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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Al Blanchard
Selected in first round
No.
10 overall by New York Rangers
Born June 12, 1952
 | Position:
Left Wing / Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kitchener (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Sudbury, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Sudbury, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Sudbury | NOHA | -- |
37 | 44 |
81 | 84 | | 1970-71 |
Sudbury | NOHA |
-- | 65 |
48 | 113 |
51 | | 1971-72 |
Kitchener | OMJHL |
61 | 50 |
45 | 95 |
19 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NOHA Rookie of Year: 1969-70 (Sudbury)
NOHA All-Star First Team: 1969-70 (Sudbury)
NOHA Points Leader: 1970-71 (Sudbury) (113 points)
NOHA Goals
Leader: 1970-71 (Sudbury) (65 goals)
Miscellaneous: Played on
line with Bill Barber and Jerry Byers during his season in Kitchener. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Providence, Springfield (AHL);
Saginaw (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Chicago)
1974-75: Played 37 regular-season games for
Springfield team that went on to win AHL playoff title.
Miscellaneous: Traded by New York Rangers to Los Angeles Kings in exchange
for Wayne Chernecki in March 1974.
Personal: Full name is Albert Charles Blanchard. |
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SNAPSHOT '72 | | Total Selected: |
152 | | Forwards: |
88 | | Defense: |
47 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
121 | | College Players: |
25 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
11 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
67 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
11 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
1 |
| Picks Traded: |
24 |
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