1967 NHL Amateur Draft Pick

Round	Overall
2	17

Al Karlander

Selected by Detroit from Michigan Tech (WCHA)

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5-foot-8, 170 pounds

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Pre-Draft Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1965-66	Michigan Tech	WCHA	8	9	10	19	6
1966-67	Michigan Tech	WCHA	29	5	12	17	10

Pre-Draft Notes

Also played left wing. ... Jumped to Michigan Tech from Notre Dame High in Saskatchewan, never played junior hockey. ... On MTU freshman team in 1965-66.

Canadian • Born November 5, 1946 in Lac La Hache, B.C. • Hometown: Lac La Hache, B.C.

Career Vitals

First contract:	1969
Debut:	December 6, 1969 (Detroit at St. Louis)
Final NHL game:	April 1, 1973 (Detroit at N.Y. Rangers)
Retired:	1977
Stanley Cup:	Never won
Number worn:	15

Career NHL Statistics

Team: Detroit
Years: 1969-1973. Playoffs: 1970

Regular Season
	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
4 years	212	36	56	92	70

Stanley Cup Playoffs
	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1 year	4	0	1	1	0

Complete statistics available at NHL.com

Career Highlights

Named to WCHA All-Star Second Team with Michigan Tech in 1967-68. ... Won Michigan Tech Merv Youngs Award as Huskies team MVP in 1967-68 and 1968-69. ... Led Michigan Tech in points in 1967-68 (35) and 1968-69 (44). ... Became only college hockey player to ever score hat trick against Cornell goaltender Ken Dryden on March 14, 1969 ... Named to NCAA West All-America First Team and WCHA All-Star First Team with Michigan Tech in 1968-69. ... Named to NCAA Tournament All-Star Second Team with Michigan Tech in 1969. ... Set Michigan Tech single-season record (since broken) with 31 goals in 1968-69. ... Named Detroit Rookie of Year for 1969-70 by Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association. ... Inducted into the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 20, 1990.

Transaction History

June 1973 -- Signed with New England (WHA) as a free agent. June 19, 1975 -- Claimed by Indianapolis from New England in 1975 WHA Intra-league Draft.

Significant Injuries

Missed part of 1969-70 season with cut on back of right thigh that required more than 50-stitches, an injury suffered during Detroit's Feb. 7, 1970 game at Boston.. ... Missed part of 1969-70 season with knee injury. ... Missed part of 1971-72 season with shoulder and neck injury. ... Missed part of 1974-75 season with ankle injury and hypertension of knee.

Life Outside the NHL

Full Name: Allan David Karlander
Nickname: "Olle"

Other Post-Draft Teams: Michigan Tech (WCHA); Fort Worth (CHL); New England (WHA); Cape Cod (NAHL); Indianapolis (WHA)

Coaching Career: Remained in Indianapolis area after retirement and coached youth hockey and high school teams in the suburb of Carmel. ... Was head coach of Cincinnati (CHL) team that folded 33 games into the 1979-80 season. ... Named Indiana University's club-level hockey team head coach prior to 2006-07 season and remained in that position through 2007-08 season.

Education: Graduated from Michigan Tech in 1969.

Career Beyond Hockey: Went into marketing, advertising and real estate businesses in Indianapolis in addition to his work as a coach after retirement.

Family: Father of former college hockey and minor-league player Kevin Karlander. ... Father of former Tier II junior and Indiana University player Dan Karlander. ... Uncle of former college hockey, minor-league and European player Kory Karlander.

Miscellaneous:

Selected by New England Whalers in 1972 WHA Draft, the first WHA Draft, February 1972.

Was only college hockey player to ever score hat trick against Ken Dryden on March 14, 1969.

Scored fastest goal from start of NCAA Tournament game (0:07) on March 14, 1969.

Played on line with Alex Delvecchio and Mickey Redmond for Detroit in 1971-72.

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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