Brett Callighen

Brett Callighen
Born (1953-05-15) May 15, 1953
Toronto, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
NHL Draft undrafted
Playing career 1976–1986

Brett Callighen (born May 15, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played 160 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 213 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA). He played for the New England Whalers and Edmonton Oilers. He was Wayne Gretzky's first regular left winger. His NHL career ended after his left eye got clipped by Brad McCrimmon's stick on a February night in 1980.

Upon retiring from playing hockey, Callighen began working as a hockey agent (Optima World Sports), sending players to Europe and Asia, including Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Sweden and Republic of Korea.

His clientele over the years have included Curtis Brown, Mark Hartigan, Todd Warriner, Jon Sim, Matt Higgins, Brad Fast and Jeff Toms among others.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1974–75 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 5 0 1 1 2
1974–75 Flint-Kalamazoo IHL 71 9 31 40 120
1975–76 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 72 25 33 58 104 6 2 2 4 21
1976–77 Rhode Island Reds AHL 22 4 8 12 32
1976–77 New England Whalers WHA 33 6 10 16 41
1976–77 Edmonton Oilers WHA 29 9 16 25 48 5 4 1 5 7
1977–78 Edmonton Oilers WHA 80 20 30 50 112 5 0 2 2 16
1978–79 Edmonton Oilers WHA 71 31 39 70 79 13 5 10 15 15
1979–80 Edmonton Oilers NHL 59 23 35 58 72 3 0 2 2 0
1980–81 Edmonton Oilers NHL 55 25 35 60 32 9 4 4 8 6
1981–82 Edmonton Oilers NHL 46 8 19 27 28 2 0 0 0 2
1985–86 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 11 0 2 2 6
AHL totals 33 4 10 14 38
WHA totals 213 66 95 161 280 23 9 13 22 38
NHL totals 160 56 89 145 132 14 4 6 10 8

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