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| 1969 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Rick Kessell
Selected in second round
No. 15 overall
by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born July 27, 1949
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Center / Left Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Oshawa (OHA)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Scarborough, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1966-67 |
Markham | OJHL | 35 |
29 | 27 |
56 | -- | | 1967-68 |
Toronto | OHA |
14 | 1 |
3 | 4 |
2 | | |
London | OHA |
16 | 2 |
2 | 4 |
0 | | 1968-69 |
Oshawa | OHA |
53 | 26 |
66 | 92 |
8 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHA Assists Leader: 1968-69 (Oshawa) (66 assists) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 21, 1970 (Chicago at
Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 14,
23, 15 (Pittsburgh); ??
(California)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1978 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1969-1974 |
Pittsburgh, California | 135 |
4 | 24 | 28 |
6 |
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NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Scored goal on his first
shift of his first NHL game when he beat Chicago goalie Gerry Desjardins at
2:19 of first period. ... Missed start of Pittsburgh's 1970 training camp with
broken ankle, an injury suffered while water-skiing during summer of 1970. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Baltimore (AHL); Amarillo (CHL);
Hershey (AHL); Salt Lake (CHL); New Haven (AHL); Whitby (OHA Sr.)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by New England)
1974-75: Played eight games for Salt Lake
team that went on to win CHL regular-season and playoff titles. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| REVERSE DRAFT: Pittsburgh left Kessell
unprotected for the 1973 NHL Reverse Draft and he was claimed by California on
June 13, 1973. |
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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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