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Brian Propp

Brian Propp, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Born
February 15, 1959
Age in 2026
67
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1959

About Brian Propp

Brian Phillip Propp (born February 15, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League, from 1979 to 1994. He featured in five Stanley Cup Finals with three different NHL teams and won the 1987 Canada Cup with Team Canada. At the age of 20, Propp was drafted by the Flyers in the NHL draft. He immediately started playing in the league that year, and he recorded 34 goals and 75 total points in his rookie season. Propp would become a mainstay with the Flyers for eleven seasons, which saw him reach the Stanley Cup Final three times (1980, 1985, 1987) while averaging over a point a game in 790 total games with the Flyers. In the middle of the 1989–90 season, Propp was traded to the Boston Bruins and recorded 12 points in the last 14 games of the season as the team made a run to the Stanley Cup Final. Propp became a free agent and signed with the Minnesota North Stars, reaching the Stanley Cup Final again in 1991 after recording 23 points in 23 games. He played two further seasons but declined in play to where he moved over to HC Lugano of the National League A in the middle of the 1992–93 season. He played one last season in the NHL with the Hartford Whalers in the 1993–94 season, recording 29 points in 65 games that saw him become the 41st player to record 1,000 points for a career. He then closed out his career with HC Anglet of FFHG Division 1 in 1995. In total, Propp scored 425 goals and recorded 579 assists for a total of 1,004 points in his NHL career that saw him play in the NHL All-Star Game five times. He reached the Stanley Cup Final five times and lost each time, but on the international stage he was on the winning rosters for the 1987 Canada Cup and the 1992 Spengler Cup. In 160 Stanley Cup playoff games, he recorded 148 points, which is 34th best all-time in NHL history. Until 2025, his playoff points for a left winger was the most in NHL history. He played one last season in the NHL with the Hartford Whalers in 1993-94, recording 29 points in 65 games that saw him become the 41st player to record 1,000 points for a career. In the middle of the 1989-90 season, Propp was traded to the Boston Bruins and recorded 12 points in the last 14 games of the season as the team made a run to the Stanley Cup Finals.

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Brian Propp timeline

  1. He featured in five Stanley Cup Finals with three different NHL teams and won the 1987 Canada Cup with Team Canada.
  2. In the middle of the 1989-90 season, Propp was traded to the Boston Bruins and recorded 12 points in the last 14 games of the season as the team made a run to the Stanley Cup Finals.
  3. He played one last season in the NHL with the Hartford Whalers in 1993-94, recording 29 points in 65 games that saw him become the 41st player to record 1,000 points for a career.

The world when Brian Propp was born

Brian Propp was born in 1959. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1959

  • #1 song"Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin
  • Top movieBen-Hur
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookGoldfinger – Ian Fleming

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentIngemar Johansson knocks out Floyd Patterson for heavyweight title
  • Top headlineAlaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th US states
  • Technology milestoneMicrochip (integrated circuit) invented
  • Defining fadBarbie dolls
  • Notable inventionBarbie doll
  • World population2.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population177.1M

1959 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Brian Propp's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19592026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,400$435,000
Average income$7,000$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population177.1M341 million

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