1970 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Round Overall
6 82
Bernie MacNeil
Selected by Detroit from Espanola (NOJHL)
Detroit Red Wings Espanola Eagles
Bernie MacNeil
 

5-foot-11, 180 pounds

Left-hand shot

Left Wing

Pre-Draft Statistics

Year Team League GP G A TP PIM
1968-69Espanola NOJHL 48 25 21 46 165
1969-70 Espanola NOJHL 40 34 47 81 276

Pre-Draft Notes

Also played center. ... Won NOJHL Most Valuable Player award and was named to leagu'e's All-Star Second Team with Espanola Eagles in 1969-70.
Canadian • Born March 7, 1950 in Sudbury, Ontario • Hometown: Sudbury, Ontario

Career Vitals

First contract: 1966
Debut: October 16, 1973
(St. Louis at Detroit)
Final NHL game: December 29, 1973
(St. Louis vs. Philadelphia)
Retired: 1976
Stanley Cup: Never won
Number: 21

Career NHL Statistics

Team: St. Louis
Year: 1973. Playoffs: None

Regular Season
  GP G A TP PIM
1 year 4 0 0 0 0
 
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 pro career. ... Led NAHL playoffs with 55 penalty minutes for Binghamton in 1975.
 

Life Outside the NHL

Full Name: Stephen Bernard MacNeil

Other Post-Draft Teams: Fort Wayne (IHL); Greensboro (EHL); Los Angeles (WHA); Denver, San Diego (WHL); Rochester (AHL); Binghamton (NAHL); Cincinnati (WHA)

Transaction History

August 1972 -- Signed WHA contract with Los Angeles. September 1973 -- Signed with St. Louis as an unrestricted free agent. Jan. 16, 1974 -- Professional rights traded by St. Louis to San Diego (WHL, Boston affiliate) for Jim Stanfield. May 22, 1975 -- Signed WHA contract with Cincinnati. May 29, 1976 -- Traded by Cincinnati (WHA) to Cleveland  for Russ Walker.

Miscellaneous:

Selected by Los Angeles Sharks in 1972 WHA Draft -- first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. Never signed with Detroit and became an unrestricted free agent after 1971-72 season. Used exclusively as a left wing during his time in the St. Louis organization. Retired following trade to Cleveland (WHA) team that was about to relocate to Minnesota.
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


OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1970

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