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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Chris Ahrens
Selected in fifth round
No.
76 overall by Minnesota North Stars
Born July
31, 1952
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kitchener (OMJHL)
Birthplace: San Bernardino, California (USA)
Hometown:
Freeport, New York |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Kitchener | Jr. B |
38 |
10 | 19 |
29 | 134 | | |
Kitchener | OHA |
4 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
0 | | 1970-71 |
Kitchener | OHA |
54 | 7 |
14 | 21 |
203 | | 1971-72 |
Kitchener | OMJHL |
40 | 3 |
22 | 25 |
64 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Kitchener Captain: 1971-72
Club records: Grew up on Long Island
but moved to Canada in 1969 to pursue Junior B and major junior hockey. ...
Missed part of 1971-72 season with knee injury that required surgery. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: April 5, 1973 (Minnesota at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 4, 2 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1978 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1973-1978 |
Minnesota | 52 | 0 |
3 | 3 | 84 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1973 | Minnesota | 1 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Made his NHL debut as injury
replacement for Barry Gibbs in first round of 1973 Stanley Cup
playoffs. It was also his lone NHL playoff game. ... Picked up assist on first
shift of first regular-season game. ... Minnesota sold the professional rights
to Ahrens and Pierre Jarry to Edmonton (WHA) in March 1978. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Cleveland/Jacksonville (AHL); New
Haven (AHL); Providence (AHL); Fort Worth (CHL); Edmonton (WHA)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by New York)
AHL PIM Leader: 1972-73
(Cleveland/Jacksonville) (248 PIM)
AHL Playoffs Penalty Minutes Leader: 1974
(New Haven) (45 PIM), 1975 (New Haven) (106 PIM)
1977-78: Played on
CHL regular-season champion (Fort Worth). Left team during season before it
went on to also win CHL playoff title.
Miscellaneous: Was first New
York State resident ever drafted by NHL team.
Personal: Son of Bob
Ahrens, who served as referee-in-chief for Metropolitan Junior Hockey
Association during the 1960s and was head of minor officials for the New York Islanders during
the 1970s. |
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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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