| Round | Overall |
| 3 | 42 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Lethbridge | AJHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1968-69 | Lethbridge | AJHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1969-70 | Calgary | WCHL | 59 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 119 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Played for Lethbridge (AJHL) in 1969 Memorial Cup tournament.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1971 |
| Debut: | May 3, 1973 (Chicago vs. Montreal) (Cup Finals) |
| Final NHL game: | April 11, 1980 (playoffs) (St. Louis vs. Chicago) |
| Retired: | 1986 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 6 (Chicago); 6 (California/Cleveland); 2, 5 (St. Louis) |
Career NHL Statistics
Teams: Chicago,
California/Cleveland, St. Louis
Years: 1973-1980. Playoffs: 1973-1980
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 7 years | 311 | 13 | 51 | 64 | 479 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 3 years | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Named to WCHL All-Star First Team with Calgary in 1970-71. ... Played on 1971-72 Dallas team that won CHL regular-season title. ... Won CHL Adams Cup with Dallas in 1972. ... Played on 1972-73 Dallas team that won CHL regular-season title. ... Scored his first NHL goal for Chicago in Game 5 of the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals on May 8 at Montreal. His goal at 16:21 of the second period broke a 5-5 tie and gave the Black Hawks the lead for good in a game they would go on to win 8-7. ... Played on Chicago team that lost to Montreal in 1973 Stanley Cup Finals. ... Won CHL Most Valuable Defenseman Award with Dallas in 1972-73. ... Named to CHL All-Star First Team with Dallas in 1972-73. ... Was only rookie to make Chicago Black Hawks' NHL roster out of training camp in 1973. ... Made his NHL regular-season debut in Chicago's Oct. 10, 1973, game at Los Angeles. ... Scored two power-play goals in his first game with California on Oct. 9, 1974, vs. St. Louis. ... Led California with 127 penalty minutes in 1974-75. ... Played for Cleveland in the Barons' first NHL game on Oct. 6, 1976, vs. Los Angeles. ... Led Cleveland with 213 penalty minutes in the Barons' inaugural NHL season in 1976-77. ... Played on 1978-79 Salt Lake team that won CHL regular-season title. ... Named to CHL All-Star First Team with Salt Lake in 1978-79. ... Played on 1979-80 Salt Lake team that won CHL regular-season title. ... Won CHL Adams Cup with Salt Lake in 1980. ... Named to CHL All-Star First Team with Salt Lake in 1979-80. ... Won CHL Adams Cup with Salt Lake in 1981.
Transaction History
May 24, 1974 -- Traded by Chicago with Mike Christie to California in exchange for Ivan Boldirev. Aug. 17, 1977 -- Traded Cleveland to St. Louis in exchange for Mike Eaves.
Significant Injuries
Missed part of 1970-71 season with broken arm, suffered
during 1971 WCHL All-Star Game. ... Missed part of 1975-76
season with knee injury, initially suffered during California's Feb. 13,
1976, game vs. Boston. The injury required season-ending surgery after
Frig played in California's March 3, 1976, game at Montreal. ... Missed part of
1976-77 season with charley horse, an injury suffered during Cleveland's
Dec. 6, 1976, game at Montreal. He did not return until Cleveland's Dec.
29, 1976, game vs. Toronto.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Leonard
Elroy Frig
Other Post-Draft Teams: Calgary (WCHL); Dallas (CHL); Salt Lake (CHL); Salt Lake (IHL)
Career Beyond Hockey: Remained in
the Salt Lake City area after his retirement and eventually became a project manager
for SnapSports Athletic Surfaces, a company that manufactures outdoor
and indoor sports surfaces for basketball, tennis, gymnastics and other
sports.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Calgary Broncos in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. | Made NHL debut in the Game 3 of Cup Finals when called up to replace Keith Magnuson. | Led all California defensemen and finished fifth on team with 149 shots in 1974-75 season. | Was on the California Golden Seals team that relocated to Cleveland on Aug. 26, 1976. |
| Played right wing as well as defense for Cleveland during the 1976-77 season. | Worked at a Lethbridge hockey school and clothing store in off-seasons of early pro career. | Retired for first time in 1981, but came out of retirement to rejoin Salt Lake in 1984. | Played one pro inline game for Utah (RHI) at age 43 in league's inaugural 1993 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 |
| 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