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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Gord Laxton
Selected in first round
No. 13 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born
March 16, 1955
 | Position:
Goaltender
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
New Westminster (WCHL)
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1972-73 |
Chilliwack | BCJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1973-74 |
New Westminster | WCHL |
25 | n/a |
3.35 | 0 |
n/a | | 1974-75 |
New Westminster | WCHL |
70 | n/a |
3.58 | 3 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial
Cup Wins Leader: 1975 (New Westminster)
Miscellaneous:
Led New Westminster to 1975 WCHL championship and runner-up finish at 1975
Memorial Cup tournament. ... Played in a total of more than 100 regular-season
and playoff games for New Westminster in 1974-75. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 7, 1975 (Pittsburgh at
Washington)
Numbers: 1, 30 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Status: Retired 1983 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1975-1979 |
Pittsburgh | 17 |
4-9-0 | 5.55 |
0 | n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Signed three-year contract
with additional two-year club option prior to Pittsburgh's 1975 training camp.
The team picked up both of his option years and then re-signed him to a
three-year deal that kept him in pro hockey through 1982-83 despite his
failing to play in the NHL during his years under the second contract.
... Won his first three NHL starts, including PIttsburgh's 1975-76 season
opener. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Hershey (AHL); Dayton/Grand Rapids
(IHL); Syracuse (AHL); Binghamton (AHL); Port Huron (IHL); Erie (AHL);
Muskegon (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Norris Trophy (Lowest Team GAA): 1978-79 (Grand
Rapids)
IHL All-Star First Team: 1978-79 (Grand Rapids)
IHL
All-Star Game MVP: 1979 (Grand Rapids)
WHA Draft Pick: 1975 (by Baltimore, No. 33 overall in
Round 3)
IHL Goals-Against Average Leader: 1978-79 (Grand Rapids) (3.08)
IHL Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1978-79 (Grand Rapids) (63
GP), 1980-81 (Port Huron) (52 GP)
IHL Minutes Leader: 1978-79 (Grand Rapids) (3,742 minutes)
IHL Goals-Allowed Leader: 1980-81 (Port Huron) (207 GA)
AHL Playoffs Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1976 (Hershey) (6)
AHL Playoffs Minutes Leader: 1976 (Hershey) (309 minutes)
1978-79: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Grand
Rapids)
Coaching Career: Coached midget-level hockey in southwestern
Ontario after his retirement.
Miscellaneous: Selected by
Baltimore (WHA) team that folded shortly after the 1975 WHA draft. His rights
were claimed by Toronto during June 1975 special draft of players from defunct WHA
teams.
Personal: Full name is Gordon Laxton. ... Also known as Gordie Laxton
and Gordon Laxton
during his playing days. |
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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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