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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John Garrett
Selected in third round
No. 38 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born June 17, 1951
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Goaltender
Height: 5-8 Weight:
165
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OHA)
Birthplace: Trenton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Trenton, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1969-70 |
Peterborough | OHA |
48 | n/a |
2.99 | 3 |
-- | | 1970-71 |
Peterborough | OHA |
51 | n/a |
2.96 | 5 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1970 (Montreal)
OHA Pinkney Trophy (Lowest Team GAA): 1969-70, 1970-71
OHA All-Star
First Team: 1970-71 (Peterborough)
OHA All-Star Second Team: 1969-70 (Peterborough)
OHA GAA Leader: 1969-70, 1970-71 (Peterborough)
OHA Shutouts Leader:
1969-70, 1970-71 (Peterborough)
Miscellaneous: Loaned to Montreal (OHA)
as a backup goaltender for 1970 Memorial Cup tournament. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1979 (Hartford at
Minnesota)
Numbers:
35 (Hartford); 1 (Quebec); 31
(Vancouver)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired 1986 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA | SO | SV% |
| 1979-1985 |
HAR, QUE, VAN | 207 |
68-91-37 | 4.27 |
1 | n/a |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1980-1984 |
HAR, QUE, VAN | 9 |
4-3 | 4.30 | 0 | n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1983
Hartford Booster Club MVP: 1979-80
1979-80:
Played on first Hartford Whalers NHL team.
Broadcasting Career:
Joined Hockey Night in Canada broadcast team after his retirement in
1986 and remained with CBC Network and the show until 1998, including work as
broadcaster during 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. ... Moved to CTV Sportsnet
in 1998 and became in-studio analyst and color commentator for national
coverage and Calgary games. ... Named Vancouver TV color commentator prior to
2002-03 season and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Served as Hartford player representative to
NHLPA. ... Named to 1983 NHL All-Star Game as replacement for Vancouver
teammate Richard Brodeur, who was injured. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kansas City (CHL); Portland
(WHL); Richmond (AHL); Minnesota, Toronto/Birmingham, New England (WHA);
Fredericton (AHL)
World Championships:
1981 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA All-Star First Team: 1976-77 (Birmingham)
WHA All-Star
Game: 1974, 1977, 1978
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Minnesota)
WHA Shutouts Leader: 1976-77 (4 shutouts) (Birmingham)
WHA Goalie
Games Played Leader: 1977-78 (58 GP) (Birmingham)
CHL Shutouts leader: 1971-72 (3 shutouts)
(Kansas City)
Education: Attended Trent University and Queens University.
Miscellaneous: Worked as an off-season hockey school instructor during
his playing days. ... Played on Minnesota (WHA) team that folded on Feb. 27,
1976. Signed with Toronto (WHA) as a free agent on March 1, 1976. ... Gave up
Gordie Howe's 1,000th professional goal on Dec. 7, 1977. ... Served as
chairman of Connecticut Society to Prevent Blindness in early 1980s. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: St. Louis traded Garrett to Chicago on
Sept. 19, 1972 to complete an earlier trade for Danny O'Shea (Garrett was
future considerations portion of deal). Garrett jumped to the WHA in 1973 and
finally entered the NHL when Hartford took his rights back from Chicago prior
to the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft as part of its privilege to protect three players from its WHA franchise. |
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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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