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| 1969 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dennis O'Brien
Selected in second round
No. 14 overall by
Minnesota North Stars
Born June 10, 1949
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Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
St. Catharines (OHA)
Birthplace: Port Hope, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Port Hope, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1968-69 |
St. Catharines | OHA |
52 | 1 |
19 | 20 |
235 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHA Penalty Minutes Leader: 1968-69 (St. Catharines) (235 PIM) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 11, 1970 (Los Angeles at
Minnesota)
Numbers: 5 (Minnesota); 7
(Colorado); 3 (Cleveland); 28 (Boston)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1980 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1970-1979 |
MIN, COL, CLE, BOS | 592 |
31 | 91 | 122 |
1,017 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1971-1978 |
Minnesota, Boston | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 |
101 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Minnesota PIM Leader: 1973-74 (166), 1975-76
(187), 1976-77 (114)
Stanley Cup Finals: 1978 (Boston)
Miscellaneous: Played for four NHL teams in 1977-78, becoming first player
to achieve this feat. ... Left unprotected by Boston for 1979 NHL Expansion
Draft, but was reclaimed as fill-in after Bill Bennett was taken off Boston
roster on June 13, 1979. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Iowa (CHL); Cleveland (AHL);
Rochester (AHL); Binghamton (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by New England)
CHL Penalty Minutes
Leader: 1969-70 (Iowa) (331 PIM) |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WAIVERS: Minnesota placed O'Brien on waivers,
and he was claimed by Colorado on December 2, 1977. |
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SNAPSHOT '69 | | Total Selected: |
84 | | Forwards: |
58 | | Defense: |
18 | | Goaltenders: |
8 | | Major Junior: |
68 | | College Players: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
78 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
4 | | U.S.-Born: |
4 |
| European: |
1 |
| Reached NHL: |
49 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
7 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
2 |
| Picks Traded: |
11 |
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