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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Andy Spruce
Selected in sixth round
No.
95 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Born April 17, 1954
 | Position: Left Wing
Height:
5-11 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
London (OMJHL)
Birthplace: London, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
London, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
London | OMJHL | 33 |
1 | 9 |
10 | 17 | | 1972-73 |
London | OMJHL |
63 | 34 |
69 | 103 |
69 | | 1973-74 |
London | OMJHL |
39 | 12 |
39 | 51 |
89 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No.
20 overall prospect in the 1974 NHL draft. ...
Played on line with Dennis Ververgaert and Reg Thomas for London in 1972-73
season. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6, 1976 (Vancouver at
Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 22 (Vancouver); 22 (Colorado)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1982 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1979 |
Vancouver, Colorado | 172 |
31 | 42 | 73 |
111 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1978 | Colorado | 2 |
0 | 2 | 2 |
0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Colorado
Playoffs Points Leader: 1978 (2, tie)
Colorado Playoffs Assists
Leader: 1978 (2)
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Chris
Oddleifson and Dennis Ververgaert for Vancouver in 1976-77. ... Missed part of
1977-78 season with eye injury. ... Missed most of Colorado's 1978 training
camp due to severe headaches which led to his hospitalization. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Seattle, Tulsa (CHL); Fort
Worth (CHL); Springfield, Erie (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1976 (Tulsa)
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Phoenix,
No. 119 overall in Round 9)
CHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1977 (Tulsa)
(9 points, tie)
1975-76: Played on CHL regular-season
champion (Tulsa).
Coaching Career: Named Petrolia (Ontario Jr.
B) head coach prior to 1983-84 season and remained in that position until
Jan. 12, 1984. ... Named Sudbury (OHL) head coach on Jan. 12, 1984, and
remained in that position through 1984-85 season.
Personal: Full name is Andrew
William Spruce. ... One of five children. ... Son of C.E. "Bud" Spruce, a
building contractor in London, Ontario. ... Son of Barbara Spruce, a freelance
writer published in magazines throughout Canada and the United States. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Vancouver released Spruce after
the 1976-77 season, and he signed with Colorado as a free agent in August 1977. |
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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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