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| 1970 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Greg
Polis
Selected in first round
No.
7 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born August 8, 1950
 | Position: Left Wing
Height:
6-0 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Estevan (WCHL)
Birthplace: Westlock, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Dapp, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1966-67 |
Estevan | WCHL | 54 |
12 | 20 |
32 | 83 | | 1967-68 |
Estevan | WCHL |
59 | 35 |
32 | 67 |
124 | | 1968-69 |
Estevan | WCHL |
60 | 40 |
85 | 125 |
94 | | 1969-70 |
Estevan | WCHL |
60 | 48 |
56 | 104 |
69 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL All-Star First Team: 1968-69, 1969-70 |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10,
1970 (Buffalo at Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 22 (Pittsburgh); 9
(St. Louis); 20 (NYR); 18 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1970-1980 |
PIT, STL, NYR, WAS | 615 |
174 | 169 | 343 |
391 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-1975 |
Pittsburgh, N.Y. Rangers | 7 |
0 | 2 | 2 |
6 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1971, 1972, 1973
All-Star Game MVP: 1973
Pittsburgh Briere Award (Rookie of Year):
1970-71
Pittsburgh Goals Leader: 1971-72 (30, tie)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of his rookie year with mononucleosis. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New Haven (AHL); Hershey (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1979-80: Played nine regular-season
games for Hershey team that went on to win AHL playoff championship.
1980-81: Played two games for Hershey team that went on to win AHL
regular-season championship.
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Alberta)
Miscellaneous: Nicknamed "Pole Cat" and
"Pole Eye." |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Pittsburgh traded Polis, Bryan Watson
and 1974 Round 2 pick (Bob Hess) to St. Louis in exchange for Steve Durbano,
Ab Demarco and J. Bob Kelly on January 17, 1974. |
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SNAPSHOT '70 | | Total Selected: |
115 | | Forwards: |
66 | | Defense: |
36 | | Goaltenders: |
12 | | Position n/a: |
1 | | Major Junior: |
87 |
| College Players: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
109 | | Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
6 |
| U.S.-Born: |
6 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
60 | | Won Stanley Cup: |
7 |
| Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
11 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
2 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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