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| 1966 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Steve
Atkinson
Selected in first round
No.
6 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born October
16, 1948. Died May 6, 2003
 | Position:
Right Wing / Center
Height: 5-11 Weight:
170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Niagara Falls (OHA)
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Barrie, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1964-65 | Niagara
Falls | OHA | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -- | | 1965-66 | Niagara
Falls | OHA | 39 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: 1968-69 season
Numbers:
?? (Boston); 19 (Buffalo); 21 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1978 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1969-1975 | Boston,
Buffalo, Washington | 302 | 60 | 51 | 111 | 104 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1973 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1970-71: Played on first Buffalo Sabres
team.
1974-75:
Played on first Washington Capitals team.
Miscellaneous: Became
first player in Washington Capitals history to score on a penalty shot when he
beat Ken Lockett in Feb. 1, 1975, game at Vancouver. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Niagara Falls (OHA);
Oklahoma City (CHL); Richmond (AHL); Toronto (WHA); Buffalo (NAHL);
Brantford (OHA Sr.); Erie (NAHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup:
1968 (Niagara Falls)
CHL All-Star First Team: 1968-69 (Oklahoma
City)
CHL McKenzie Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1968-69 (Oklahoma
City)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Dayton)
1968-69: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Oklahoma
City).
Buffalo (NAHL) Captain: 1975-76
Miscellaneous: Died
of a heart attack at age 54 at his home in Niagara Falls, Ontario. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Detroit traded Atkinson to Boston
immediately after drafting him in the first de facto instance of a traded
draft pick. Atkinson was traded to complete a February 16, 1966, deal in
which Boston sent Leo Boivin to Detroit. The Bruins also received Gary Doak
and Bill Lesuk in the deal. The Atkinson portion of the trade was the
"future considerations." The date of the Atkinson trade was June
6, 1966. |
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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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