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| 1968 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Brad Selwood
Selected in first round
No.
10 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born March
18, 1948
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Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 188
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Niagara Falls (OHA)
Birthplace: Leamington, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Leamington, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1967-68 |
Niagara Falls | OHA | 54 |
10 | 23 | 33 |
75 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1968 (Niagara Falls)
Miscellaneous: Played center until his final
junior season. ... Was star baseball player during his junior career, and was
drafted by Detroit Tigers organization. Chose not to sign with Tigers because
he did not want to be on depth chart behind Bill Freehan. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11,
1970 (Toronto at Vancouver)
Numbers: 3 (Toronto); 20 (Los
Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1970-1980 |
Toronto, Los Angeles | 163 |
7 | 40 | 47 |
153 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-1980 |
Toronto, Los Angeles | 6 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
4 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Named Los Angeles assistant
coach on Jan. 11, 1982, handled head coach role while Don Perry was suspended
for six games in February 1982, and held position into 1983-84 season.
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in first NHL game.
... Worked as a color commentator for Toronto television broadcasts. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Tulsa (CHL); Vancouver (WHL);
New England (WHA); Houston, Fort Worth (CHL); New Haven (AHL)
WHA Summit Series: 1974
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHL Patrick Cup: 1970 (Vancouver)
WHA
Championship: 1973 (New England)
WHL Rookie of Year: 1969-70
(Vancouver)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by New England).
WHA
All-Star Third Team: 1973-74 (New England)
WHA
All-Star Game: 1974, 1975
1969-70: Played on WHL
regular-season champion (Vancouver).
1972-73: Played on WHA
regular-season champion (New England.
Coaching Career: Named New
Haven (AHL) player-assistant coach prior to 1981-82 season, stopped playing in
December 1981, and held position until Jan. 11, 1982. ... Head coach of
Thornhill (OHA Jr. A) from 1993-94 through 1995-96. ... Head coach of London (OHL)
in 1996-97. ... Head coach of Aurora (OHA Jr. A) from 1998-99 through
1999-2000. ... Head coach of Newmarket (OHA Jr. A) in 2000-01.
Managerial Career: Served as general manager of Thornhill (OHA Jr. A),
Aurora (OHA Jr. A) and Newmarket (OHA Jr. A)
Miscellaneous: Retired briefly after 1978-79 season rather than re-enter NHL but
came out of retirement to join Los Angeles in November 1979. ... Played on Los
Angeles' off-season charity softball team. ... Moved to Thornhill, Ontario, after his retirement and worked for a car leasing business
in Leaside.
Personal: Married Bonnie Murdison,
a former Canadian Olympic water skiier. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE/WHA/INTRA-LEAGUE DRAFT: Toronto traded Selwood and Rene Robert
to Vancouver (WHL) in exchange for Ron Ward in May 1969. Toronto bought him
back in May 1970. Selwood jumped to the WHA in 1972, so Toronto left him
unprotected for the 1972 NHL Intra-League Draft and he was claimed by Montreal
on June 5, 1972. He was reclaimed by Montreal and traded to Los Angeles
after the WHA merged with the NHL in 1979. |
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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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