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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ralph Hopiavuori
Selected in third round
No. 30 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born July
15, 1951
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Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Toronto (OHA)
Birthplace:
Kirkland Lake, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Kitchener, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year | Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1968-69 |
Kitchener | OHA | 4 |
1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | | 1969-70 |
Kitchener | OHA | 42 |
3 | 17 | 20 |
94 | | 1970-71 |
Kitchener | OHA | 15 |
1 | 7 | 8 |
68 | | |
Toronto | OHA | 24 |
4 | 11 | 15 |
69 |
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| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Port Huron (IHL); Cleveland
(WHA); Jacksonville (AHL); Roanoke Valley (SHL); Mohawk Valley (NAHL);
Indianapolis (WHA); Cambridge (OHA Sr.)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1972 (Port Huron)
1972-73: Played on first Cleveland WHA team.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1971-72 season with broken hand. ...
Attended Detroit's 1972 training camp, playing in two exhibition games
against St. Louis and Minnesota. ...
Missed part of 1972-73 season with fractured cheekbone.
Personal: Last name often misspelled as "Hopiavouri" throughout his
career. ... Father of former junior and Canadian college player Chris
Hopiavuori. |
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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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