| Round | Overall |
| 3 | 31 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1968-69 | Dauphin | MJHL | 33 | 27 | 48 | 75 | -- |
| 1969-70 | N. Dakota | WCHA | 30 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| 1970-71 | N. Dakota | WCHA | 24 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 8 |
Pre-Draft Notes
MJHL Rookie of Year in 1968-69. ... Played in 1969 Memorial Cup tournament.
After the Draft
- Selected by Minnesota Fighting Saints in
1972 WHA General Player Draft, the first draft in WHA history, in
February 1972.
- Named to WCHA All-Star First Team
with North Dakota in 1971-72.
- Served as one of North Dakota's
tri-captains in his senior season of 1972-73.
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Selected by Minnesota Fighting Saints in 1973 WHA draft of
established professional players.
- Played on 1975-76 Nova Scotia team that won AHL regular-season title.
- Won AHL Calder Cup with Nova Scotia in 1976.
- Played on 1976-77 Nova Scotia team that won AHL regular-season title.
- Won AHL Calder Cup with Nova Scotia in 1977.
- Wore glasses on the ice for part of his career.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
James Leslie Cahoon
Post-Draft Teams: North Dakota (WCHA); Nova Scotia (AHL);
Stephenville (Newfoundland Sr.); Hubbards/Chester (Nova Scotia Sr.)
Education: Graduated from North Dakota
with a degree in accounting and business administration in 1973. ...
Earned education and social studies degree from St. Francis Xavier
University in 1982.
Career Beyond Hockey: Remained in Nova Scotia
as a phys-ed instructor and hockey coach at St. Francis Xavier
University from 1978 to 1982. He then began teaching in the public
school system with a focus on math, accounting, and business education.
He has taught students from Grades 7-12 at six different Nova Scotia
schools, including Northeast Kings Education Centre, Cornwallis District
High School, Kingstec Community College, Central Kings Rural High
School, Bridgewater Junior/Senior High School, and Antigonish East Rural
High School.
| SNAPSHOT '71 | |
| Total Selected: | 117 |
| Forwards: | 63 |
| Defense: | 45 |
| Goaltenders: | 9 |
| Major Junior: | 84 |
| College Players: | 19 |
| Canadian: | 107 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 2 |
| American: | 8 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 5 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 10 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 5 |
| Olympians: | 4 |
| Picks Traded: | 18 |
| 1971 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | California |
| Chicago | Detroit | Los Angeles |
| Minnesota | Montreal | New York |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1971