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| 1969 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Frank Hughes
Selected in fourth round
No.
43 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born October
1, 1949
 | Position:
Right Wing / Left Wing
Height:
5-10 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Edmonton (WCHL)
Birthplace: Fernie, British Columbia (Canada)
Hometown:
Fernie, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1968-69 |
Edmonton | WCHL |
50 |
18 | 10 |
28 | 10 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed part of final junior season with pneumonia. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 8, 1971 (Los Angeles at
California)
Numbers: ?? (California)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1979 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1971-72 |
California | 5 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Selected by Atlanta Flames in 1972 NHL Expansion Draft,
but he instead jumped to WHA and never returned to NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Phoenix (WHL); Houston,
Phoenix (WHA); Phoenix, Tucson (PHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Avco Trophy: 1974, 1975 (Houston)
WHA
All-Star Game: 1974, 1975
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Dayton)
1972-73: Played on first Houston Aeros WHA team.
1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76: Played on WHA regular-season champion.
1977-78: Played on PHL regular-season co-champion (Phoenix).
PHL
Points Leader: 1977-78 (Phoenix) (74 points)
PHL Goals Leader:
1977-78 (Phoenix) (33 goals)
PHL Assists Leader: 1977-78 (Phoenix
(41 assists)
Miscellaneous: Set Houston WHA single-season goals
record with 48 in 1974-75. ... Played 27 games for
eventual 1976-77 WHA regular-season champion Houston. ... Also is a certified
PGA golf pro. ... Became a real estate broker in his hometown after his
retirement.
Personal: Was married to motorcycle daredevil Debbie
Lawler. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| INTRA-LEAGUE DRAFT: Toronto left Hughes
unprotected for the 1971 NHL Intra-league Draft, and he was claimed by
California on June 8, 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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