Garry Swain Explained

Birth Date:11 September 1947
Birth Place:Welland, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:164
Position:Centre
Played For:Pittsburgh Penguins
New England Whalers
Shoots:Left
Draft:4th overall
Draft Year:1968
Draft Team:Pittsburgh Penguins
Career Start:1966
Career End:1977

Garth Frederick Arthur "Garry" Swain (born September 11, 1947) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey center. He played 9 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1968–69 season and 171 games in the World Hockey Association with the New England Whalers from 1974 to 1977. Born in Welland, Ontario, Swain was drafted fourth overall in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1966–67Niagara Falls FlyersOHA48 10 19 29 5113 3 6 9 2
1967–68Niagara Falls FlyersOHA54 41 62 103 7919 9 16 25 35
1967–68Niagara Falls FlyersM-Cup— — — — —10 9 5 14 10
1968–69Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL9 1 1 2 0— — — — —
1968–69Amarillo WranglersCHL69 20 27 47 51— — — — —
1969–70Baltimore ClippersAHL72 4 9 13 265 0 0 0 2
1970–71Amarillo WranglersCHL71 17 31 48 87— — — — —
1971–72Fort Wayne KometsIHL60 26 26 52 608 0 4 4 16
1972–73Baltimore ClippersAHL76 14 24 38 69— — — — —
1973–74Baltimore ClippersAHL12 2 7 9 109 5 4 9 18
1973–74Charlotte CheckersSHL68 34 64 98 84— — — — —
1974–75New England WhalersWHA66 7 15 22 186 0 3 3 41
1975–76New England WhalersWHA79 10 16 26 4617 3 2 5 15
1976–77New England WhalersWHA26 5 2 7 62 0 0 0 0
1976–77Rhode Island RedsAHL17 1 6 7 19— — — — —
WHA totals171 22 33 55 7025 3 5 8 56
NHL totals9 1 1 2 0— — — — —