Ken Linseman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ken Linseman
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 11, 1958(1958-08-11)
Age	66
Birthplace	Canada
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Leo

Ken Linseman Biography

Ken Linseman is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on August 11, 1958 in Canada, Canada. NHL center who was known for his dirty plays and even dirtier mouth. He played for the Philadelphia Flyers from 1978 to 1982 and the Boston Bruins from 1984 to 1989.

He and Pat Verbeek both made it a point to get on their opponents’ bad sides.

Linseman spent his entire junior career with the Kingston Canadians of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League from 1974–77. He played in 187 games, scoring 286 points (133 goals-153 assists). He also added 33 points (16G-17A) in 25 playoff games. Linseman was drafted by the WHA’s Birmingham Bulls in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft, and spent the 1977–78 with the Bulls, getting 76 points (38G-38A) in 71 games, and adding 4 points (2G-2A) in five playoff games. He was then drafted by the Flyers as their first-round, 7th overall pick in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.

Linseman began the 1978–79 season with the Maine Mariners of the American Hockey League, getting 39 points (17G-22A) in 38 games before getting called up by the Flyers. He finished the season in Philadelphia, earning 25 points (5G-20A) in 30 games, then added 8 points (2G-6A) in 8 post-season games. Linseman spent the entire 1979–80 season with the Flyers, getting 79 points (22G-57A) in 80 games, then added 22 points (4G-18A) in 17 playoff games. An injury limited Linseman to 51 games in 1980–81, getting 47 points (17G-30A), and had 20 points (4G-16A) in 12 playoff games. 1981–82 was the best season of Linseman’s career, as he scored a career high 92 points (24G-68A) in 79 games, and had 275 PIM, which was 7th highest in the NHL. In 4 playoff games, Linseman registered 3 points (1G-2A). On August 19, 1982, the Flyers traded Linseman, along with Greg Adams and Philadelphia’s first and third round picks in 1983 to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for Mark Howe and Hartford’s third-round pick in 1983. The Whalers then swapped Linseman to the Edmonton Oilers with Don Nachbaur for Risto Siltanen and Brent Loney.

He grew up in Kingston, Ontario, in Canada.

Ken Linseman Net Worth

Ken Linseman is one of the richest Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ken Linseman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He joined the Western Hockey Association at age 18 when the minimum age was still 20.

He wasn’t talented enough to be a true scorer, but he was good at taking deflections.

Kenneth S. “The Rat” Linseman (born August 11, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs. He also played one season in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls.

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Facts & Trivia

Ken Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Ken Linseman celebrates birthday on August 11 of every year.