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| 1973 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John Flesch
Selected in fifth
round
No. 69 overall by Atlanta Flames
Born
July 15, 1953
 | Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Lake Superior (CCHA)
Birthplace: Sudbury, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Sudbury, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
Sudbury | NOHA | 48 |
17 | 24 |
41 | 182 | | 1972-73 |
Lake Superior | CCHA |
29 | 28 |
32 | 60 |
108 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NAIA All-America First-Team: 1972-73 (Lake Superior)
CCHA All-Star
Honorable Mention: 1972-73 (Lake Superior)
Miscellaneous: Played defense exclusively prior to 1972-73 season. ...
Led Lake Superior in goals (28) and points (60) in 1972-73. ... Was first Lake
Superior player to be drafted by an NHL team. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9, 1974 (Pittsburgh at
Minnesota)
Numbers: 21, 27 (Minnesota); 11 (Pittsburgh); 16
(Colorado)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1986 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1980 |
Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Colo. | 124 |
18 | 23 | 41 |
117 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1974-75 season
with torn ligaments in knee. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Omaha (CHL); New Haven (AHL);
Columbus (IHL); Grand Rapids, Milwaukee, Kalamazoo (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL All-Star First Team: 1981-82
(Milwaukee)
IHL All-Star Second Team: 1978-79 (Grand Rapids)
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (by Minnesota, No. 72 overall in Round 6)
1978-79: Played on IHL
regular-season champion (Grand Rapids) |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Atlanta traded Flesch and Don
Martineau to Minnesota in exchange for Buster Harvey and Jerry Byers on May 27,
1974. |
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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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