|
View: Previous | Next
|
| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 |
Pat Boutette
Selected in ninth round
No.
139 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born March
1, 1952
 | Position:
Center / L. Wing / R. Wing
Height: 5-8 Weight: 175
|
|
| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Windsor, Ontario |
 |
 |
|
| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1968-69 |
Riverside Cement | OMHA |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1969-70 |
London | OHA |
53 | 11 |
17 | 28 |
87 | | 1970-71 |
Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA |
33 | 18 |
13 | 31 |
86 | | 1971-72 |
Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA |
34 | 17 |
20 | 37 |
71 |
|
PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Minnesota-Duluth Rookie of Year: 1970-71
Miscellaneous: Scored hat trick in Minnesota-Duluth's 15-3 win at
Minnesota on Dec. 17, 1971. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11,
1975 (Chicago at Toronto)
Numbers: 15 (Toronto); 28
(Hartford); 15 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1975-1985 |
Toronto, Hartford, Pittsburgh | 756 |
171 | 282 | 453 |
1,354 |
|
| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1982 |
Toronto, Hartford, Pittsburgh | 46 |
10 | 14 | 24 |
109 |
|
NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Hartford Keyes Award (Unsung Hero): 1979-80 (co-winner)
Pittsburgh McCracken Award (Unsung Hero): 1981-82
Pittsburgh Grey Award (Player's Player): 1982-83
Pittsburgh Playoffs
Goals Leader: 1982 (3 goals)
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Mike Rogers and Blaine Stoughton
during his first stint in Hartford. The line was known as the "Bash, Dash &
Stash Line." ... Left Hartford for the first time on
June 29, 1981, when he and Kevin McClelland were awarded to Pittsburgh as
compensation for Hartford's signing restricted free agent Greg Millen. ...
Played in 611 consecutive games from 1975-76 season to 1983-84 season. Streak was
fifth-longest in NHL history when it ended on Oct. 30, 1983. ... Missed part
of 1983-84 season with pulled groin. ... Served as Pittsburgh interim captain
from March 5, 1983, through 1983-84 season. ... Was one of Mario Lemieux's
first NHL teammates with Pittsburgh in 1984-85. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA);
Oklahoma City (CHL); Binghamton (AHL)
World Championships: 1981
(fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA West All-America First Team:
1972-73 (Minnesota-Duluth)
WCHA All-Star Second Team: 1972-73
(Minnesota-Duluth)
Minnesota-Duluth Seiler Award (MVP): 1972-73
Minnesota-Duluth
Athletic Hall of Fame: Inducted 1997
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by
Miami)
CHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1974 (Oklahoma City) (7 assists)
1973-74: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Oklahoma City).
1984-85: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Binghamton).
Miscellaneous:
Named to RPI Invitational All-Tournament first team during 1972-73 season. ...
Went into hospitality industry after his retirement, first working in Toronto
and then buying The Doctor's House banquet hall and restaurant in Kleinburg, Ontario, in 1991.
He ran the establishment from 1991 to 2001, before turning to real estate
business. .... Became active in Toronto Maple Leafs Alumni Association after his retirement,
and eventually became the organization's president.
Personal: Nicknamed "Booter"
and "Bash." |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Toronto traded Boutette to Hartford in
exchange for Bob Stephenson on December 24, 1979. |
|
|
Visit the new
Hockey Draft Central |
HockeyDraftCentral.com is in the middle of rebuilding. You are looking at a page
that is not yet updated but is still part of the old site. Check out the new look.
• New Home Page
|
|
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 |
|
|
