| Round | Overall |
| 5 | 64 |
Luc Simard
Selected by
Toronto from Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
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5-foot-9, 165 pounds
Left-hand shot
Left Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Trois-Rivieres | QJHL | 50 | 32 | 47 | 79 | -- |
| 1968-69 | Trois-Rivieres | QJHL | -- | 35 | 53 | 88 | -- |
| 1969-70 | Trois-Rivieres | QMJHL | 56 | 90 | 84 | 174 | 74 |
Pre-Draft Notes
QMJHL All-Star First Team. ... Had 52-game point streak during 1969-70 season.
Canadian • Born July
29, 1950 in Granby, Quebec • Hometown: Granby, Quebec
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
Career Highlights
- Joined Quebec (QMJHL) for 1970 Memorial
Cup tournament..
- Won QMJHL Beliveau Trophy as
top scorer in 1969-70.
- Played right
wing for much of his pro career.
- Took part in
Toronto's 1970 training camp, but never signed with team.
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Minor-league rights traded by Jacksonville (EHL) to Des Moines (IHL) in exchange for Al Calver in December 1970.
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Did not play during 1971-72 season and became an unrestricted free
agent.
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Led EHL with 68 goals for Cape Cod in 1972-73.
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NAHL All-Star First Team with Cape Cod in 1972-73.
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Selected by Winnipeg Jets in 1973 WHA draft of established
professional players.
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Led NAHL in goals (67) and points (123) with Cape Cod in 1973-74.
- Named to NAHL All-Star Second Team in 1973-74.
- Signed AHL contract with
Syracuse in July 1974.
- Minor-league rights sold
by Cape Cod (NAHL) to St. Georges de Beauce in November 1975.
- Was captain of 1975-76 St.
Georges de Beauce team that won NAHL regular-season title. He had
been named captain in March 1976.
- Won NAHL
Leonard Gagnon Trophy for sportsmanship and performance with St. Georges de
Beauce in 1975-76.
- Named to NAHL All-Star Second
Team with St. Georges de Beauce in 1975-76.
- Held QMJHL record for longest point-scoring streak from 1969-70 to
1983-84, when his record of 52 games was broken by Mario Lemieux.
- Ranked third in NAHL career goals (141) and sixth in carere points (273) when the league folded in 1977.
Miscellaneous
Post-Draft Teams: Jacksonville (EHL); Des Moines (IHL); Denver (WHL); Cape Cod (EHL/NAHL); Syracuse (AHL); St. Georges de Beauce (NAHL)
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned
to his hometown of Granby, Quebec, after his retirement.
| 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