Sylvanus Marshall Apps (born August 1, 1947) is a
Canadian former
professional ice hockey centre who played 10 seasons in the
National Hockey League for the
New York Rangers,
Los Angeles Kings and
Pittsburgh Penguins. Apps was born in
Toronto,
Ontario. He was the son of
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member
Syl Apps.
Playing career
Apps played in the inaugural 1960
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions. He was originally drafted by the
New York Rangers in
1964
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but did not play his first big league season until 1970. That season, he was traded to the
Pittsburgh Penguins, the team with which he made his mark, becoming one of the franchise's first stars. Between 1973 and 1976, Apps centered the
Century Line
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with left wing
Lowell MacDonald
Lowell Wilson MacDonald (born August 30, 1941) is a Canadian former professional National Hockey League winger who played during the 1960s and 1970s.
Career
MacDonald broke into the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings after being promoted from the ...
and right wing
Jean Pronovost. He led the team in scoring three times and was named to play in the 1975 All-Star Game. Apps set a team record with 59 points in
1971–72, broke his own record in
1972–73 with 85 points, and tied that in
1973–74. Apps's best season was
1975–76, when he scored 32 goals and 67 assists for 99 points, although this was not a team record, as during this season Pierre Larouche scored 111 points and Jean Pronovost tallied 104.
With Apps's numbers declining, he was traded to the
Los Angeles Kings in the 1977–78 season as the Penguins started to remake the team (
Pierre Larouche,
Dennis Owchar and
Hartland Monahan
Hartland Patrick Monahan (born March 29, 1951) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Monahan played 334 games in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Monahan's father-in-law is the late Hall of Famer Bernie "Boom Boom" G ...
were all dealt during this season.
Dave Burrows
David James Burrows (born 11 January 1949) is a Canadian retired professional hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs.
Career
Burrows was born in Toronto, Ontario. Burrows lea ...
and
Jean Pronovost would be as well at the season's conclusion.) Apps retired two years later, finishing his career as the Penguins' career assist leader and second in goals and points. He played 727 career NHL games, scoring 183 goals and 423 assists for 606 points. He is the son of
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Syl Apps.
Personal
Syl Apps Jr.'s son,
Syl Apps III
Sylvanus Marshall Apps III (born June 2, 1976) is an American former professional minor league ice hockey player, the grandson of Toronto Maple Leafs captain Syl Apps and the son of Pittsburgh Penguins player Syl Apps Jr.
Playing career
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, was a hockey player in his own right, starring at
Princeton University before spending four years in the minor leagues, retiring in 2003. His daughter,
Gillian Apps, graduated from
Dartmouth College in
Hanover, New Hampshire, and majored in
psychology. She played for the
Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey program and was a top 10 finalist for the 2007
Patty Kazmaier Award
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The awa ...
. In addition, she was a two-time member of the Canadian Olympic team, and won gold medals in
ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics and
ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His oldest daughter, Amy Apps, was a member of the Canadian National women’s Soccer team and an OUA All Star in 1998 and 1999.
His nephew,
Darren Barber, won a gold medal in ''coxed eights'' at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in
Barcelona, as a member of the Canadian team.
[Profile: Darren Barber]
''sports.reference.com'' (Retrieved on 12 December 2008) Barber also competed at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in Atlanta, where he finished 4th.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Transactions
*On June 11, 1964 the
New York Rangers selected Syl Apps Jr. in the fourth-round (#21 overall) of the
1964 NHL draft.
*On January 26, 1971 the
New York Rangers traded Syl Apps Jr. and
Sheldon Kannegiesser
Sheldon Bruce Kannegiesser (born August 15, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 366 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, and Vancouver C ...
to the
Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for
Glen Sather
Glen Cameron “Slats” Sather (born September 2, 1943) is a Canadian ice hockey player, coach and executive. He is the current senior advisor and alternate governor of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the Rangers ...
.
*On November 2, 1977 the
Pittsburgh Penguins traded Syl Apps Jr. and
Hartland Monahan
Hartland Patrick Monahan (born March 29, 1951) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Monahan played 334 games in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Monahan's father-in-law is the late Hall of Famer Bernie "Boom Boom" G ...
to the
Los Angeles Kings in exchange for
Dave Schultz,
Gene Carr and a
1978 fourth-round pick (#61-
Shane Pearsall).
See also
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Notable families in the NHL
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References
External links
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1947 births
Living people
Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players
Canadian ice hockey centres
Canadian people of English descent
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Los Angeles Kings players
New York Rangers draft picks
New York Rangers players
Omaha Knights (CHL) players
Pittsburgh Penguins players
Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey players
Sportspeople from Toronto