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| 1968 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Herb Boxer
Selected in second round
No.
17 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born
June 4, 1947
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 5-9 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Michigan Tech (WCHA)
Birthplace:
Hancock, Michigan (USA)
Hometown: Hancock, Michigan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1967-68 |
Michigan Tech | WCHA | 31 |
11 | 13 | 24 |
27 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Never played in NHL.
NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Scouting
Career: Quebec amateur scout in 1993-94. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Michigan Tech (WCHA); Fort
Worth (CHL); Virginia (AHL); Green Bay (USHL); Kalamazoo (IHL)
World Championships: 1975
(sixth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHA Coach of
the Year: 1987-88 (Michigan Tech)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by
Dayton)
Coaching
Career: Michigan Tech assistant coach from 1976-77 through 1984-85. ... Head coach of Michigan Tech (WCHA) from
1985-86 through 1989-90.
... Head coach of Memphis (CHL) from 1994-95 through 1997-98. ... Served as
assistant coach for Team USA at several World Junior Championships
tournaments.
Miscellaneous: Was first U.S.-born player selected in
an NHL draft. ... Served as captain of Team USA at 1975
World Cup Games in Europe. ... Served as director of Michigan Tech Athletic
Youth Programs from 1976 through 1985.
Personal:
Father of former college player and minor-leaguer Marc Boxer and former
college player Jay Boxer. |
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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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