| Round | Overall |
| 5 | 63 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Whitby | Jr.B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1968-69 | Oshawa | OHA | 50 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 54 |
| 1969-70 | Oshawa | OHA | 46 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 77 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Attended O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute in Oshawa.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1970 |
| Debut: | February 27, 1971 (Pittsburgh vs. New York) |
| Final NHL game: | January 21, 1973 (Pittsburgh at Chicago) |
| Retired: | 1979 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 15, 20 |
Career NHL Statistics
Team: Pittsburgh
Years: 1971-1973. Playoffs: 1972
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 3 years | 53 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 35 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 1 year | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Served as Hershey (AHL) captain during 1975-76 sesaon. ... Played on 1977-78 San Francisco team that won PHL regular-season title and playoff championship in league's inaugural season, but was not with team during playoffs. ... Won the Ontario Hockey Federation's Senior Hockey Award in 2009 for his work as president of the Whitby Dunlops.
Transaction History
May 1973 -- WHA rights sold by Ottawa to Minnesota. May 23, 1973 -- Signed WHA contract with Minnesota. May 30, 1974 -- Claimed by Indianapolis from Minnesota in WHA Expansion Draft. August 1974 -- Traded by Indianapolis (WHA) to Cleveland in exchange for future considerations.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Stephen
Michael Cardwell
Other Post-Draft Teams: Amarillo (CHL); Hershey (AHL); Minnesota, Cleveland (WHA);
Stockholm (Sweden); Whitby (OHA Sr.); San Francisco, Tucson (PHL)
Coaching/Management Career:
Settled in Whitby, Ontario, after his retirement and worked as a
minor-hockey coach and administrator, coaching his sons and winning two
OMHA championships. He eventually played a big role in bringing major
senior hockey back to Whitby in 2004 and served as one of the team's
executives for its first two seasons. In September 2006, he took over as
President of the
Whitby Dunlops (OHA Sr.), and continues to run the team.
Family: Father of former
minor-leaguers Justin Cardwell and Matt Cardwell.
Significant Injuries
Missed part of 1972-73 season with broken arm, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Nov. 4, 1972, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. He did not return until Pittsburgh's Dec. 19, 1972, game vs. Boston.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Ottawa Nationals in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. | Played in Oshawa for head coach Doug Williams, who was also his high school teacher. | Signed two-year, $70,000 contract with Minnesota (WHA) in 1973 off-season. | Spent the 1976-77 season playing for Djurgardens IF in Stockholm, Sweden. |
| 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