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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jean Hamel
Selected in third round
No.
41 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born June 6, 1952
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 182
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Drummondville (QMJHL)
Birthplace:
Asbestos, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Asbestos, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Drummondville | QMJHL |
56 |
4 | 11 |
15 | 75 | | 1970-71 |
Drummondville | QMJHL |
61 | 7 |
23 | 30 |
109 | | 1971-72 |
Drummondville | QMJHL |
59 | 6 |
29 | 35 |
132 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1971-72 (Drummondville) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 18, 1972 (N.Y. Rangers at
St. Louis)
Numbers: 23 (St. Louis); 19, 5 (Detroit); 4 (Quebec);
28 (Montreal)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired Dec. 20, 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-1984 |
STL, DET, QUE, MON | 699 |
26 | 95 | 121 |
766 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1973-1984 |
STL, DET, QUE, MON | 33 |
0 | 2 | 2 |
44 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Detroit Air Canada Trophy (Best Defenseman): 1974-75, 1976-77
Detroit Unsung Hero: 1974-75, 1978-79
Montreal Fourth Star (Unsung Hero):
1983-84
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1973-74 season with mononucleosis. ...
Missed part of 1978-79 season with severed tendon and damaged nerves in right
middle finger. ... Left unprotected by Detroit for 1979 NHL Expansion
Draft, but was reclaimed by team as fill-in after Al Cameron was taken off
roster on June 13, 1979. ... Missed part of 1979-80 season with fractured tailbone
suffered in Detroit's game against Colorado on Jan. 16, 1980. ... Missed part
of 1982-83 season with broken jaw suffered in Quebec's exhibition game against
Soviet Union on Dec. 30, 1982. ... Missed one game in 1983-84 season with knee
sprain suffered in Montreal's Dec. 4, 1983, game at Buffalo. ... Injured eye
in playoff brawl between Montreal and Quebec on April 20, 1984, when he was
punched by Quebec's Louis Sleigher. ... Was set to play for Montreal in
1984-85, but was hit in left eye by a Ken Linseman clearing shot in Montreal's
exhibition game against Boston on Oct. 4, 1984. He was hospitalized on the
night of the injury and remained in the hospital for a week. The injury, which
cost him 90 percent of the vision in his eye, required surgery and ended his
career. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Denver (WHL); Kansas City (CHL);
Adirondack (AHL); Fredericton (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Quebec)
1980-81: Played seven
regular-season games for Adirondack team that went on to win AHL playoff
title.
Coaching Career: Named Sherbrooke (AHL) assistant coach upon
his retirement on on Dec. 20, 1984, and remained in that position through
1985-86 season. ... Named Sherbrooke (AHL) co-coach prior to 1986-87 season
and remained in that position until end of season. ... Named Sherbrooke (AHL)
assistant coach prior to 1987-88 season and remained in that position until
end of season. ... Named Sherbrooke (AHL) head coach prior to 1988-89 season
and remained in that position through 1989-90 season. ... Named Drummondville
(QMJHL) head coach prior to 1990-91 season and remained in that position
through 1993-94 season. ... Named Victoriaville (QMJHL) head coach prior to
1994-95 season and remained in that position until Oct. 30, 1995. ... Served
as head coach of Asbestos (Quebec Sr.) in 1999-2000.
Management Career:
Named Drummondville (QMJHL) general manager prior to 1990-91 season and
remained in that position through 1993-94 season.
Miscellaneous: Won bronze medal
with Canada in 1978 Izvestia Tournament in Russia. ... Named head coach of
all-time Drummondville (QMJHL) team by CHL panel in 1999.
Personal: Older brother of former
NHL player Gilles Hamel. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: St. Louis traded Hamel, Chris Evans
and Bryan Watson to Detroit for Ted Harris, Bill Collins and Garnet Bailey on
Feb. 14, 1974. |
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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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