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| 1966 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Barry
Gibbs
Selected in first round
No. 1 overall by
Boston Bruins
Born September 28, 1948
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Estevan (SJHL)
Birthplace:
Lloydminster, Sask. (Canada)
Hometown: Lloydminster,
Saskatchewan |  |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1964-65 | Estevan | SJHL | 51 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 56 | | 1965-66 | Estevan | SJHL | 59 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 45 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 13,
1967 (Montreal at Boston).
Numbers: 24 (Boston); 2 (Minn.);
2 (Atlanta); 22 (St. Louis); 23 (L.A.)
Stanley Cup: Never won. Playing
Status:
Retired 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1968-1980 | BOS,
MIN, ATL, STL, LA | 797 | 58 | 224 | 282 | 945 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1970-1980 | Minnesota,
Atlanta, L.A. | 36 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 67 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1973
Minnesota
Penalty Minutes Leader:
1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72
Minnesota Rookie of Year: 1969-70
Minnesota Top Defenseman: 1971-72.
St. Louis captain: 1978-79 |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Estevan (WCHL); Oklahoma
City (CHL); Houston (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL Defenseman of Year:
1966-67 (Estevan)
1967-68, 1968-69:
Played on CHL regular-season champion.
CHL All-Star First Team:
1968-69 (Oklahoma City)
CHL Most Valuable Defenseman: 1968-69
(Oklahoma City)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Calgary)
CHL Penalty Minutes Leader: 1968-69 (194 penalty
minutes)
CHL Playoffs Penalty Minutes Leader: 1969 (53 penalty
minutes)
Miscellaneous: Attended junior
college to learn insurance business. ... Member of CHL Houston Apollos when
team folded in Jan. 1981.
Personal: Older brother of former
St. Louis prospect Wayne Gibbs. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Boston traded Gibbs and Tom Williams
to Minnesota in exchange for North Stars' 1969 first-round draft pick (Don
Tannahill) and future considerations (Fred O'Donnell) on May 7, 1969. |
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SNAPSHOT '66 | | Total Selected: |
24 | | Forwards: |
13 | | Defense: |
8 | | Goaltenders: |
2 | | Position n/a: |
1 | | Major Junior: |
17 |
| College Players: |
0 |
| Canadian: |
24 | | Euro-Canadian: |
0 |
| American: |
0 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
14 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
3 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
0
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| Picks Traded: |
0 |
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