1969 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Round Overall
3 27
Gregg Boddy
Selected by Los Angeles from Edmonton (WCHL)
Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oil Kings
Gregg Boddy
 

6-foot-2, 200 pounds

Left-hand shot

Defense

Pre-Draft Statistics

Year Team League GP G A TP PIM
1966-67 Edmonton CMJHL 55 1 5 6 42
1967-68Edmonton WCJHL 59 3 14 17 101
1968-69 Edmonton WCHL 59 1 21 22 119

Pre-Draft Notes

Also played left wing.
Canadian • Born March 19, 1949 in Ponoka, Alberta • Hometown: Ponoka, Alberta

Career Vitals

First contract: 1969
Debut: December 14, 1971
(Vancouver vs. Detroit)
Final NHL game: January 27, 1976
(Vancouver vs. Montreal)
Retired: 1983
Stanley Cup: Never won
Number worn: 22

Career NHL Statistics

Team: Vancouver
Years: 1971-1976. Playoffs: 1975

Regular Season
  GP G A TP PIM
5 years 273 23 44 67 263
 
Stanley Cup Playoffs
GP G A TP PIM
1 year 3 0 0 0 0
 
Complete statistics available at NHL.com 

Career Highlights

Also played left and right wing during pro career. ... Played on 1975-76 Tulsa team that won CHL regular-season title. ... Won CHL Adams Cup with Tulsa in 1976.

Life Outside the NHL

Full Name: Gregg Allen Boddy

Other Post-Draft Teams: Springfield, Montreal (AHL); Rochester (AHL); Seattle (WHL); Tulsa (CHL); San Diego, Edmonton (WHA); Kushiro (Japan)

Years in Japan: At age 28, Boddy left North America in 1977 to pursue his career in Japan. He would spend the next six seasons in the Japanese league before retiring.

Transaction History

May 22, 1970 -- Traded by Los Angeles with Leon Rochefort and Wayne Thomas to Montreal in exchange for Larry Mickey, Lucien Grenier, and Jack Norris. May 25, 1971 -- Traded by Montreal to Vancouver in exchange for 1971 third-round pick (Jim Cahoon) and cash. September 1976 -- WHA rights sold by New England to San Diego. September 1976 -- Signed WHA contract with San Diego. November 1976 -- Traded by San Diego (WHA) to Edmonton (WHA) in exchange for Larry Hornung.

Miscellaneous:

Selected by New England Whalers in 1972 WHA Draft, the first WHA Draft, February 1972. Won Vancouver's Fastest Skater competitions, beating out six teammates, in 1971-72. Played right wing for Vancouver on line with Dave Dunn and Gerry O'Flaherty in 1973-74. Scored 2 goals, including winner with 1:11 left in Vancouver's Dec. 3, 1974, win over Minn.
SNAPSHOT '69
Total Selected: 84
Forwards: 58
Defense: 18
Goaltenders: 8
Major Junior: 68
College Players: 8
Canadian: 78
Euro-Canadian: 1
American: 4
European: 1
Reached NHL: 49
Won Stanley Cup: 10
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 7
Year-end All-Star: 1
Olympians: 2
Picks Traded: 11


OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1969

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