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| 1973 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Blake Dunlop
Selected in second round
No. 18 overall
by Minnesota North Stars
Born April 18, 1953
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Center / Right Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ottawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Ottawa, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Ottawa | Jr. B | -- |
-- | -- |
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Ottawa | OHA |
45 | 17 |
15 | 32 |
10 | | 1970-71 |
Ottawa | OHA |
62 | 44 |
46 | 90 |
39 | | 1971-72 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
62 | 32 |
52 | 84 |
41 | | 1972-73 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
62 | 60 |
99 | 159 |
50 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL Powers Trophy (Points Leader): 1972-73
(Ottawa) (159 points, tie) (co-winner)
OMJHL All-Star Second Team:
1972-73 (Ottawa)
OMJHL Assists Leader: 1972-73 (Ottawa) (99 assists)
Miscellaneous: Was ranked among the top junior tennis players in Canada
before giving up tennis to focus on hockey. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 23, 1973 (Minnesota at
Toronto)
Numbers: 9, 7 (Minn.); 32
(Philadelphia); 19 (St. Louis); 11 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired August 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1973-1984 |
MIN, PHI, STL, DET | 550 |
130 | 274 |
404 | 172 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1979-1984 |
Phila., St. Louis, Detroit |
40 | 4 | 10 |
14 | 18 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Masterton Trophy: 1980-81
St. Louis Playoffs Assists Leader: 1980 (2, tie)
Miscellaneous: Missed
part of 1974-75 season with pulled hamstring. ... Missed part of 1975-76
season with knee injury. ... Set St. Louis record (since broken) with 19-game
point scoring streak from Jan. 16 to Feb. 27, 1982. ... Missed part of 1982-83
season with inflamed iris in left eye. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New Haven (AHL); Fort Worth
(CHL); Maine (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1978 (Maine)
AHL Cunningham Award
(MVP): 1977-78 (Maine)
AHL Hunt Award (Sportsmanship): 1977-78
(Maine)
AHL All-Star First Team: 1977-78
(Maine)
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (by New
England, No. 12 overall in Round 1)
AHL Assists Leader: 1976-77 (New
Haven)
1977-78: Played on AHL
regular-season champion (Maine).
1978-79: Played 12 regular-season
games for Maine team that went on to win AHL regular-season and playoff
titles.
Coaching Career: Coached youth hockey in St. Louis after his
retirement, including the St. Louis Junior Blues' midget AAA team.
Management Career: Was part-owner of NAHL's St. Louis Sting until team was
sold and relocated in September 2001.
Education: Studied psychology
and sociology at Carleton University.
Miscellaneous: Returned to St.
Louis after his retirement.
Personal: Father of college hockey
player Connor Dunlop. ... Father of college field hockey player Sasha Dunlop. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Minnesota traded Dunlop and 1978
third-round pick (Gord Salt) to Philadelphia in exchange for Harvey Bennett on
Oct. 28, 1977. |
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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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