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| 1970 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Gerry
O'Flaherty
Selected in third round
No.
36 overall by
Toronto Maple Leafs
Born August 31, 1950
 | Position: Left Wing
/ Center
Height:
5-10 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kitchener (OHA)
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1967-68 |
North York | MTJHL |
36 |
19 | 24 |
43 | 13 | | 1968-69 |
Kitchener | OHA |
22 | 4 |
3 | 7 |
4 | | 1969-70 |
Kitchener | OHA |
54 | 40 |
38 | 78 |
30 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 25, 1971 (Detroit at
Toronto)
Numbers: 16 (Toronto); 23
(Vancouver); 18 (Atlanta)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1979 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1971-1979 |
Toronto, Vancouver, Atlanta | 438 |
99 | 95 | 194 |
168 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1975-1976 |
Vancouver | 7 | 2 |
2 | 4 | 6 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Management Career: Served as Montreal's Western Canada scout from 1980-81 through 2000-01.
Miscellaneous:
Scored goal in his final NHL game on March 3, 1979. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Tulsa (CHL); Nova Scotia (AHL)
Canada Cup: 1976
(fifth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Winnipeg)
CHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1972 (Tulsa) (9
assists)
CHL Playoffs Points Co-Leader: 1972 (Tulsa) (15 points)
Miscellaneous: Went
into the auto muffler business in Vancouver after his retirement from hockey.
Personal: Son of former NHL player and scout John "Peanuts" O'Flaherty.
Father was scout for Vancouver during years when Gerry was playing for the
Canucks. ... Cousin of former NHL player Craig Muni. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| INTRA-LEAGUE DRAFT: Toronto left O'Flaherty unprotected
for the 1972 NHL Intra-League Draft, and he was claimed by Vancouver on June
5, 1972. |
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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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