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| 1970 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John French
Selected in fourth round
No. 52 overall by Montreal Canadiens
Born
August 25, 1950
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 165
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Toronto (OHA)
Birthplace: Orillia, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1967-68 |
York Steel | Jr. B |
35 |
23 | 37 |
60 | -- | | 1968-69 |
Toronto | OHA |
54 |
17 | 25 |
42 | 62 | | 1969-70 |
Toronto | OHA |
52 |
23 | 25 |
48 | 92 |
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| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Montreal, Baltimore
(AHL); New England, San Diego, Indianapolis (WHA); Springfield (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Championship: 1973 (New England)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by New England)
1972-73: Played on WHA
regular-season champion (New England).
Education: Attended York
University.
Miscellaneous: NHL rights traded to California along
with Lyle Carter in exchange for Randy Rota in October 1971. ... Worked as an
instructor at the Orr-Walton hockey camp during his playing days. ... Set New
England WHA record with five assists in 1973-74 game against Los Angeles. ...
Set New England WHA record with four goals in 1973-74 game against Toronto. |
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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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