| Round | Overall |
| 1 | 2 |
Steve Rexe
Selected by
Pittsburgh from Belleville (OHA Senior)
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5-foot-9, 175 pounds
Left-hand catcher
Goaltender
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Statistics unavailable |
Pre-Draft Notes
Played one OHA game for hometown Peterborough team at age 17 in 1963-64. ... Played for Belleville Mohawks in 1966-67.
Canadian • Born Feb. 26,
1947 in hometown of Peterborough, Ontario • Died Nov. 12, 2013
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
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Turned down offer to sign with Pittsburgh in 1967.
- Member of Team Canada squad that finished fourth at 1969 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Missed 1969-70 season due to knee surgery. During
this time, his rights were transferred from Pittsburgh to
Minnesota, but team never signed him.
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1971-72 OHA Sr. All-Star First Team with Belleville.
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Signed with Los Angeles Kings organization in 1973 after spending
1972-73 season in Los Angeles Sharks (WHA) organization.
- Won AHL Calder Cup with Springfield in 1975.
- 1975-76 OHA Sr. All-Star First Team with Napanee.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Stephen Glen Rexe
Post-Draft Teams: Hull (Quebec Sr.); Team Canada; Ottawa, Belleville (OHA Sr.); Greensboro (EHL); Springfield (AHL); Napanee, Lindsay (OHA Sr.); Binghamton (NAHL);
Thunder Bay (OHA Sr.)
Coaching: Served as head coach
of Whitby Lawmen (OJHL) in 1984-85. ... Served as head coach of Smiths
Falls Bears (CJAHL) in 1987-88.
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned
to Belleville, Ontario, after his retirement and worked in the
import-export business, focused on automobiles. ... Spent time as a
radio color commentator for the Kingston (OHL) Frontenacs in early
2000s. ... Ran for seat on Belleville City Council in 2006 and founded a
girls' hockey camp in Belleville.
| SNAPSHOT '67 | |
| Total Selected: | 18 |
| Forwards: | 11 |
| Defense: | 6 |
| Goaltenders: | 1 |
| Major Junior: | 2 |
| College Players: | 1 |
| Canadian: | 17 |
| USA Citizens: | 1 |
| U.S.-Born: | 0 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 3 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 0 |
| Hall of Fame: | 0 |
| All-Star Game: | 0 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 0 |
| Olympians: | 0 |
| Picks Traded: | 0 |