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He finished the season with a 13-game callup to the Blues, recording 2 assists.
He finished the season with a 13-game callup to the Blues, recording 2 assists.
Currently he serves as an executive for the Saint Louis Blues, the team with which he spent most of his playing career. Affleck was drafted in the 2nd round (21st overall) in the 1974 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the California Seals from the University of Denver. He turned pro the following season, and spent the first half of the year with the Seals" Central Hockey League farm team in Salt Lake, but was dealt to the Saint Louis Blues before he ever played a game in California.
In 1975-1976, Affleck made the Blues" squad full-time and was a huge success as a mobile, puck-moving defender.
He played in all 80 of the team"s games, recorded 4 goals and 30 points, and was named the team"son His 26 assists were the most of any Blues blueliner.
Affleck would spend three seasons as a regular in the Blues" lineup. However, by 1977-1978 he was struggling, as he slumped to 18 points and a -56 rating on a Saint Louis team which finished with just 20 wins and missed the playoffs.
In 1978-1979, he would lose his spot on the Blues, playing only 26 games and spending most of the season in the Central Hockey League, where he was named the league"s top defender.
Foreign the 1979-1980 season, Affleck was sold to the Vancouver Canucks. However, he again spent most of the season in the CHL, where he was named the league"s top defender. He did play in 5 games for the Canucks, recording an assistant
He would sign as a free agent with the New York Islanders for the 1980-1981 season, but did not see a game for the Islanders, although he was named the CHL"s top defender for the second consecutive season, this time playing for the Indianapolis Checkers.
Affleck would spend the majority of the next two seasons playing in Switzerland, although he returned to Indianapolis for the close of the CHL season and playoffs both years, helping the team to two championships. He returned to Indianapolis full-time for the 1983-1984 season, and was named the league"s top defender for the third time along with Most Valuable Player honours.
He also received a one-game callup to the Islanders, five years after his last National Hockey League action. He retired at the conclusion of the season.
Affleck finished his National Hockey League career with 14 goals and 80 points, along with 86 penalty minutes, in 280 games.
Following his career Affleck returned to Saint Louis, and would eventually get an off-ice job with the Blues" sales staff He has spent the last two decades working for the Blues in various capacities, and currently serves as the team"s Vice President of Sales. He also served as a television analyst for the Blues for over a decade.