| Round | Overall |
| 6 | 83 |
Wayne Wood
Selected by
New York from Montreal (OHA)
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6-foot-1, 180 pounds
Left-hand catcher
Goaltender
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | W-L-T | GAA | SO | SV% | ||
| 1968-69 | Montreal | OHA | 34 | 24-4-2 | 3.02 | 1 | n/a | ||
| 1969-70 | Montreal | OHA | 50 | 32-11-4 | 3.43 | 1 | n/a | ||
| 1970-71 | Montreal | OHA | 54 | 27-14-8 | 3.60 | 1 | n/a |
Pre-Draft Notes
Won Memorial Cup with Montreal in 1969 and 1970.
Canadian • Born June 5, 1951 in
Toronto, Ontario • Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
Miscellaneous
- Played for West Island Flyers (Quebec Jr. B)
as a 15-year-old in 1966-67 season.
- Played for Verdun (QJHL)
as a 16-year-old in 1967-68 and appeared in 1968 Memorial Cup
tournament,
going 16-5-0 in 22 tournament games.
- Won
Metropolitan Montreal Hockey League (QJHL) Rookie of Year award with
Verdun in 1967-68.
- Named to
Metropolitan Montreal Hockey League (QJHL) All-Star Second Team with
Verdun in 1967-68.
- Led OHA
with 3.02 goals-against average for Montreal in 1968-69.
- Won OHA
Dave Pinkney Trophy (No. 1 goalie on team with lowest GAA) with
Montreal in 1968-69
- Led OHA playoffs with 3.38 goals-against average for Montreal in
1969.
- Led OHA playoffs in wins (12), shutouts
(1), and goals-against average (2.94) with Montreal in 1970.
- Loaned by N.Y. Rangers, subject to recall, to Albuquerque (CHL)
on Oct. 2, 1973.
- Missed start of 1973-74 season with
torn ligaments in knee, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' 1973 training camp
and re-aggravated during Albuquerque's Oct. 23, 1973, practice. He did not make his
1973-74 regular-season debut until joining Providence (AHL).
- Called up from Albuquerque
(CHL) to Providence (AHL) on Dec. 18, 1973.
- Returned by Providence (AHL) to Albuquerque (CHL) in
February 1974.
- Posted first shutout in Albuquerque Six Guns (CHL) history with
2-0 win at Fort Worth on Feb. 17, 1974.
- Signed WHA contract with Vancouver in
June 1974.
- Was member of Vancouver (WHA) team that relocated to Calgary
on May 7, 1975.
- Traded by Calgary (WHA) to Toronto in exchange for future
considerations (Gavin Kirk on March 3, 1976) on Feb. 26, 1976,
- Was member of Toronto (WHA) team that relocated to Birmingham,
Ala., on June 30, 1976.
- Was member of San Diego (PHL) team that
folded, along with the entire league, at end of 1978-79 season.
- Was playing for Cincinnati (CHL) when team folded on Dec. 17,
1980.
- Won AHL Calder Cup with Adirondack in 1981.
Additional Facts
Full Name:
Wayne Douglas Wood
Nickname: "Woody"
Post-Draft Teams: Omaha (CHL); Providence (AHL); Albuquerque
(CHL); Tulsa (CHL); Vancouver/Calgary, Toronto/Birmingham (WHA); San Diego (PHL); Johnstown (EHL); Cincinnati (CHL); Adirondack (AHL)
| 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