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| 1973 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Paul Tantardini
Selected in seventh round
No. 98 overall by California Golden Seals
Born
July 15, 1953. Died January 1, 2006
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Left Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Downsview (Ontario Junior A)
Birthplace: Guelph, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Guelph, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Downsview | OPJHL |
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36 | 44 |
80 | 151 |
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| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Charlotte (SHL); Toledo (IHL);
Salt Lake (CHL); Muskegon (IHL); Springfield (AHL); Flint (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1975 (injured), 1978, 1982, 1983 (Toledo)
CHL Penalty Minutes Leader: 1975-76 (Salt Lake) (325 PIM)
IHL Playoffs Penalty Minutes Leader: 1977 (Toledo) (107 PIM)
1974-75: Played 38 regular-season games for Toledo team that went on to
win IHL playoff title, but was not with team during postseason.
1981-82, 1982-83 Played on IHL regular-season champion (Toledo).
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1974-75 season with broken ankle, an
injury that kept him out of Toledo's run to 1975 Turner Cup. ...
Played on "Murder Incorporated" line with Willie Trognitz and Doug Mahood in
1974-75 and 1975-76. ... Missed part of 1976-77 season with broken left wrist. ... Missed part of
1981-82 season with broken hand, an injury he suffered twice. ... Had his No.
16 retired by Toledo in 1985. ... Found dead in Toledo's Maumee River on
Jan. 9, 2006, after last having been seen at 2:30 a.m. on New Year's Day. He
had been listed as a missing person since Jan. 2, 2006. ...Tantardini's
ex-wife had told investigators that he had been suffering from depression,
and the local coroner's office concluded that his death was likely a suicide
and not the result of foul play. |
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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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