1970 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Round Overall
2 28
Michel Archambault
Selected by Chicago from Drummondville (QMJHL)
Chicago Black Hawks Drummondville Rangers
Michel Archambault
 

5-foot-8, 160 pounds

Left-hand shot

Left Wing

Pre-Draft Statistics

Year Team League GP G A TP PIM
1967-68 Drummondville QJHL 50 23 41 64 66
1968-69 Drummondville QJHL -- -- -- -- --
1969-70 Drummondville QMJHL 55 69 82 151 167

Pre-Draft Notes

1969-70 QJHL All-Star 2nd Team. ... Played in 1968, 1970 Memorial Cup tourney.
Canadian • Born Sept. 27, 1950 in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec • Hometown: St. Hyacinthe, Quebec

Career Vitals

First contract: 1970
Debut: March 10, 1977
(Chicago at Vancouver)
Final NHL game: March 16, 1977
(Chicago vs. N.Y. Islanders)
Retired: 1978
Stanley Cup: Never won
Number: 27

Career NHL Statistics

Teams: Chicago
Year: 1977. Playoffs: None

Regular Season
  GP G A TP PIM
1 year 3 0 0 0 0
 
Stanley Cup Playoffs
GP G A TP PIM
0 years 0 0 0 0 0
 
Complete statistics available at NHL.com 

Career Highlights

Played on 1971-72 Dallas team that won CHL regular-season title. ... Won CHL Adams Cup with Dallas in 1971-72. ... Was member of first Quebec Nordiques WHA team in league's inaugural 1972-73 season. ... Named to NAHL All-Star Third Team with Maine in 1973-74. ... Named to CHL All-Star First Team with Dallas in 1975-76. ... Named to CHL All-Star First Team with Dallas in 1976-77.

Transaction History

June 1972 -- Signed WHA contract with Quebec. May 30, 1974 -- Selected by Indianapolis from Quebec in WHA Expansion Draft.

Life Outside the NHL

Full Name: Michel Joseph Archambault
Nickname: "Pit"
Also Known as: Mike Archambault

Other Post-Draft Teams: Dallas (CHL); Quebec (WHA); Maine (NAHL); Feldkirch (Austria)

Coaching Career: Served as St. Hyacinthe (QMJHL) assistant coach in 1993-94 season.

Significant Injuries

Missed part of 1973-74 season with ankle injury.

Miscellaneous:

Selected by Miami Screaming Eagles in 1972 WHA Draft, the first WHA Draft, February 1972. Finished sixth in NAHL scoring race with 108 points for Maine in 1973-74. Returned to NHL rather than go to Indianapolis WHA team that took him in expansion draft. Was first player drafted out of QMJHL after league was formed for the 1969-70 season.
SNAPSHOT '70
Total Selected: 115
Forwards: 67
Defense: 36
Goaltenders: 12
Major Junior: 87
College Players: 18
Canadian: 109
Euro-Canadian: 0
American: 6
European: 0
Reached NHL: 62
Won Stanley Cup: 12
Hall of Fame: 3
All-Star Game: 11
Year-end All-Star: 4
Olympians: 2
Picks Traded: 13


OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1970

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