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| 1969 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Fred O'Donnell
Selected in fourth round
No.
37 overall by
Minnesota North Stars
Born December 6, 1949
 | Position:
Right Wing / Left Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Oshawa (OHA)
Birthplace: Kingston, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Gananoque, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1966-67 |
Oshawa | OHA | 36 |
6 | 9 |
15 | 44 | | 1967-68 |
Oshawa | OHA |
44 | 24 |
14 | 38 |
72 | | 1968-69 |
Oshawa | OHA |
54 | 31 |
27 | 58 |
124 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 8, 1972 (Los Angeles at
Boston)
Number: 16 (Boston)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1976 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-1974 |
Boston | 115 | 15 |
11 | 26 | 98 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1973 |
Boston | 5 | 0 |
1 | 1 | 5 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Winnipeg)
Miscellaneous: Traded to Vancouver on Feb. 7, 1974, but refused to report
to Vancouver and was suspended. He then jumped to WHA. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kingston (OHA Sr.);
Oklahoma City (CHL); Boston (AHL); New England (WHA)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Oklahoma City Rookie of
Year: 1970-71
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Winnipeg)
1971-72: Played on AHL
regular-season co-champion (Boston).
Education: Attended Queen's
University.
Coaching Career: Head coach of Queen's University hockey
team from 1978-79 to 1984-85. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Minnesota traded O'Donnell to Boston
to complete a June 1969 deal in which Boston sent Barry Gibbs and Tommy
Williams to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's 1969 No. 1 draft pick and
future considerations. The O'Donnell trade took place on May 7, 1971. |
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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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