| Round | Overall |
| 7 | 91 |
Bruce Abbey
Selected by
Minnesota from Peterborough (OHA)
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6-foot-1, 185 pounds
Right-hand shot
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1968-69 | Peterborough | OHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969-70 | Peterborough | OHA | 52 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 80 |
| 1970-71 | Peterborough | OHA | 55 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 70 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Missed part of 1970-71 season with separated shoulder, suffered in Sept. 1970.
Canadian • Born
August 18, 1951 in Belmont, Ontario • Hometown:
Belmont, Ontario
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Had a goal and three assists for Michigan Tech in 6-5 comeback
win over Harvard in NCAA semifinal game on March 15, 1974
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Played on Michigan Tech team that lost 4-2 to Minnesota in 1974 NCAA
championship game.
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Won NCAA title with Michigan Tech in 1975.
- Earned WCHA All-Star Honorable Mention with Michigan Tech in
1974-75.
- Signed with Cincinnati (WHA) on April 11, 1975.
- Played on first Cincinnati Stingers (WHA) team and appeared in expansion franchise's first game on Oct. 11, 1975, at Cleveland.
Miscellaneous
Post-Draft Teams: Michigan Tech (WCHA); Cincinnati (WHA); Hampton
(SHL); Tucson (CHL); Umea (Sweden); Mannheim, Nuremberg, Landsberg (West Germany)
Education: Graduated from
Michigan Tech with a business degree in 1975.
Career Beyond Hockey: Went
into sales, working in Canada for the German agricultural firm Bayer
CropScience after his retirement in 1981 until 2008. In 2010, he became
the London, Ontario-based territorial sales manager for Gallagher USA
Animal Management Solutions, a leading manufacturer or electric fencing
for the containment of livestock.
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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 |
| 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