| Round | Overall |
| 7 | 94 |
Wayne Bell
Selected by
New York from Estevan (WCHL)
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5-foot-11, 175 pounds
Left-hand catcher
Goaltender
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | W-L-T | GAA | SO | SV% | ||
| 1967-68 | Weyburn | SJHL | 6 | -- | 6.00 | 0 | n/a | ||
| 1968-69 | Weyburn | SJHL | 40 | 25-15-0 | 4.25 | 0 | n/a | ||
| 1969-70 | Estevan | WCHL | 59 | -- | 4.05 | 1 | n/a |
Pre-Draft Notes
Led SJHL with 25 wins in 1968-69. ... On Regina roster for 1969 Memorial Cup.
Canadian • Born Dec. 13, 1950 in Weyburn,
Saskatchewan • Hometown:
Weyburn, Sask.
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Played on 1970-71
Omaha team that won CHL regular-season title.
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Won CHL Adams Cup with Omaha in 1971.
- Selected by Calgary Broncos in 1972 WHA
General Player Draft, the first draft in league history, in February
1972.
- Loaned by New York, subject to recall, to Des Moines
(IHL) in February 1972 and recalled to Omaha (CHL) after six starts
with Des Moines.
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Won CHL Adams Cup with Omaha in 1973.
- Played on 1976-77 Kimberley team that
won WIHL regular-season title.
- Won Allan Cup
with Kimberley (WIHL) in 1978.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Mervin Wayne Bell
Post-Draft Teams: Omaha (CHL); Des Moines (IHL); Cape Cod (NAHL); Suncoast (SHL); Kimberley (WIHL)
Softball Achievements: Bell
also played fastpitch softball in Weyburn during off-seasons of his
playing days, and was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame
in 1973 along with his teammates from the 1972 Weyburn Canadians team
that won Canada's national championship.
| 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