Tracy Pratt

Tracy Pratt
Born	(1943-03-08) March 8, 1943 New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Professional ice hockey defenseman
Years active	1960–1977
Known for	National Hockey League player; NHL All-Star (1975)

Tracy Arnold Pratt (born March 8, 1943) is a former professional ice hockey defenseman of American origin who later became a Canadian citizen. He competed in the National Hockey League (NHL). Pratt was born in New York City while his father, Babe Pratt, was playing for the New York Rangers. He embarked on his professional hockey journey in 1960.

Playing career

Initially without an NHL contract, Pratt started his junior hockey career with the Flin Flon Bombers. He subsequently led the defensemen of the Brandon Wheat Kings during the playoffs, securing the Manitoba Junior Hockey League title in 1962. After signing with the New York Rangers, he turned professional in 1963 by joining their Central Professional Hockey League affiliate, the St. Paul Rangers, spending four seasons competing in the minor leagues.

During the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, Pratt was selected 83rd overall by the California Seals and made his NHL debut with their Oakland Seals squad in the 1967–68 season. He split that season between Oakland and their farm team, the Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League. Midway through the following season (1968–69), he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 1970 NHL Expansion Draft saw Pratt chosen seventh overall by the Buffalo Sabres, where he played for four years and developed a reputation as a formidable fighter, notably engaging in bouts with future Hall of Fame goaltender Billy Smith.

In December 1973, Pratt was traded to the Vancouver Canucks and spent two and a half seasons there before signing as a free agent with the Colorado Rockies in 1976. His playing career concluded after a late-season trade to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1977.

Pratt's most notable season occurred in 1975 when he recorded 22 points along with a +7 plus-minus rating and was one of only two Canucks selected to participate in that year's NHL All-Star Game.

Following his retirement from playing, Pratt briefly served as head coach for the Abbotsford Flyers of the British Columbia Hockey League in 1980. However, after leading the team to its first-ever absence from the playoffs, he was not retained for subsequent seasons.

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1959–60	Vancouver College	HS-BC		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Flin Flon Bombers	SJHL		59	3	13	16	83		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Flin Flon Bombers	SJHL		51	7	16	23	143		10	2	4	6	36
1962–63	Brandon Wheat Kings	MJHL		33	10	17	27	132		10	3	8	11	38
1962–63	Brandon Wheat Kings	MC		—	—	—	—	—		9	2	4	6	35
1963–64	St. Paul Rangers	CPHL		52	4	15	19	128		11	0	0	0	49
1964–65	St. Paul Rangers	CPHL		66	15	25	40	200		9	1	2	3	27
1965–66	St. Louis Braves	CPHL		70	2	23	25	206		5	1	2	3	6
1966–67	Portland Buckaroos	WHL		63	0	10	10	92		4	0	1	1	4
1967–68	Oakland Seals	NHL		34	0	5	5	90		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68 WHL season	Vancouver Canucks	WHL		29	1	8	9	73		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69 WHL season	Vancouver Canucks	WHL		45	2	10	12	74		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69 NHL season	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		18	0	5	5	34
Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	65		5	7	12	124	10		0	1	1	51
1970–71 NHL season	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		76	1	7	8	179		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72 NHL season	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		27	0	10	10	52		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72 AHL season	Cincinnati Swords	American Hockey League		16	0	11	11	40		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73 NHL season	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		74	1	15	16	116		6	0	0	0	6
1973–74 NHL season	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		33	0	7	52
1973–74	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		45	3	8	11	44
1974–75 NHL season	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		79	5	17	22	145		3	0	0	0	5
1975–76 NHL season	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		52	1	5	6	72		2	0	0	0
1976–77 NHL season	Colorado Rockies	NHL		66	1	10	11	110
1976–77	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		11	0	1	1	8		4	0	0	0
NHL totals				580	17	97	114	1026		25	0	1	1	62