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| 1969 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Wally Olds
Selected in fifth round
No. 57 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born
August 17, 1949
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Defense / Right Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Minnesota (WCHA)
Birthplace:
Warroad, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown: Baudette, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1968-69 |
Minnesota | WCHA | 31 |
6 | 12 | 18 |
6 |
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| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota (WCHA); Team USA;
New York (WHA); Long Island (EHL); Long Island (NAHL); Hampton (SHL); Oklahoma
City (CHL); Springfield (AHL); Calgary (WHA)
Olympics: 1972 (silver
medal)
Worlds: 1977 (sixth place), 1979 (seventh place), 1981 (fifth
place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA West All-America First Team: 1969-70
(Minnesota)
All-WCHA Second Team: 1969-70, 1970-71 (Minnesota)
WHA
Draft Pick: 1972 (by New York)
NAHL All-Star First Team: 1973-74
(Long Island)
Miscellaneous: Named one of the 50 greatest players in
University of Minnesota hockey history as part of "Legends on Ice" tribute in
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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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