Bodger was a good player in his own right, and as an 18 year old rookie, he would score 31 Points, which he improved upon as an NHL sophomore with 37. He would begin to see more time on the power play, and he took advantage of it by collecting his first double digit goal season when he lit the lamp 11 times and had a 49 Point season. The solid two-way defenseman would have a personal best of 14 Goals in 1987-88, the season that would be his last full year with the Penguins.
He would be traded early in November of 1989 in a package that brought Goalie, Tom Barrasso, to Pittsburgh. As a Penguin, Bodger had 167 Points.
50. Doug Bodger
With their second pick of the 1984 NHL draft (which was ninth overall), the Pittsburgh Penguins selected Doug Bodger, a Defenseman from British Columbia. You probably know the guy they took with their first pick, Mario Lemieux.
The Bullet Points
- Position: Defence
- Acquired: Selected in the 1st Round, 9th Overall 6/9/84.
- Departed: Traded to the Buffalo Sabres with Darrin Shannon for Tom Barrasso and Buffalo’s 1990 3rd Round Pick (which would be Joe Dziedzic) 11/12/88.
- Games Played: 299
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Notable Statistics: 35 Goals
132 Assists
167 Points
292 PIM
.56 PPG
+24 Plus/Minus
22.2 Point Shares
No Playoff Games - Major Accolades and Awards: None
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