Wayne Bianchin
Encyclopedia
Wayne Richard Bianchin is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey
Left Wing
er.
in 1972–73, Bianchin was selected 23rd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft
. He recorded 25 points his rookie year, but suffered a broken neck while body surfing during the offseason. He spent the next season split between the AHL
and NHL
while recovering. He suffered his 2nd back surgery and was left unprotected on the NHL Intra League Draft .The Edmonton Oilers
acquired Bianchin in 1979–80 but he would serve just eleven games with them due to a nagging back . He chose to play a reduced schedule and played two seasons for Italy with Asiago HC and Milano . He was a member of their national team at the World Championships and lead the tournament with scoring and selected to the First Line All-Star Team.
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...
Left Wing
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
er.
Career
After scoring 60 goals in 68 games with the WCJHL's Flin Flon BombersFlin Flon Bombers
The Flin Flon Bombers are a junior ice hockey team and current member of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League , and are based in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada. The team moved and became the Edmonton Oil Kings in 1978, but the Flin Flon Bomber name was retained...
in 1972–73, Bianchin was selected 23rd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft
1973 NHL Amateur Draft
The 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, the 11th National Hockey League draft was the first to be held on a separate day from other league activities on May 15, 1973, at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec so it would not overshadow the rest of the league meetings. Previously, the league had held the...
. He recorded 25 points his rookie year, but suffered a broken neck while body surfing during the offseason. He spent the next season split between the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
and NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
while recovering. He suffered his 2nd back surgery and was left unprotected on the NHL Intra League Draft .The Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
acquired Bianchin in 1979–80 but he would serve just eleven games with them due to a nagging back . He chose to play a reduced schedule and played two seasons for Italy with Asiago HC and Milano . He was a member of their national team at the World Championships and lead the tournament with scoring and selected to the First Line All-Star Team.