	2	12	14	20
1971-72	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	10	0	1	1	6	-7
1971-72	Cincinnati Swords	AHL	68	17	39	56	62		10	3	8	11	2
1972-73	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA	76	6	34	40	66		5	1	2	3	4
1973-74	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA	71	8	28	36	34		11	1	2	3	6
1974-75	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA	76	8	37	45	36		12	3	4	7	4
1975-76	Cleveland Crusaders	WHA	23	2	15	17	18
1975-76	Cincinnati Stingers	WHA	36	3	14	17	12
1976-77	Birmingham Bulls	WHA	23	1	6	7	8
1976-77	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL	15	0	4	4	4
1977-78	HIFK Helsinki	Finland	33	1	4	5	44
1978-79	HIFK Helsinki	Finland	6	0	2	2	4
NHL Totals			74	7	19	26	26

AHL First All-Star Team (1972)

Claimed by Philadelphia from NY Rangers in Expansion Draft, June 6, 1967. Traded to Pittsburgh by Philadelphia for George Swarbrick, June 11, 1970. Traded to Buffalo by Pittsburgh for Jean-Guy Legace, January 24, 1971. Selected by Minnesota (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972. Claimed by Cleveland (WHA) from Minnesota (WHA) in WHA Intra-League Draft, June 19, 1975. Traded to Cincinnati (WHA) by Cleveland (WHA) for future considerations, January, 1976. Claimed on waivers by Birmingham (WHA) from Cincinnati (WHA), October, 1976.

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