Rick Pagnutti (born November 14, 1946) is a Canadian former professional

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player who was drafted first overall in the

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by the

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but never played in the

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. Pagnutti spent a ten-year career in the minor leagues, primarily for the

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and

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of the

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. He won the Governor's Trophy as the top defenceman in the International Hockey League in 1972. His son

Matt Pagnutti Matt Pagnutti (born September 25, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who, over eight seasons, played 555 regular season games and 86 playoff games in the ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid ...

played college hockey in the NCAA ranks and professionally in the

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* 1946 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Fort Wayne Komets players Los Angeles Kings draft picks National Hockey League first-overall draft picks National Hockey League first-round draft picks Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players Ice hockey people from Ontario Rochester Americans players Salt Lake Golden Eagles (WHL) players Sportspeople from Greater Sudbury Springfield Kings players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1940s-stub