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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Larry Wright
Selected in first round
No.
8 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born October
8, 1951
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Center
Height: 6-2 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Regina (WCHL)
Birthplace: Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Regina, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1967-68 |
Regina | WCHL | 60 |
20 | 47 |
67 | 10 | | 1968-69 |
Minn.-Duluth fresh. | WCHA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1969-70 |
Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA |
24 | 11 |
11 | 22 |
8 | | 1970-71 |
Regina | WCHL |
59 | 24 |
60 | 84 |
43 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Regina Captain: 1970-71 |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9,
1971 (Philadelphia at Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 10, 15, 21, 20 (Philadelphia);
??
(California); 25 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1979 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1971-1978 |
Philadelphia, Calif., Detroit | 106 |
4 | 8 | 12 |
19 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Richmond (AHL); Salt Lake (CHL);
Dusseldorf (Germany); Kansas City (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1975 (Salt Lake)
WHA
Draft Pick: 1972 (by Dayton)
Education: Attended
University of Regina.
1974-75: Played 14 games for CHL
regular-season champ (Salt Lake).
Education: Attended University of
Regina.
Miscellaneous: Missed most of 1974-75 season with broken
wrist. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Philadelphia traded Wright, Al MacAdam
and 1974 first-round draft pick (Ron Chipperfield) to California in exchange
for Reggie Leach on May 24, 1974. Wright returned to the Flyers when he signed
as a free agent in September 1975. He left when his rights were absorbed by
Buffalo during the 1976-77 season while he was in Europe. |
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SNAPSHOT '71 | | Total Selected: |
117 | | Forwards: |
63 | | Defense: |
45 | | Goaltenders: |
9 | | Major Junior: |
84 | | College Players: |
19 |
| Canadian: |
107 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
8 | | U.S.-Born: |
8 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
10 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
18 |
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