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| 1970 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Errol Thompson
Selected in second round
No.
22 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born May 28, 1950
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Defense / L. Wing / Center
Height:
5-9 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Charlottetown (PEI Senior)
Birthplace: Summerside, PEI (Canada)
Hometown:
Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1966-67 |
Halifax | NSJHL |
47 |
28 | 32 |
60 | 29 | | 1967-68 |
Halifax | NSJHL |
45 | 41 |
40 | 81 |
55 | | 1968-69 |
Halifax | NSJHL |
30 | 11 |
18 | 29 |
25 | | 1969-70 |
Charlottetown | PEI Sr. |
20 | 13 |
23 | 36 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played defense throughout his junior career. ... Dropped
out of hockey midway through 1968-69 season and was preparing to go to
university in Prince Edward Island when he was talked into playing for local
senior league team. That led to his being scouted by Johnny Bower and then
drafted by Toronto, which he described as a "big surprise." |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: 1970-71 season
Numbers:
22, 12 (Toronto); 12 (Detroit); 6 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired August 1, 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1970-1981 |
Toronto, Detroit, Pittsburgh | 599 |
208 | 185 | 393 |
184 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1978 |
Toronto, Detroit | 34 |
7 | 5 | 12 |
11 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Toronto Goals Leader: 1975-76 (43 goals) |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Tulsa (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Quebec)
Miscellaneous: Nicknamed "Spud."
... Full name is Loran Errol Thompson. ... Returned to Prince Edward Island
and became a sales representative for Labatt's Brewery after his retirement. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Toronto traded Thompson, 1978 Round 1
pick (Brent Peterson), 1978 Round 2 pick (Al Jensen) and 1980 Round 1 pick
(Mike Blaisdell) to Detroit in exchange for Dan Maloney and 1980 Round 2 pick
(Craig Muni) on March 13, 1978. |
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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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