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Randy Rota

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Randy Rota
Born (1950-08-16) August 16, 1950 (age 74)
Creston, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre/Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Los Angeles Kings
Kansas City Scouts
Colorado Rockies
Edmonton Oilers
NHL draft 33rd overall, 1970
California Golden Seals
Playing career 1970–1978

Randolph Frank Rota (born August 16, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player[1] who played 212 games in the National Hockey League and 90 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Kansas City Scouts, Colorado Rockies, and Edmonton Oilers. He was born in Creston, British Columbia and raised in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Rota is the son of Frank and Aldina Rota. Frank Rota was a construction company superintendent, and Aldina was a homemaker. Frank was also a baseball scout for the St. Louis Cardinals. Randy played the sport and did not begin ice skating until the age of eight or nine. Randy credits a friend, Norm Jackson, for getting him started in hockey. (Icing On The Plains: The Rough Ride of Kansas City's NHL Scouts, p. 59, Troy Treasure, Balboa Press)

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1967–68 Kamloops Rockets BCJHL 40 45 28 73 22
1968–69 Calgary Centennials WCHL 33 20 18 38 2 11 0 3 3
1969–70 Calgary Centennials WCHL 60 43 47 90 43 15 3 8 11 12
1970–71 Providence Reds AHL 68 31 34 65 31 10 4 3 7 4
1971–72 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 72 32 23 55 24 15 6 4 10 2
1972–73 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 1 1 2 0
1972–73 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 73 34 38 72 23 13 10 7 17 10
1973–74 Los Angeles Kings NHL 58 10 6 16 16 5 0 1 1 0
1974–75 Kansas City Scouts NHL 80 15 18 33 30
1975–76 Kansas City Scouts NHL 71 12 14 26 14
1976–77 Colorado Rockies NHL 1 0 0 0 0
1976–77 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 12 4 4 8 5
1976–77 Edmonton Oilers WHA 40 9 6 15 8 5 3 2 5 0
1977–78 Edmonton Oilers WHA 53 8 22 30 12 5 1 1 2 4
NHL totals 212 38 39 77 60 5 0 1 1 0

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