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| 1973 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dennis Ververgaert
Selected in first round
No.
3 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Born March 30, 1953
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Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
London (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Grimsby, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
St. Catharines | OHA |
5 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | | |
London | OHA |
62 | 39 |
48 | 87 |
98 | | 1971-72 |
London | OMJHL |
62 | 44 |
73 | 117 |
65 | | 1972-73 |
London | OMJHL |
63 | 58 |
89 | 147 |
86 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL
Mahon Trophy (Most Points, RW): 1972-73 (London)
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1972-73 (London)
OMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1971-72 (London)
Miscellaneous:
Played on line with Reg Thomas and Andy Spruce during final junior season in
London. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1973 (Vancouver at
Boston)
Numbers: 10 (Vancouver); 43, 28, 11 (Philadelphia); 23 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired September 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1973-1981 |
VAN, PHI, WAS | 583 |
176 | 216 | 392 |
247 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1975-1980 |
Vancouver, Philadelphia | 8 |
1 | 2 | 3 |
6 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1976, 1978
Vancouver
McLean Trophy (Points Leader): 1975-76 (71 points)
Vancouver Goals
Leader: 1973-74 (26, tie), 1975-76 (37)
Vancouver Playoffs Goals
Leader: 1976 (1, tie)
1979-80: Played on Philadelphia team that lost in 1980 Stanley Cup
Finals, but did not play in final series vs. N.Y. Islanders.
Miscellaneous: Set Vancouver record (since broken) for points by a rookie
with 57 in 1973-74. ... Missed part of 1974-75 season with separated shoulder,
an injury that required surgery. ... Scored twice in 10 seconds to set
All-Star Game record for fastest two goals (since broken) during 1976 NHL
All-Star Game in Philadelphia. ... Tied Vancouver record (since broken) for
points in season by right wing with 71 in 1975-76. ... Played on Philadelphia team that set NHL record with 35-game unbeaten streak from Oct. 14, 1979, to Jan. 6, 1980.
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: None
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (by New York, No. 67
overall in Round 6)
Miscellaneous: Returned to Vancouver after retirement and
began hosting annual Dennis Ververgaert Golf Classic to raise money for
charity.
Personal: Younger brother of former major-junior player
Pete Ververgaert. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Vancouver traded Ververgaert to
Philadelphia in exchange for Drew Callander and Kevin McCarthy on December 29,
1978. |
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SNAPSHOT '73 | | Total Selected: |
168 | | Forwards: |
103 | | Defense: |
53 | | Goaltenders: |
12 | | Major Junior: |
131 | | College Players: |
28 |
| Canadian: |
151 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
14 | | U.S.-Born: |
14 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
70 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
35 |
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