John J. "Jack" Brownschidle, Jr. (born October 2, 1955) is a retired American

United States

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 professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 player who played 494 NHL games with the St. Louis Blues and Hartford Whalers

Hartford Whalers

The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League from 1979–97...

 between 1977 and 1985. He was born in Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York

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. Brownschidle was also a member of the University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame

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 hockey team before turning professional. His brother Jeff Brownschidle

Jeff Brownschidle

Jeffrey Paul Brownschidle was an American ice hockey defenceman. He played in the NHL for the Hartford Whalers.-External links:...

 was also a former National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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 player.

In international hockey, Jack Brownshidle played for Team USA at the 1975 and 1979 Ice Hockey World Championships

Ice Hockey World Championships

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tournaments.

Hockey Stats:

PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS

Year	Team	League	Games Played	Goals	Assists	TP	PIM
1972-73	Niagara Falls	SOJHL	32	9	19	28	20
1973-74	Notre Dame	WCHA	36	2	7	9	24
1974-75	Notre Dame	WCHA	38	3	10	13	20

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Set St. Louis single-season records (since broken) for assists (32) and points (44) by a defenseman in 1979-80. ... Set St. Louis single-season record (since broken) for assists by a defenseman (33 in 1981-82). ... Missed end of 1982 playoffs with bruised kidney. ... Missed parts of 1982-83 season with mild concussion and bruised kidney. ... Left unprotected by Hartford in 1986 NHL Waiver Draft and claimed by Buffalo in October 1986, but never played for parent team.