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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bruce Affleck
Selected in
second round
No. 21 overall by California Golden Seals
Born
May 5, 1954
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Denver (WCHA)
Birthplace: Salmon Arm, B.C. (Canada)
Hometown:
Penticton, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
Penticton | BCJHL |
60 |
23 | 46 |
69 | 49 | | 1971-72 |
Penticton | BCJHL |
57 |
31 | 69 |
100 | 91 | | 1972-73 |
Denver | WCHA | 39 |
6 | 19 |
25 | 30 | | 1973-74 |
Denver | WCHA |
38 | 8 |
23 | 31 |
42 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Tournament
All-Star First Team: 1973 (Denver)
WCHA All-Star First
Team: 1972-73 (Denver)
WCHA All-Star Second Team: 1973-74
(Denver)
BCJHL All-Star First Team: 1970-71,
1971-72 (Penticton)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No. 3 overall
prospect and top defenseman available in the 1974 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 28,
1975 (Detroit at St. Louis)
Numbers: 4 (St. Louis); 26
(Vancouver); 32 (N.Y. Islanders)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1975-1983 |
St. Louis, Vancouver, NYI | 280 |
14 | 66 | 80 |
86 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1975-1976 |
St. Louis | 8 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
St. Louis Rookie of Year: 1975-76
Broadcasting Career: Worked as St. Louis radio and television color
commentator from 1989 to 2000.
Management Career: Named St. Louis
Director of Sales prior to 1987-88 season, promoted to Vice President/Director
of Sales in 1990, promoted again to Vice President of Sales in 1994 and
remained in that position into 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Broke shoulder in off-season Jeep accident during spring of
1975. ... Missed most of St. Louis' 1976 training camp after having
off-season appendectomy. ... Played in 195 consecutive games for St. Louis
from 1975 to 1977. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Salt Lake (CHL);
Springfield (AHL); Dallas, Indianapolis (CHL); Kloten (Switzerland)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1982, 1983 (Indianapolis)
CHL Ivan Trophy (MVP): 1983-84 (Indianapolis) (co-winner)
CHL
McNab Trophy (Playoffs MVP): 1983 (Indianapolis)
CHL Orr Trophy (Top
Defenseman): 1979-80 (Dallas), 1980-81 (Indianapolis), 1983-84
(Indianapolis)
CHL All-Star First Team: 1979-80
(Dallas), 1980-81 (Indianapolis), 1983-84 (Indianapolis)
WHA Draft Pick:
1974 (by Cleveland, No. 42 overall in Round 3)
CHL Playoffs Assists
Leader: 1982 (Indianapolis) (17 assists, tie), 1983 (Indianapolis) (18
assists)
1974-75: Played 35 games for Salt Lake team that won CHL regular-season
and playoff titles, but was not with team during postseason.
1978-79:
Played on CHL regular-season champion (Salt Lake).
1982-83: Played
on CHL regular-season champion (Indianapolis).
Education: Studied business
administration during his two years at University of Denver.
Miscellaneous:
Worked on his father-in-law's campaign for U.S. Senate during summer of 1976.
... Worked on obtaining real estate license during off-seasons of his playing
days. ... Coached youth football when he had time during 1977-78 season. ...
Returned to St. Louis after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Robert Bruce
Affleck. ... Son-in-law of former Hawaii governor William F. Quinn. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: California traded Affleck to St. Louis
in exchange for Frank Spring and cash on January 9, 1975. |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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