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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jerry Butler
Selected in fourth round
No.
55 overall by New York Rangers
Born February
27, 1951
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Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 165
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Hamilton (OHA)
Birthplace: Sarnia, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Sarnia, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Sarnia | Jr. B | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1970-71 |
Hamilton | OHA |
59 | 6 |
20 | 26 |
131 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played football and box lacrosse in addition to hockey
during his teen-age years. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 21,
1972 (Atlanta at N.Y. Rangers)
Numbers: 20, 17 (N.Y. Rangers); 17
(St. Louis); 17 (Toronto); 17, 28 (Vancouver); 29 (Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired March 1983 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-1983 |
NYR, STL, TOR, VAN, WIN | 641 |
99 | 120 | 219 |
515 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1981 |
NYR, STL, TOR, VAN | 48 |
3 | 3 | 6 |
79 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Had surgery for ruptured
spleen in May 1974. ... Missed start of 1975-76 season with broken foot. ...
Chose to retire instead of accepting demotion to Moncton (AHL) in March 1983. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Omaha (CHL); Providence (AHL);
Dallas (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Los Angeles)
Miscellaneous: Nicknamed "Bugsy"
and "Butts." |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: New York traded Butler, Ted Irvine and
Bert Wilson to St. Louis in exchange for Bill Collins and John Davidson on
June 18, 1975. |
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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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