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| 1973 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Lou Nistico
Selected in
seventh round
No. 105 overall by Minnesota North Stars
Born
January 25, 1953
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 5-7 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
London (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Thunder Bay, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1967-68 |
Westfort | TBJHL |
22 |
1 | 5 |
6 | 93 | | 1968-69 |
Westfort | TBJHL |
36 |
23 | 23 |
46 | 86 | | 1969-70 |
Westfort | TBJHL |
23 |
11 | 19 |
30 | 164 | | 1970-71 |
London | OHA | 45 |
11 | 11 |
22 | 119 | | 1971-72 |
London | OMJHL | 62 |
22 | 30 |
52 | 193 | | 1972-73 |
London | OMJHL | 65 |
31 | 64 |
95 | 108 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 8, 1977 (Vancouver at
Colorado)
Numbers: 17 (Colorado)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1979 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1977 |
Colorado | 3 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Toronto/Birmingham (WHA);
Jacksonville (AHL); Mohawk Valley (NAHL); Buffalo (NAHL); Phoenix (CHL);
Brantford, Welland (OHA Sr.)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NAHL All-Star Second Team:
1974-75 (Mohawk Valley)
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (by Toronto,
No. 56 overall in Round 5)
Management Career: Was founding director
of Cumberland Barons Minor Hockey Club. ... Served as general manager of
Gloucester and Ottawa (CJHL).
Miscellaneous: Was on Toronto (WHA)
team when it relocated to Birmingham on June 30, 1976. ... Traded by
Birmingham (WHA) with Jeff Jacques to Edmonton in exchange for Pete
Laframboise, Danny Arndt and Chris Evans in September 1977 but instead chose
to enter NHL and never played for Oilers. ... Played on Phoenix (CHL) team
that folded on Dec. 13, 1978.
Personal: Nicknamed "Leapin' Lou." |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WHA/FREE AGENCY: Nistico never signed with
Minnesota, instead jumping to the WHA with Toronto. After four seasons in the
WHA, his NHL rights expired and he became a free agent when Minnesota did not
offer him a contract for the 1977-78 season. He signed a five-game tryout
contract with Colorado on Nov. 6, 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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