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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | George
Ferguson
Selected in first round
No.
11 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born August
22, 1952
 | Position:
Center / L. Wing / R. Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Toronto (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Trenton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Trenton, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Oshawa | OHA | 49 |
19 | 21 |
40 | 20 | | 1970-71 |
Oshawa | OHA |
8 | 2 |
0 | 2 |
19 | | |
Toronto | OHA |
43 | 12 |
15 | 27 |
83 | | 1971-72 |
Toronto | OMJHL |
62 | 36 |
56 | 92 |
104 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played minor hockey in his hometown of Trenton, Ontario,
before entering major junior. ... Was Oshawa's first-round midget draft choice
in 1969. ... Traded by Oshawa to Toronto with John Cook in
exchange for Steven Webb, Sean Shanahan, Dean Sherameta and Al Avery during
1970-71 OHA season. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 1972
Numbers:
10 (Toronto); 11
(Pittsburgh); 21 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired Oct. 10, 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1972-1984 | Toronto, Pittsburgh, Minn. |
797 | 160 |
238 | 398 | 431 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP |
G | A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-1984 |
Toronto, Pittsburgh, Minn. |
86 | 14 | 23 |
37 | 44 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Pittsburgh Budweiser Award (MVP): 1979-80
Pittsburgh Three-Star
Award: 1979-80
Pittsburgh McCracken Award (Unsung Hero): 1978-79
Pittsburgh Playoffs Assists Leader: 1981 (6 assists)
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Lanny McDonald and Errol Thompson
during his years in Toronto. ... Missed part of 1976-77 season with torn knee
ligaments. ... Tied NHL playoff record (since broken) with three goals in
period in against Los Angeles in 1978. ... Led Pittsburgh with three
shorthanded goals in 1980-81 and 1981-82. ... Set NHL record (since broken)
with Greg Malone for the fastest two goals by one team from the start of a
game, when the duo scored twice in 29 seconds against Chicago on Dec. 6, 1980.
... Chose to retire instead of accepting Minnesota's minor-league demotion to
Springfield (AHL) on Oct. 10, 1984. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Oklahoma City
(CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Miami)
1973-74: Played on CHL
regular-season champion (Oklahoma City).
Miscellaneous: Was leading CHL in
scoring when he injured shoulder 35 games into the 1973-74 season. ... Missed
part of 1973-74 season with separated shoulder. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Toronto traded Ferguson and Randy
Carlyle to Pittsburgh in exchange for Dave Burrows on June 14, 1978. |
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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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