Position: | Centre |
Played For: | Toronto Toros Birmingham Bulls |
Shoots: | Right |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 8 |
Weight Lb: | 160 |
Birth Date: | 26 October 1955 |
Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Draft: | 113th overall |
Draft Team: | Detroit Red Wings |
Draft Year: | 1975 |
Wha Draft: | 109th overall |
Wha Draft Team: | Toronto Toros |
Wha Draft Year: | 1975 |
Career Start: | 1975 |
Career End: | 1977 |
Jean-Luc Phaneuf (October 26, 1955 – May 8, 2021[1]) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA).[2]
Drafted in the seventh round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft by the Detroit Red Wings, Phaneuf opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the Toronto Toros in the eighth round of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He played parts of two WHA seasons for the Toros and Birmingham Bulls.[3]