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| 1966 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Don
Luce
Selected in third round
No.
14 overall by New York Rangers
Born October
2, 1948
 | Position:
Center
Height: 6-2 Weight: 178
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kitchener (OHA)
Birthplace:
London, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: London, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1965-66 | Kitchener | OHA | 47 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 71 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 11, 1970 (New York at
Montreal)
Numbers: 14 (New York); 11
(Detroit); 8, 14, 20 (Buffalo); 23 (Los Angeles); 20 (Toronto). Stanley Cup: Never won.
Status:
Retired 1982 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1970-1982 | NYR,
DET, BUF, LA, TOR | 894 | 225 | 329 | 554 | 364 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1970-1981 | New
York, Buffalo, L.A. | 71 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 52 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Bill Masterton Trophy: 1974-75
All-Star
Game:
1975
Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame: Inducted 1986
Buffalo club records: Plus-minus rating (plus-61 in 1974-75),
short-handed goals in one season (8 in 1974-75)
Buffalo
MVP: 1973-74. Buffalo
Most Improved: 1971-72
Buffalo Barton Award: 1972-73. Buffalo
Unsung Hero: 1971-72
Stanley
Cup Finals: 1975 (Buffalo)
Coaching Career: Served as
Buffalo part-time assistant coach during 1984-85 season.
Scouting Career:
Named Buffalo pro scout prior to 1984-85 season and remained in that
position through 1984-85 season.
Management Career: Named Buffalo
director of U.S. scouting prior to 1985-86 season and remained in that
position through 1986-87 season. ... Named Buffalo Director of Player
Personnel prior to 1987-88 season and remained in that position through
2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous:
Helped bring Alexander Mogilny to North America. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kitchener (OHA); Omaha (CHL);
Salt Lake (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1970 (Omaha)
OHA
Assists Leader: 1967-68 (Kitchener)
CHL
All-Star First Team: 1969-70 (Omaha)
1969-70:
Played on CHL regular-season champion (Omaha).
Miscellaneous:
Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame, inducted 1997.
Personal: Father of former
minor-league goaltender Scott Luce. ... Brother-in-law of former NHL player
Mike Boland. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: New York traded Luce to Detroit in
exchange for Steve Andrascik on November 2, 1970. |
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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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