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| 1969 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Victor Teal
Selected in fourth round
No.
42 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born August 10,
1949
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Right Wing / Center
Height: 6-0 Weight: 165
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
St. Catharines (OHA)
Birthplace: St. Catharines, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
St. Catharines, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1965-66 |
St. Catharines | Jr. B |
30 |
34 | 25 |
59 | -- | | 1966-67 |
St. Catharines | OHA |
47 |
15 | 15 |
30 | 4 | | 1967-68 |
St. Catharines | OHA |
54 | 34 |
29 | 63 |
29 | | 1968-69 |
St. Catharines | OHA |
51 | 30 |
53 | 83 |
55 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
St. Catharines Captain: 1968-69 |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 1974
Number: 22 (N.Y.
Islanders)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Career ended 1976 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1973-74 |
N.Y. Islanders | 1 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kansas City (CHL); Galt (OHA
Sr.); New Haven (AHL); Fort Worth (CHL); Erie (NAHL); Cambridge (OHA Sr.)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL All-Star Second Team: 1973-74 (Fort
Worth)
Miscellaneous: Nicknamed "Skeeter." ... Did not play hockey
in 1970-71. ... Involved in serious automobile accident that limited his play
in 1974-75. .. Annual minor-hockey tournament in St. Catharines named the Vic
Teal Memorial Tournament in honor of his father.
Personal: Younger
brother of former NHL player Alan "Skip" Teal. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Teal dropped out of hockey for
the 1970-71 season and then spent the 1971-72 season outside the professional ranks. He
was able to re-enter the NHL by signing as a free agent with the New York
Islanders in 1972. |
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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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