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| 1970 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Walt Ledingham
Selected in fourth round
No.
56 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born October 26, 1950
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height:
5-11 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
Birthplace: Weyburn, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Weyburn, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1966-67 |
Weyburn | WCHL | 3 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 2 | | 1967-68 |
Weyburn | WCHL | 60 |
22 | 28 |
50 | 30 | | 1968-69 |
Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA |
freshman, did not play | | 1969-70 |
Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA |
27 | 16 |
11 | 27 |
4 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 7,
1972 (Chicago at Toronto)
Numbers: 24 (Chicago); 24
(N.Y. Islanders)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1977 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-1977 |
Chicago, N.Y. Islanders | 15 |
0 | 2 | 2 |
4 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA);
Dallas (CHL); New Haven (AHL); Fort Worth (CHL); Rhode Island (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1974 (Dallas)
AHL
All-Star First Team: 1976-77 (Rhode Island)
NCAA All-America First
Team: 1970-71, 1971-72 (Minnesota-Duluth)
WCHA All-Star First Team:
1970-71 (Minnesota-Duluth)
WCHA All-Star Second Team: 1971-72
(Minnesota-Duluth)
Minnesota-Duluth MVP: 1970-71, 1971-72
(co-winner)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Minnesota)
1972-73: Played on CHL regular-season champion
(Dallas).
CHL Playoffs Points Co-Leader: 1974 (Dallas) (11 points)
Minnesota-Duluth Sports Hall of Fame: Inducted 1995 |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Chicago traded Ledingham to the New
York Islanders as the future considerations in an earlier trade for Germain Gagnon
and cash on May 24, 1974. The original trade took place on March 7,
1974. |
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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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