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| 1969 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bruce Landon
Selected in fourth round
No. 39 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born
October 5, 1949
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Goaltender
Height: 5-9 Weight:
175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OHA)
Birthplace:
Kingston, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Kingston, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1967-68 |
Peterborough | OHA |
20 | n/a |
4.10 | 1 |
n/a | | 1968-69 |
Peterborough | OHA |
39 | n/a |
3.22 | 3 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHA Shutouts Co-leader: 1968-69 (Peterborough) (3 shutouts) |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Springfield (AHL); New
England (WHA); Jacksonville (AHL); Cape Cod (NAHL); Rhode Island (AHL);
Springfield (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1971 (Springfield)
WHA
Championship: 1973 (New England)
AHL Hendy Award (Top Executive):
1988-89 (Springfield)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by New
England)
1972-73: Played on WHA regular-season champion (New
England).
Management Career: Director of marketing and public
relations for Springfield AHL from 1979-80 through 1981-82. ... General
Manager of Springfield Indians AHL franchise from 1982-83 through 1993-94. ...
Co-owner, president and general manager of Springfield Falcons AHL franchise
from 1994-95 through 2000-01.
Miscellaneous: Nicknamed "Batesy." ...
Full name is Norman Bruce Landon. ... Worked in father-in-law's
Springfield-based construction business during off-seasons. ... Original
member of the New England Whalers WHA franchise. ... Retired in 1974 and sat
out most of 1974-75 season before coming back to play for New England
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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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