John Schella

John Schella
Born (1947-05-09)May 9, 1947
Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Died August 3, 2018(2018-08-03) (aged 71)
Westlock, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Vancouver Canucks
Houston Aeros
Playing career 1966–1979

John Edward Schella (May 9, 1947 – August 3, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 385 games in the World Hockey Association and 115 games in the National Hockey League. After three seasons in the minor leagues, Schella made his NHL debut in 1970 with the Vancouver Canucks, spending parts of two seasons with the team before moving to the Houston Aeros of the WHA, where he spent six seasons. Schella played one final year in the minor leagues before retiring in 1979.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1963–64 Fort William Canadiens TBJHL 24 2 0 2 34 11 1 3 4 57
1964–65 Fort William Canadiens TBJHL 24 6 16 22 131
1964–65 Fort William Beavers TBSHL 2 0 0 0 0
1965–66 Fort William Canadiens TBJHL 30 8 29 37 136
1966–67 Peterborough Petes OHA 47 11 11 22 182 6 2 3 5 12
1967–68 Houston Apollos CHL 39 5 2 7 110
1968–69 Denver Spurs WHL 69 4 22 26 152
1969–70 Denver Spurs WHL 67 7 30 37 198
1970–71 Rochester Americans AHL 33 3 14 17 118
1970–71 Vancouver Canucks NHL 38 0 5 5 58
1971–72 Vancouver Canucks NHL 77 2 13 15 166
1972–73 Houston Aeros WHA 77 2 24 26 239 10 0 2 2 12
1973–74 Houston Aeros WHA 73 12 19 31 170 14 2 6 8 42
1974–75 Houston Aeros WHA 78 10 42 52 176 13 0 8 8 12
1975–76 Houston Aeros WHA 74 6 32 38 106 17 1 6 7 38
1976–77 Houston Aeros WHA 20 0 6 6 28 6 1 2 3 6
1977–78 Houston Aeros WHA 63 9 20 29 125 6 0 1 1 33
1978–79 Binghamton Dusters AHL 2 1 1 2 0 10 0 0 0 12
1978–79 San Diego Hawks PHL 58 6 21 27 145
WHA totals 385 39 143 182 844 66 4 25 29 143
NHL totals 115 2 18 20 224

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