Brian Spencer

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Full Name: Current Team: N/A Height/Weight: 5' 11" / 185lbs Shoots: Left Birthdate: September 3, 1949 Nationality:  Canada Birthplace: Fort St. James, BC, Canada Entry Draft: 1969, 5th Round, 55th Overall Position: Left Wing Drafted By: Toronto Maple Leafs Date of Death: June 3, 1988 Drafted From: Swift Current Broncos Nickname: Spinner

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Brian Spencer was an original member of the New York Islanders.

Although a popular player with fans his personal life was troubled. His father, Roy Spencer, died Decemeber 12, 1970, after getting into a shootout with police at a television station in Prince George, British Columbia. Roy Spencer had threatened station employees when he could not see his son on television because the station was showing a Vancouver game instead.

After retirement Spencer eventually moved to Florida and struggled with addiction. His struggles were detailed in the book Gross Misconduct: The Life of Spinner Spencer. Spencer's life was cut short on June 3, 1988 when he was shot to death in a roadside holdup in South Florida. Eventually a Canadian television documentary would be made about his life entitled Gross Misconduct.

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• Claimed by New York Islanders from Toronto Maple Leafs in Expansion Draft, June 6, 1972.
• Traded to Buffalo Sabres by New York Islanders for Doug Rombough, March 10, 1974.
• Traded to Pittsburgh Penguins by Buffalo Sabres for Ron Schock, September 20, 1977.

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• Buffalo Sabres Tim Horton Trophy (Unsung Hero): 1975-76
• New York Islanders Most Popular Player: 1972-73

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• ISBN 0140114580 (1988) Gross Misconduct The Life of Spinner Spencer

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