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| 1970 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Randy Rota
Selected in third round
No.
33 overall by Oakland Seals
Born August 16, 1950
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Center / L. Wing /R. Wing
Height: 5-8 Weight: 167
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Calgary (WCHL)
Birthplace: Creston, British Columbia (Canada)
Hometown:
Kamloops, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1967-68 |
Kamloops | BCJHL |
40 |
45 | 28 |
73 | 22 | | 1968-69 |
Calgary | WCHL |
33 | 20 |
18 | 38 |
2 | | 1969-70 |
Calgary | WCHL |
60 | 43 |
47 | 90 |
43 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL Most Gentlemanly Player: 1969-70 (Calgary)
BCJHL Goals Leader: 1967-68 (Kamloops) (45 goals)
Calgary Team
MVP: 1969-70
Calgary Sportsmanship Award: 1969-70
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1968-69 season with broken ankle. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 14,
1972 (Montreal at N.Y. Islanders)
Numbers: 21 (Montreal); 25
(Los Angeles); 25 (Kansas City/Colorado)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1978 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-1977 |
MTL, LA, KC/COL | 212 |
38 | 39 | 77 |
60 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1974 | Los Angeles | 5 |
0 | 1 | 1 |
0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1974-75: Played on first Kansas City Scouts
team.
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in his first NHL game against N.Y.
Islanders' Billy Smith while playing for Montreal on a line with Frank and
Peter Mahovlich. ... Played on line with Simon Nolet and Wilf Paiement for
Kansas City in 1974-75. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Providence, Nova Scotia (AHL);
Oklahoma City (CHL); Edmonton (WHA)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1972 (Nova Scotia)
WHA
Draft Pick: 1972 (by Calgary)
AHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1972
(Nova Scotia) (10 goals, tie)
Coaching Career: Coached pee wee teams
in British Columbia after his retirement. Led Kamloops to province's 1981 Pee
Wee AAA title.
Miscellaneous: Was a top-notch
baseball player who was offered contracts by both the San Francisco Giants and
San Diego Padres. ... Went into insurance business in Kamloops, B.C., after
his retirement.
Personal: Cousin of former NHL player Darcy Rota. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: California traded Rota to Montreal in
exchange for Lyle Carter and John French in October 1971. |
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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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