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1974 NHL DRAFT PICK
Rich Nantais
Selected in second round
No. 24 overall by Minnesota North Stars

Born October 27, 1954
Position: Left Wing
Height: 5-11   Weight: 188
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Quebec (QMJHL)                             
Birthplace: Repentigny, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Repentigny, Quebec
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1970-71 St. FoyJr. B-- ---- ----
  QuebecQMJHL5 00 02
1971-72 QuebecQMJHL 6225 4671 283
1972-73 QuebecQMJHL 5921 2748 165
1973-74 QuebecQMJHL 6764 130194 213

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Penalty-Minutes Leader:
1971-72 (Quebec) (283)
1970-71: Played five regular-season games and seven playoff games for Quebec team that won Memorial Cup, but was not with team during Memorial Cup tournament.
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No. 9 overall prospect in the 1974 NHL draft. ... Played all three forward positions during his minor hockey and junior career.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 9, 1974 (Pittsburgh at Minnesota)
Number:  12 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1978
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1974-1977 Minnesota635 4979

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Traded with Alain Langlais by New Haven (AHL) to Washington (NHL) for Ron H. Anderson and Bob Gryp on Feb. 23, 1976, but never played for parent team. ... Returned to Minnesota organization as free agent in September 1976.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: New Haven, Springfield, Richmond (AHL); Fort Worth (CHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup:
1978 (Fort Worth)
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Houston, No. 44 overall in Round 3)
AHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1976 (Richmond) (33, tie)
CHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1978 (Fort Worth) (49)
1977-78: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Fort Worth).
Personal: Full name is Richard Francois Nantais. ... Also known as Richard Nantais during his playing days. ... One of seven children.

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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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