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| 1970 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bob Fitchner
Selected in sixth round
No. 77 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born December 22, 1950
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Center
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Brandon (WCHL)
Birthplace:
Sudbury, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Brandon, Manitoba |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1968-69 |
Brandon | WCHL | 60 |
21 | 24 |
45 | 83 | | 1969-70 |
Brandon | WCHL |
60 | 20 |
44 | 64 |
119 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10,
1979 (Atlanta at Quebec)
Numbers: 12 (Quebec)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1981 |
Quebec | 78 | 12 |
20 | 32 | 59 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1981 | Quebec | 3 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
10 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1979-80: Played on first Quebec Nordiques NHL team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Amarillo (CHL); Hershey (AHL);
Fort Wayne (IHL); Edmonton (WHA); Winston-Salem (SHL); Indianapolis, Quebec (WHA);
Rochester (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Avco Trophy: 1977 (Quebec)
IHL
Turner Cup: 1973 (Fort Wayne)
IHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1973
(Fort Wayne) (14 points)
IHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1973 (Fort
Wayne) (10 assists)
Fort Wayne (IHL) Captain: 1972-73
1972-73: Played on IHL regular-season champion
(Fort Wayne). |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WHA DEFECTION: Fitchner jumped to the WHA
when he signed with Edmonton in August 1973. Quebec protected him prior to the
1979 NHL Expansion Draft, preventing Pittsburgh from reclaiming his rights. |
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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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