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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bill Hajt
Selected in third round
No.
33 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born November 18, 1951
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Defense
Height: 6-3 Weight: 215
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Saskatoon (WCHL)
Birthplace: Radisson, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Borden, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1967-68 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
60 |
4 | 10 |
14 | 35 | | 1968-69 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
60 | 3 |
18 | 21 |
54 | | 1969-70 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
60 | 10 |
21 | 31 |
40 | | 1970-71 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
66 | 19 |
53 | 72 |
50 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: 1973-74 season
Number: 24 (Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired May 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1973-1987 |
Buffalo | 854 | 42 |
202 | 244 | 433 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1975-1985 |
Buffalo | 80 | 2 |
16 | 18 | 70 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1975 (Buffalo)
Buffalo Barton Award
(Dedication): 1979-80
Buffalo Unsung Hero: 1974-75
Buffalo Horton Award (Unsung Hero): 1979-80
Buffalo Sabres Hall of
Fame: Inducted 2000
Miscellaneous: Scored goal to force overtime in Game 3 of 1975 Stanley Cup
Finals, often referred to as the "Fog Game," on May 20, 1975. ... Missed part of 1978-79 season with back and wrist injuries.
... Named to 1981 Wales Conference All-Star team by coach Scotty Bowman, but
did not play in game because he wanted to use the All-Star break to rest for
second half of season. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with broken right
foot. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with knee injury. ... Announced plans
to retire during training camp in 1983 and left team for five days, but
changed his mind before the season began. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season
with separated shoulder that required surgery. ... Named to 1985 Wales
Conference All-Star team but missed game because of injury. ... Missed part of
1985-86 season with groin injury. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with groin
injury. ... Led Buffalo in plus-minus three times during career. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Cincinnati (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1973 (Cincinnati)
Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame: Inducted 2000
1972-73: Played on AHL
regular-season champion (Cincinnati).
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by
Winnipeg)
Miscellaneous: Grew up working
on his family's wheat farm. ... Could not reach contract agreement with Buffalo in 1971 and did not play in 1971-72 season while he was
finishing school and getting married. ... Remained in Amherst, N.Y., after his retirement and
worked as a grain merchant for Lackawanna Products, a company in Buffalo.
Personal: Father of NHL player Chris Hajt. |
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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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