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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jean Lemieux
Selected in third round
No.
34 overall by Atlanta Flames
Born May 31, 1952
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Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Noranda, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Noranda, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
54 |
7 | 23 |
30 | 32 | | 1970-71 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
62 | 18 |
37 | 55 |
52 | | 1971-72 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
61 | 20 |
50 | 70 |
32 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10,
1973 (N.Y. Islanders at Atlanta)
Numbers: 6 (Atlanta); 17, 3
(Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1979 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1973-1978 |
Atlanta, Washington | 204 |
23 | 63 | 86 |
39 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974 |
Atlanta | 3 | 1 |
1 | 2 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Scored on first shot in a Washington Capitals uniform
vs. N.Y. Rangers on Jan. 23, 1976. ... Tied Washington record (since broken)
for points by a defenseman in a single game with three vs. Detroit on Feb. 15,
1976. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Omaha (CHL); Nova Scotia (AHL);
Springfield (AHL); Hershey (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1973 (Omaha)
WHA Draft Pick:
1972 (by Quebec)
1975-76: Played 11 regular-season
games for Nova Scotia team that went on to win AHL regular-season and playoff
titles.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of
1972-73 season with strained ligaments in right knee. ... Named Omaha (CHL)
rookie of year for 1972-73. ... Missed part of 1973-74 season with separated
shoulder. ... Missed part of 1977-78 season with shoulder injury. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Atlanta traded Lemieux, Gerry Meehan
and Buffalo's 1976 first-round pick (Greg Carroll) to Washington in exchange
for Bill Clement on January 22, 1976. |
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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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