| Round | Overall |
| 7 | 97 |
Jean-Denis Royal
Selected by
New York from St. Jerome (QMJHL)
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5-foot-10, 180 pounds
Right-hand shot
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1969-70 | Sherbrooke | QMJHL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| St. Jerome | QMJHL | 36 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 99 | |
| 1970-71 | St. Jerome | QMJHL | 57 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 198 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Had eight assists and 124 PIM for Drummondville (QJHL) in 1968-69.
Canadian • Born
March 17, 1951 in Les Coteaux, Quebec • Hometown: Les Coteaux, Quebec
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Did not attend N.Y. Rangers' 1971 training camp.
Miscellaneous
Also Known as: J-D Royal
Education: Studied art and
sculpture at the University of Quebec at Montreal.
Career Beyond Hockey: Became a
police officer in the Montreal area for many years after quitting
hockey. He later moved to Mascouche, Quebec, and became the sacristan at
St. Henri de Mascouche Parish in 2000, enabling him to also focus on his
work as a sculptor.
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Family: Son of former Quebec
junior goaltender Paul Royal. ... Older brother of former major-junior
player Bernard "Boom Boom" Royal.
| 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