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1972 NHL DRAFT PICK
Ed Gilbert
Selected in third round
No. 46 overall by Montreal Canadiens

Born March 12, 1952
Position: Center
Height: 6-0   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Hamilton (OMJHL)                           
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1969-70 HamiltonJr. B 25 139 2215
  HamiltonOHA 438 1725 10
1970-71 HamiltonOHA 5720 3555 28
1971-72 HamiltonOMJHL 6233 4174 40

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Hamilton Co-captain:
1971-72
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 9, 1974 (Kansas City at Toronto)
Numbers:  24 (Kansas City); 23 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1979
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1974-1977 Kansas City, Pittsburgh166 213152 22

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1974-75:
Played on first Kansas City Scouts team.
Miscellaneous: His first NHL game was also the first game in history of Kansas City/Colorado/New Jersey franchise.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Nova Scotia (AHL); Hershey (AHL); Cincinnati (WHA)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick:
1972 (by Quebec)
Miscellaneous: Did not play during 1977-78 season as he dealt with what were referred to as "personal matters."
Personal: Also known as Eddie Gilbert during his playing days.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
EXPANSION: Montreal left Gilbert unprotected for the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft. He was claimed by Kansas City on June 12, 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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