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1972 NHL DRAFT PICK
Larry Bolonchuk
Selected in fifth round
No. 67 overall by Vancouver Canucks

Born February 26, 1952
Position: Defense
Height: 5-10   Weight: 190
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Winnipeg (WCHL)                            
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1970-71 WinnipegWCHL 66 431 35140
1971-72 WinnipegWCHL 677 3239 175
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 7, 1972 (California at Vancouver)
Numbers:  3 (Vancouver); 24, 8, 4 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1980
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1972-1978 Vancouver, Washington74 3912 97

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Signed with Winnipeg as free agent in July 1979 but never played for parent club.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Seattle (WHL); Des Moines, Dayton (IHL); Hampton, Hershey, Binghamton (AHL); Cincinnati (CHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup:
1974 (Des Moines), 1976 (Dayton)
IHL All-Star Second Team: 1976-77 (Dayton)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Winnipeg)
1973-74: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Des Moines).
1975-76: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Dayton).
Miscellaneous: Played on Hampton (AHL) team that folded on Feb. 2, 1978. ... Played one regular season game for Cincinnati (CHL) team that folded on Dec. 17, 1980, but was not with team when it folded.
Personal: Full name is Lawrence Kenneth Mitchell Bolonchuk.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
EXPANSION: Vancouver left Bolonchuk unprotected for the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft. He was claimed by Washington 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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