| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Earl Anderson
Selected in fifth round
No.
58 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born February
24, 1951
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
North Dakota (WCHA)
Birthplace: Roseau, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Roseau, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
N. Dakota freshman | WCHA |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1970-71 |
North Dakota | WCHA |
32 | 12 |
17 | 29 |
22 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
N. Dakota Hoghaug Scholarship (Freshman Leader): 1969-70
Miscellaneous: Played at Roseau (Minn.) High School before entering
University of North Dakota. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9,
1974 (Chicago at Detroit)
Numbers: 16 (Detroit); 16, 27
(Boston)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1978 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1977 |
Detroit, Boston | 109 |
19 | 19 | 38 |
22 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1975-1977 |
Boston | 5 | 0 |
1 | 1 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed most of 1975-76 season
with charley horse that developed into a calcium deposit in his left thigh.
Had surgery to correct problem in May 1976. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: North Dakota (WCHA); Team
USA; London (Great Britain); Virginia (AHL); Rochester (AHL)
World Championships: 1973 (Pool B)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
North Dakota Tri-captain: 1972-73 |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Detroit traded Anderson and Hank Nowak
to Boston in exchange for Walt McKechnie and Boston's 1975 third-round draft
pick (Claire Hamilton) on Feb. 18, 1975. |
