| Round | Overall |
| 4 | 43 |
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Left-hand shot
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1968-69 | Ponoka | AJHL | 42 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 32 |
| 1969-70 | Edmonton | WCHL | 58 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 23 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Was co-winner of AJHL Dick White Trophy (Rookie of the Year) with the Ponoka Stampeders in 1968-69.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1970 |
| Debut: | October 10, 1970 (Buffalo at Pittsburgh) |
| Final NHL game: | February 14, 1974 (Buffalo vs. Los Angeles) |
| Retired: | 1979 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 14, 26, 16, 24 |
Career NHL Statistics
Team: Buffalo
Years: 1970-1974. Playoffs:
None
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 4 years | 100 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 10 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 0 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Played left wing for majority of his pro career and was also used at right wing as well as center. ... Played on first Buffalo Sabres team during franchise's inaugural season of 1970-71, and made his NHL debut in team's first game on Oct. 10, 1970. ... Played on 1972-73 Cincinnati team that won AHL regular-season title. ... Won AHL Calder Cup with Cincinnati in 1973. ... Played on 1977-78 San Francisco team that shared PHL regular-season title and went on to win league championship, but did not appear in postseason. ... Named to PHL All-Star First Team with San Francisco in 1977-78. ... Won NEHL Mitchell Cup with Erie in 1979.
Transaction History
June 12, 1974 -- Claimed by
Washington from Buffalo in NHL Expansion Draft.
September 1975 -- WHA rights sold by
Edmonton to Indianapolis.
September 1975 -- Signed WHA
contract with Indianapolis.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: William
Randall Wyrozub
Nickname:
"Wire"
Other Post-Draft Teams: Salt Lake (WHL); Cincinnati, Richmond (AHL); Indianapolis (WHA); Mohawk Valley (NAHL); San Francisco
(PHL); Muskegon (IHL); Tucson (PHL); Erie (NEHL)
Coaching Career: Worked as a
youth hockey coach in the Buffalo area for many years after his
retirement and served as head coach of multiple teams in various age
groups of the Amherst Youth Hockey Association.
Education: Attended University of
Alberta, where he studied teaching.
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned to
the Buffalo area and went into the insurance and financial-services
business after his retirement. He eventually became a registered
representative of MetLife Securities Inc.
Family: Older brother of former major-junior and Canadian university player Rick Wyrozub.
Significant Injuries
Missed part of 1970-71 season with broken collarbone and eye injury, suffered when he fell awkwardly into the boards after being checked by Guy Lapointe early in the first period of Buffalo's Nov. 15, 1970, game vs. Montreal. He did not return until the final two months of the season, which he spent with Salt Lake (WHL).
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Alberta Oilers in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. | Selected by Los Angeles Sharks in 1973 WHA draft of established professional players. | Made Buffalo roster out of training camp as rookie but was shifted to left wing by Sabres. | Played both left wing and right wing for Buffalo during 1971-72 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