| 1970 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Chris Oddleifson
Selected in first round
No. 10 overall
by Oakland Seals
Born September 7, 1950
 | Position:
Center / Right Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Winnipeg (WCHL)
Birthplace: Brandon, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown:
Brandon, Manitoba |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1968-69 |
Winnipeg | WCHL |
46 |
14 | 30 |
44 | 118 | | 1969-70 |
Winnipeg | WCHL |
59 | 31 |
64 | 95 |
243 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL All-Star First Team: 1969-70 (Winnipeg)
WCHL Assists Leader: 1969-70 (64 assists) (Winnipeg)
Winnipeg
MVP: 1969-70 |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11,
1972 (Boston at Detroit)
Numbers: 22 (Boston); 14
(Vancouver)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-1981 |
Boston, Vancouver | 524 |
95 | 191 | 286 |
464 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1975-1980 |
Vancouver | 14 | 1 |
6 | 7 | 8 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Vancouver Assists Leader: 1975-76 (46 assists)
Vancouver Playoffs
Point Leader: 1976 (3)
Vancouver Playoffs
Assists Leader: 1975 (3), 1976 (2)
Miscellaneous: Set Boston record for goals in game by a rookie when he
scored four in game at California on December 30, 1973. ... Suffered fractured
jaw twice during his NHL playing career when hit by Pat Quinn in 1973-74 and
by Keith Magnuson in 1974-75. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Providence (AHL); Oklahoma
City (CHL); Boston (AHL); Dallas (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Winnipeg)
1980-81: Played on CHL
regular-season champion (Dallas).
Education: Attended University of
Manitoba.
Miscellaneous: Named to center position on Winnipeg's
all-time WCHL team as selected by Canadian Hockey League in 1999. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: California traded Oddleifson and
future considerations (Rich Leduc) to Boston in exchange for Ivan Boldirev on November 17, 1971. |
