Wayne Richard Bianchin
- Born: September 6, 1953 in Nanaimo, British Columbia
- Hometown: Nanaimo, British Columbia
- Position: Left Wing
Selected by Pittsburgh Penguins 2nd round (#23) in 1973 NHL Amateur Draft
played junior hockey for Kamloops, Calgary, Victoria, and Flin Flon. ... scored 114 points (60 goals and 54 assists) in his final junior season in 1972-73. ...
Career[]
After scoring 60 goals in 68 games with the WCJHL's Flin Flon Bombers 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 few seasons split between the AHL and NHL while recovering. The Edmonton Oilers acquired Bianchin in 1979–80 but he would serve just eleven games with them. He went on to play two seasons in Italy with Asiago HC and was a member of Italy's national team at the World Championships.
Career Statistics[]
Playing[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970-71 | Kamloops Rockets | BCJHL | 57 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 2 | |||||||
| 1971-72 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 22 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 57 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 27 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | |||
| 1972-73 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 68 | 60 | 54 | 114 | 90 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 28 | ||
| 1973-74 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 69 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1974-75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Syracuse Eagles | AHL | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Hershey Bears | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Johnstown Jets | NAHL | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1975-76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Hershey Bears | AHL | 54 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 1976-77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 28 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1977-78 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 61 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1978-79 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 40 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1979-80 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Houston Apollos | CHL | 57 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 1980-81 | HC Asiago | Serie A | 28 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | ||
| Italy | WC-B | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1981-82 | AS Mastini Varese | Serie A | 20 | 13 | 14 | 27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Italy | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| NHL Totals | 275 | 68 | 41 | 109 | 137 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Coaching[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | Type | GP | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | GP | W | L | Results | ||
| 1982-83 | Nanaimo Clippers | BCJHL | Head | 56 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 61 | 3rd Coast | 6 | 2 | 4 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 1983-84 | Nanaimo Clippers | BCJHL | Head | 50 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 61 | 2nd Coast | 13 | 6 | 7 | Lost Div Final | ||
Career Moves[]
- Claimed by Edmonton from Pittsburgh in Expansion Draft, June 13, 1979.
Awards & Achievements[]
- British Columbia Junior Hockey League Championship (1971)
- played in IIHF World Championship for Italy (1981 & 1982)
- IIHF World Championship B Group All-Star Team (1981)