| Round | Overall |
| 3 | 35 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1968-69 | Edmonton | AJHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1969-70 | Edmonton | WCHL | 58 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 91 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Played for Lethbridge (AJHL) in 1969 Memorial Cup tournament, recording two assists in six games.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1970 |
| Debut: | November 21, 1973 (Pittsburgh vs. Vancouver) |
| Final NHL game: | April 22, 1975 (playoffs) (Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Islanders) |
| Retired: | 1977 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 23, 24 |
Career NHL Statistics
Team: Pittsburgh
Years: 1973. Playoffs: 1975
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 1 year | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 1 year | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Played 17 regular-season games for 1973-74 Hershey team that went on to win AHL Calder Cup, but was not with team during playoffs. ... Tied for fifth in AHL with 206 total penalty minutes for Baltimore and Hershey in 1974-75.
Transaction History
January 1974 -- Loaned by Pittsburgh to Richmond (AHL, Philadelphia affiliate) for remainder of 1973-74 season for cash. October 1974 -- Loaned by Pittsburgh to Baltimore (AHL) for 1974-75 season. Jan. 23, 1975 -- Loaned by Pittsburgh to Hershey (AHL) for balance of 1974-75 season after Baltimore team folded. July 1975 -- WHA rights sold by Calgary to Denver. September 1975 -- Signed WHA contract with Denver. Jan. 17, 1976 -- Signed with Hershey (AHL) as an unrestricted free agent after Denver-Ottawa (WHA) franchise folded.
Significant Injuries
Missed part of 1971-72 season with mononucleosis. ... Missed part of 1972-73 season with broken hand, an injury suffered while he was playing for Hershey (AHL).
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Larry
Irvin Bignell
Other Post-Draft Teams: Amarillo (CHL); Hershey, Richmond, Baltimore (AHL); Denver/Ottawa (WHA)
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Vancouver Blazers in 1973 WHA Draft of established professional players. | Was among last players cut from Pittsburgh's training camp in October 1972. | Was member of the Baltimore Clippers AHL team that folded on Jan. 23, 1975. | Was on Ottawa WHA team that began season in Denver and folded on Jan. 17, 1976. |
| 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 |
| 1970 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | Chicago |
| Detroit | Los Angeles | Minnesota |
| Montreal | New York | Oakland |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1970