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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bob MacMillan
Selected in first round
No. 15 overall
by New York Rangers
Born September 3, 1952
 | Position:
Center / R. Wing / L. Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
St. Catharines (OMJHL)
Birthplace:
Charlottetown, PEI (Canada)
Hometown: Charlottetown, Prince Edward
Island |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Charlottetown | MaJHL |
40 |
33 | 35 |
68 | 38 | |
1970-71 |
St. Catharines | OHA |
59 | 41 |
62 | 103 |
93 | | 1971-72 |
St. Catharines | OMJHL |
39 | 12 |
41 | 53 |
41 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
MaJHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1970 (Charlottetown) (12 goals)
St.
Catharines Captain: 1971-72
Miscellaneous: Missed most of 1971-72 season with hepatitis. ... Also
played football while growing up in PEI and attending Colonel Gray High School
in Charlottetown. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 29, 1974 (N.Y. Rangers at
Atlanta)
Numbers: 12 (NYR); 21
(STL); 11 (ATL/CGY); 11 (COL/NJ); 11 (CHI)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1985 |
NYR, STL, Atlanta/Calgary
Colorado/N.J., Chicago |
753 | 228 | 349 |
577 | 260 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1981 |
St. Louis, Atlanta/Calgary | 31 |
8 | 11 | 19 |
16 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Lady Byng
Trophy: 1978-79 (Atlanta)
100-point seasons: 1978-79 (108 points)
Atlanta Ellmans Trophy
(MVP): 1977-78 (co-winner)
New Jersey Franchise Records: Most
goals in game (4 against St. Louis while playing for Colorado Rockies on Jan.
18, 1982. Shares record with three others)
St. Louis Points Leader: 1976-77 (58)
St. Louis Assists Leader: 1976-77 (39)
St. Louis Playoffs Points
Leader: 1977 (1, tie)
St. Louis Playoffs Assists Leaders: 1977 (1, tie)
Atlanta Points
Leader: 1978-79 (108)
Atlanta Goals Leader: 1977-78 (31)
Atlanta Assists Leader: 1978-79 (71)
Atlanta Playoffs Points Leader:
1978 (2, tie)
Atlanta/Calgary Playoffs Goals Leader: 1981 (8, tie)
Atlanta Playoffs Assists Leader: 1978 (2)
1980-81: Played on
first Calgary Flames team.
1982-83: Played on first New Jersey
Devils team.
Miscellaneous: Set Atlanta/Calgary record (since broken) with six
points in game against Cleveland on March 4, 1978. ... Set Atlanta/Calgary
record (since broken) with 71 assists in 1978-79. ... Became first player in
Atlanta/Calgary franchise history to break 100 points when he achieved feat in
1978-79. ... A 1978-79 poll of coaches found him to be the NHL's most
underrated player. ... Missed most of 1979 Atlanta training camp and first few
games of 1979-80 season after having appendix removed. ... Played on Atlanta
team that relocated to Calgary in summer of 1980. ... Played on Colorado team
that relocated to New Jersey in summer of 1982.
... Missed part of 1982-83 season with stretched knee ligaments. ... Separated
right shoulder while playing for Chicago against Winnipeg on Jan. 16, 1985.
The injury required surgery and ended his NHL career. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota (WHA); Providence
(AHL); Milwaukee (IHL); Charlottetown (N.B. Senior)
World Championships: 1978 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Minnesota)
1974-75: Played on AHL
regular-season champion (Providence).
Coaching Career: Served as
player/coach of Charlottetown (New Brunswick Senior Hockey League) from
1985-86 season through 1987-88 season. ... Coached minor hockey in
Charlottetown for many years after his retirement.
Education:
Attended University of Prince Edward Island.
Miscellaneous: Became first NHL
first-round draft choice to bypass NHL and sign with WHA team when he signed
with Minnesota in June 1972. ... Returned to hometown of Charlottetown, PEI,
after his retirement, and founded the Sport Page Club, a sports bar that
honors PEI's athletic heritage with its Island Wall of Fame. ... Also ran lawn
care business in Charlottetown. ... Became involved in local politics in PEI,
serving as an MLA (assemblyman) for Charlottetown District 12. He was
first elected to the assembly on April 17, 2000.
Personal: Nicknamed "Mack the
Knife." ... Also known as Bobby MacMillan. ... Younger brother of former NHL player,
coach and executive Billy MacMillan. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: New York traded MacMillan to St. Louis
in exchange for Larry Sacharuk on Sept. 20, 1975. |
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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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