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1974 NHL DRAFT PICK
John Taft
Selected in fifth round
No. 81 overall by Detroit Red Wings

Born March 8, 1954
Position: Defense
Height: 6-2   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Wisconsin (WCHA)                         
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1971-72 SouthwestMinn. HS -- ---- ----
1972-73 WisconsinWCHA 409 1827 28
1973-74 WisconsinWCHA 361 1718 20

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship:
1973 (Wisconsin)
World Championships: 1973 (second, Pool B) 1974 (first, Pool B)
World Championships Pool B All-Star First Team: 1974
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team: 1973 (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin Coyne Award (Most Consistent): 1972-73
Miscellaneous: Attended Southwest High School in Minneapolis.
NHL CAREER
Debut: November 29, 1978 (Detroit at Colorado)
Numbers:  11 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won
Playing Status: Retired 1983
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1978-79 Detroit150 224

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Signed with Detroit on May 12, 1977, after graduating from University of Wisconsin. ... Signed with St. Louis as free agent on Aug. 7, 1980, but never played for parent team.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Team USA; Wisconsin (WCHA); Kansas City (CHL); Adirondack (AHL); Salt Lake (CHL)
Olympics: 1976 (fifth place)
World Championships: 1975 (sixth place)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Turner Cup:
1981 (Salt Lake)
NCAA Championship: 1977 (Wisconsin)
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team: 1977 (Wisconsin)
WCHA All-Star Second Team: 1976-77 (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin Coyne Award (Most Consistent): 1976-77
U.S. Olympic Team Captain: 1976
Wisconsin Tri-Captain: 1974-75, 1976-77
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Phoenix, No. 149 overall in Round 11)
1981-82: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Salt Lake).
Miscellaneous: Named Team USA's outstanding defenseman at 1976 Olympics. ... Paired on defense with Craig Norwich for Wisconsin in 1976-77. ... Graduated from Wisconsin in 1977 with school's career defenseman records (since broken) for games played (156), points (131), goals (36), and assists (95). ... Missed part of 1977-78 season with knee injury. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with hyperextended knee, an injury suffered in January 1983. ... Returned to Madison, Wis., after his retirement and eventually became vice president of a local telecommunications company.
Personal: Full name is John Philip Taft.

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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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