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| 1970 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Yvon Lambert
Selected in third round
No.
40 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born May 20, 1950
 | Position: Left Wing
/ Center
Height: 6-2 Weight:
200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Drummondville (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Drummondville, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Drummondville, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Drummondville | QMJHL |
52 |
50 | 51 |
101 | 89 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Instructeurs Trophy (Top Rookie): 1968-69 (Drummondville) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 27, 1973 (Toronto at
Montreal)
Numbers: 21, 11 (Montreal); 15
(Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979.
Playing Status: Retired 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1973-1982 |
Montreal, Buffalo | 683 |
206 | 273 | 479 |
340 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1982 |
Montreal, Buffalo | 90 |
27 | 22 | 49 |
67 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1972-73: Played one regular-season game for
Montreal team that went on to win Stanley Cup.
Management Career:
Became Montreal ticket-sales accountant after his retirement, assisting with
team's public and corporate relations, and remained in that position until
Feb. 23, 2005, when he lost his job as a consequence of the NHL lockout. He
did continue to work for the team on a part-time basis.
Miscellaneous: Scored
overtime goal in Game 7 of 1979 Stanley Cup semifinals series against Boston,
sending Montreal into finals. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Port Huron (IHL); Nova
Scotia (AHL); Rochester (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1971 (Port Huron)
AHL
Calder Cup: 1972 (Nova Scotia), 1983 (Rochester)
AHL All-Star First
Team: 1972-73 (Nova Scotia)
AHL Sollenberger Trophy (Points Leader):
1972-73 (104 points)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Miami)
AHL Goals Leader: 1972-73 (Nova Scotia) (52
goals)
1982-83: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Rochester).
Coaching Career: Head coach of Verdun (QMJHL) in 1984-85. Resigned with
five games left in season, citing inability to work with amateur players.
Miscellaneous:
Set AHL record with goals in 12 consecutive games during 1972-73 season. ...
Was childhood idol of fellow Drummondville native Eric Messier. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| REVERSE DRAFT: Detroit left Lambert
unprotected for the 1971 NHL Reverse Draft, and he was claimed by Montreal on
June 9, 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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