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1975 NHL DRAFT PICK
Don Ashby
Selected in first round
No. 6 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

Born March 8, 1955.  Died May 30, 1981
Position: Center / Left Wing
Height: 6-1   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Calgary (WCHL)                              
Birthplace: Kamloops, British Columbia (Canada)
Hometown: Kamloops, British Columbia
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1972-73 KamloopsBCJHL 28 2222 44--
  CalgaryWCHL 3610 1222 0
1973-74 CalgaryWCHL 6830 3868 52
1974-75 CalgaryWCHL 7052 68120 71
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 11, 1975 (Chicago at Toronto)
Numbers:  8, 9, 20 (Toronto); 12 (Colorado); 19 (Edmonton)
Stanley Cup: Never won
Playing Status:
Died while still active in minor leagues
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1975-1980 Toronto, Colorado, Edmonton 18840 5696 40
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGPGATPPIM
1977-1980 Toronto, Edmonton12 101 4

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1979-80:
Played on first Edmonton Oilers NHL team.
Miscellaneous: Played left wing on line with Wayne Gretzky during his six games with Edmonton in 1979-80. ... Had six points (three goals, three assists) in Edmonton's March 29, 1980, game at Toronto.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Oklahoma City (CHL); Dallas (CHL); New Brunswick (AHL); Fort Worth (CHL); Wichita (CHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL All-Star First Team:
1980-81 (Wichita)
WHA Draft Pick: 1975 (by Baltimore, No. 3 overall in Round 1)
Miscellaneous: Selected by Baltimore (WHA) team that folded shortly after the 1975 WHA draft. His rights were claimed by Calgary during June 1975 special draft of players from defunct WHA teams. ... Sat out most of 1978-79 season in retirement. He started season in minors, was called up to Toronto, then chose to announce retirement rather than return to minors. Came out of retirement after Toronto traded him to Colorado. ... Was second-leading scorer in 1981 CHL playoffs. ... Died from injuries suffered in a head-on car-crash in Summerland, B.C., on May 30, 1981. The accident took place 12 days after Ashby's Wichita team lost to Salt Lake in the CHL championship series. Ashby, 26, had returned home to British Columbia for the summer. ... The CHL renamed its Iron Man Award the Don Ashby Memorial Trophy in 1981. ... Wichita (CHL) players wore a patch honoring Ashby's No. 18 for the 1981-82 season.
Personal: Nicknamed "Ants." ... Full name is Donald Allan Ashby.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Toronto traded Ashby and Trevor Johansen to Colorado in exchange for Paul Gardner on March 13, 1979.

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SNAPSHOT '75
Total Selected: 217
Forwards: 126
Defense: 65
Goaltenders: 26
Major Junior: 135
College Players: 61
Canadian: 162
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 46
U.S.-Born: 45
European: 6
Reached NHL: 87
Won Stanley Cup: 8
Hall of Fame: 0
All-Star Game: 6
Year-end All-Star: 3
Olympians: 11
Picks Traded: 21
 
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