| Round | Overall |
| 4 | 56 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Weyburn | WCJHL | 60 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 30 |
| 1968-69 | Weyburn | SJHL | 42 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 47 |
| 1969-70 | Minn.-Duluth | WCHA | 27 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 4 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Also played center. ... On Minnesota-Duluth freshman team in 1968-69.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1972 |
| Debut: | October 7, 1972 (Chicago at Toronto) |
| Final NHL game: | December 4, 1976 (N.Y. Islanders vs. Buffalo) |
| Retired: | 1977 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 24 (Chicago); 24 (N.Y. Islanders) |
Career NHL Statistics
Teams: Chicago,
N.Y. Islanders
Years: 1972-1976. Playoffs:
None
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 3 years | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 0 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Also played center during his college and pro career. ... Won Minnesota-Duluth Mike Seiler Award as team MVP for 1970-71. ... Named to NCAA All-America First Team and WCHA All-Star First Team with Minnesota-Duluth in 1970-71. ... Led all WCHA players in voting for 1970-71 postseason All-Star Team honors. ... Served as Minnesota-Duluth captain in 1971-72. ... Won Minnesota-Duluth Outstanding Senior Athlete Award (across all sports) for 1971-72. ... Co-winner of Minnesota-Duluth Mike Seiler Award as team MVP for 1971-72. ... Named to NCAA All-America First Team and WCHA All-Star Second Team with Minnesota-Duluth in 1971-72. ... Left Minnesota-Duluth in 1972 ranked second on all-time scoring list (134 points in 95 games). ... Played on 1972-73 Dallas team that won CHL regular-season title. ... Won CHL Adams Cup with Dallas in 1974. ... Tied for CHL playoff scoring lead with 11 points for Dallas in 1974. ... Tied for third in AHL with 57 assists for Rhode Island in 1976-77. ... Named to AHL All-Star First Team with Rhode Island in 1976-77. ... Inducted into the Minnesota Duluth Athetic Hall of Fame in 1995. ... One of 21 former Minnesota-Duluth players named to all-time All-DECC team by Minnesota-Duluth panel upon arena's closing in 2010.
Transaction History
May 24, 1974 -- Sent by Chicago to N.Y. Islanders to complete March 7, 1974 trade that saw N.Y. Islanders deal Germaine Gagnon to Chicago for cash and future considerations. November 1976 -- Loaned by N.Y. Islanders, subject to recall, to Rhode Island (AHL) for balance of 1976-77 season.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Walter
Norman Ledingham
Other Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA); Dallas (CHL); New Haven (AHL); Fort Worth (CHL); Rhode Island (AHL)
Education: Earned a degree in
business administration from Minnesota-Duluth.
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned to
Duluth, Minn., after his retirement and went into the local advertising
business. He eventually started his own company,
Ledingham Promotional Advertising
Inc., in 1996.
Significant Injuries
Missed part of 1973-74 season with knee injury, suffered while he was playing with Dallas (CHL). ... Missed part of 1975-76 season with torn ligaments in knee, an injury suffered while he was playing with Fort Worth (CHL).
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Minnesota Fighting Saints in 1972 WHA Draft, the first WHA Draft , February 1972. | Selected by Los Angeles Sharks in 1973 WHA draft of established professional players. | Worked as the stickboy for Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) in 1965-66 season. | Was among the last left wings cut from Chicago's first camp without Bobby Hull in 1972. |
| 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