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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dale Smedsmo
Selected in seventh round
No.
93 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born April
23, 1951
 | Position: Left Wing
/ Right Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Bemidji State (NCAA)
Birthplace: Roseau, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Roseau, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
Bemidji State | NCAA |
24 |
16 | 5 |
21 | 52 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NAIA Championship: 1971 (Bemidji State)
Miscellaneous: Played at
Roseau (Minn.) High School before entering Bemidji State College in 1969. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 14, 1973 (Buffalo at
Toronto)
Number: 23 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1979 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1973 |
Toronto | 4 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Bemidji State (NCAA); Tulsa
(CHL); Saginaw (IHL); Hampton (SHL); Oklahoma City (CHL); Cincinnati (WHA);
New England (WHA); Rhode Island (AHL); Binghamton (NAHL); Indianapolis (WHA);
Long Beach, Tucson, Los Angeles (PHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Minnesota)
PHL Penalty Minutes Leader: 1977-78 (Long Beach) (162 PIM), 1978-79
(Tucson-Los Angeles) (160 PIM)
Miscellaneous: Missed parts of
1974-75 season with blood clot in left leg and fractured ankle. ... Played 14
games for 1976-77 Hampton team that was leading SHL when league folded on Jan.
31, 1977. ... Was playing in PHL when league folded at end of 1978-79 regular
season. ... Went into sporting goods business and ran store in hometown of
Roseau, Minn., after his retirement. |
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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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