1969 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Round Overall
4 47
Bruce Van Hellemond
Selected by New York from Moose Jaw (SJHL)
New York Rangers Moose Jaw Canucks
Bruce Van Hellemond
 

6-foot-0, 175 pounds

Left-hand shot

Left Wing

Pre-Draft Statistics

Year Team League GP G A TP PIM
1966-67St. James MJHL 28 12 10 22 2
1967-68Moose Jaw WCJHL 55 21 42 63 71
1968-69 Moose Jaw SJHL 44 47 47 94 43

Pre-Draft Notes

Led SJHL with 94 points in 1968-69.
Canadian • Born October 20, 1949 in Winnipeg, Manitoba • Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL

After the Draft

Miscellaneous

Post-Draft Teams: Omaha (CHL); Toledo, Flint (IHL); Trail (WIHL)

Career Beyond Hockey: Moved to British Columbia after his retirement and went into team uniform manufacturing business as the founder and President of Van Hellemond Sporte Ltd.

Family: Younger brother of former NHL referee, executive, and Hockey Hall of Famer Andy Van Hellemond.

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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