1964
AMATEUR DRAFT
Draft Quick Facts
Round 1
Claude Gauthier
Alex Campbell
Bob Graham
Richie Bayes
Tom Martin
Claude Chagnon
Round 2
Brian Watts
Jim Booth
Tim Ecclestone
Jan Popiel
Dave Cotey
Guy Allen
Round 3
Ralph Buchanan
Ken Dryden
Gordie Lowe
Carl Hadfield
Mike Pelyk
Paul Reid
Round 4
Rene Leclerc
Blair Allister
Syl Apps Jr.
Moe L'Abbe
Jim Dorey
Michel Jacques

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1964 NHL DRAFT PICK
Tim Ecclestone
Selected in second round
No. 9 overall by New York Rangers

Born September 24, 1947
Position: Right/Left Wing, Center
Height: 5-10   Weight: 180  Shot: R
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Etobicoke (Ontario Jr. B)                
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Statistics unavailable.
NHL CAREER
Debut: November 26, 1967 (St. Louis at New York).
Numbers:  14 (St. Louis); 17 (Detroit); 16 (Toronto); 14 (Atlanta).
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1978
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1967-1978STL, DET, TOR, ATL692126233359344
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1968-1978St. Louis, Toronto, Atlanta486111776

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game:
1971 (St. Louis)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1968, 1969, 1970 (St. Louis)
St. Louis Most Improved Player: 1969-70
1967-68: Played on first St. Louis Blues team.
Coaching Career: Served as Atlanta assistant coach while on injured list in 1977-78. ... Named Atlanta assistant coach upon his retirement prior to 1978-79 season and remained in position until team relocated to Calgary on June 24, 1980.
Miscellaneous: Signed first pro contract with Rangers following 1966-67 season. ... Traded to St. Louis immediately following the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, when he still had one season of major-junior eligibility remaining. ... Missed part of 1970-71 season with hairline fracture in ankle, suffered during St. Louis' training camp in September 1970. ... Traded by St. Louis to Detroit with Red Berenson in exchange for Garry Unger and Wayne Connelly on Feb. 6, 1971. ... Missed part of 1971-72 season with hairline fracture in right foot. ... Traded by Detroit to Toronto in exchange for Pierre Jarry on Nov. 29, 1973. ... Played on line with Dave Keon for Toronto in 1973-74. ... Traded by Toronto to Washington with Bill Brossart in exchange for Rod Seiling on Nov. 2, 1974. He never played for Washington, since he was immediately traded by the Capitals to Atlanta in exchange for future considerations on Nov. 2, 1974. ... Formed outstanding forward penalty-killing duo with Bill Clement for Atlanta in 1975-76 and 1976-77. ... Missed part of 1975-76 season with sprained ligaments in knee, an injury suffered during Atlanta's Jan. 15 game vs. St. Louis. He did not return to action until Atlanta's Feb. 6 game vs. Chicago. ... Missed part of 1976-77 season with leg injury. ... Missed most of 1977-78 season with stretched ligaments in right knee, suffered during Atlanta's Oct. 21 game vs. N.Y. Islanders. He did not return to action until Atlanta's Feb. 7 game at Vancouver. ... Had assist on Atlanta's final goal of 1977-78 season, scored by Bobby Simpson at Washington on April 9, 1978. The game was also the last regular-season game of his NHL career.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Etobicoke (Jr. B); Kitchener (OHA); Kansas City (CHL); Tulsa (CHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
OHA All-Star Second Team:
1966-67 (Kitchener)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Ottawa)
Miscellaneous: Worked in a Toronto hockey school in off-seasons of his playing days. ... Also worked in his family's dry-cleaning business during off-seasons of his playing days. ... Outstanding golfer, whose handicap was near scratch and who was a member of the Toronto St. George's golf club during his playing days. ... Was a personal friend of motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel. ... Stayed in Atlanta area after hockey, as part owner of sports bar named Timothy-John's Restaurant and Lounge in Sandy Springs, Ga. He had opened the restaurant during his years as a Flames assistant coach and was involved in running it until 1989. In 1990, he opened his own restaurant and bar, called T.J.'s Sports Bar and Grill, in Alpharetta, Ga.
Personal: Full name is Timothy James Ecclestone. ... Nephew of legendary Canadian softball pitcher Cam Ecclestone.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: New York traded Ecclestone, Gary Sabourin, Bob Plager and Gord Kannegiesser to St. Louis for Rod Seiling on June 6, 1967.
AUTOGRAPH
AUTOGRAPH SOURCE:
1974-75 Toronto media guide
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SNAPSHOT '64
Total Selected: 24
Forwards: 13
Defense: 6
Goaltenders: 1
Position n/a: 4
Major Junior: 0
College Players: 0
Canadian: 23
Euro-Canadian: 1
American: 0
European: 0
Reached NHL: 9
Won Stanley Cup: 1
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 3
Year-end All-Star: 1
Olympians: 0
Picks Traded: 0
 
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