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| 1968 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Gary Edwards
Selected in first round
No.
6 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born October 5,
1947
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Goaltender
Height: 5-9 Weight:
160
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Toronto (OHA)
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1966-67 |
Toronto | OHA | 8 |
n/a | 4.62 |
0 | n/a |
| 1967-68 |
Toronto | OHA |
38 | n/a |
3.20 |
2 | n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1967 (Toronto) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 11, 1969 (Chicago at St.
Louis)
Numbers: 29, 1, 30 (St. Louis); 1 (Los Angeles); 1
(Cleveland);
35 (Minnesota); 33 (Edmonton); 30 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired
1982 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | W-L-T | GAA | SO | SV% | | 1969-1982 | STL,
LA, CLE, MIN, EDM, PIT | 286 |
88-125-51 | 3.65 |
11 | n/a |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | W-L | GAA | SO | SV% | | 1974-1981 |
LA, MIN, EDM | 11 |
5-4 | 3.80 | 0 | n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Los Angeles Rookie of Year: 1971-72.
Los Angeles Unsung Hero: 1974-75
Miscellaneous: Gave up Guy Lafleur's first NHL goal on Oct. 23, 1971.
... Played on Cleveland Barons team that folded and merged with Minnesota
after 1977-78 season. ... Gave up Wayne Gretzky's 50th goal on April 2, 1980,
making Gretzky the youngest player ever to score 50 goals in an NHL season. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kansas City (CHL); San
Diego (WHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Ottawa)
CHL Shutouts Leader: 1968-69 (Kansas City)
(4 shutouts)
Education: Earned fine arts degree from University of Toronto.
Miscellaneous:
Nicknamed "Scoop." |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| EXPANSION: St. Louis left Edwards unprotected
for the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft and he was claimed by Buffalo on June 10,
1970. |
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SNAPSHOT '68 | | Total Selected: |
24 | | Forwards: |
15 | | Defense: |
6 | | Goaltenders: |
3 | | Major Junior: |
16 | | College Players: |
4 |
| Canadian: |
22 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
2 |
| U.S.-Born: |
1 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
10 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
2 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
2 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
0 |
| Olympians: |
0 |
| Picks Traded: |
1 |
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