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| 1963 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Gerry
Meehan
Selected in fourth round
No.
21 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born
September 3, 1946
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight:
200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Neil McNeil (MTJHL)
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1962-63 | Neil
McNeil | MTJHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 1, 1968 (Toronto at New
York).
Numbers: 27, 26 (Toronto); 23 (Philadelphia); 15
(Buffalo); 26 (Vancouver); 10 (Atlanta); 14 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1979 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1968-1978 | TOR,
PHI, BUF, VAN, ATL, WAS | 670 | 180 | 243 | 423 | 111 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1969-1973 | Philadelphia,
Buffalo | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1970-71: Played on first Sabres team. Buffalo
Captain: 1971-74. 1976-77: Washington team MVP and NHL Player of
Week honoree. Managerial Career: Buffalo assistant GM from 1984-1986.
... Named Buffalo GM on Dec. 2, 1986, and remained in that position until
July 30, 1993. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Toronto (OHA); Rochester (AHL);
Tulsa (CHL); Phoenix (WHL); Seattle (WHL); Cincinnati (WHA)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup:
1964, 1967 (Toronto)
CHL Adams Cup: 1968 (Tulsa)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Los Angeles)
Miscellaneous:
Attended University of Toronto and Canisius College. Received law degree
from University of Buffalo.. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Toronto traded Meehan, Mike Byers and Bill Sutherland to Philadelphia for
Brit Selby and Forbes Kennedy on March 2, 1969. | |
AUTOGRAPH |
 | AUTOGRAPH SOURCE:
1978-79 Topps Hockey Card |
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SNAPSHOT '63 | | Total Selected: |
21 | | Forwards: |
13 | | Defense: |
6 | | Goaltenders: |
0 | | Position n/a: |
2 | | Major Junior: |
4 |
| College Players: |
0 |
| Canadian: |
21 |
| American: |
0 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
5 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
1 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
2
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| Year-end All-Star: |
0
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| Olympians: |
0
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| Picks Traded: |
0 |
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