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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ken Breitenbach
Selected in second round
No.
35 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born January 9, 1955
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Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
St. Catharines (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Welland, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Welland, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
Welland | OPJHL | 34 |
6 | 18 |
24 | 44 | | 1972-73 |
St. Catharines | OMJHL |
37 | 1 |
8 | 9 |
0 | | 1973-74 |
St. Catharines | OMJHL |
68 | 4 |
34 | 38 |
46 | | 1974-75 |
St. Catharines | OMJHL |
65 | 7 |
30 | 37 |
143 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1974-75 (St. Catharines) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 19,
1976 (Atlanta at Buffalo)
Numbers: 23, 26 (Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1979 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1979 |
Buffalo | 68 | 1 |
13 | 14 | 49 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1979 |
Buffalo | 8 | 0 |
1 | 1 | 4 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Hershey (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1975 (by Toronto,
No. 56 overall in Round 4)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of
1975-76 season with severe hip bruise. ... Missed entire 1977-78 season with
broken right leg suffered in Buffalo's 1977 training camp. He suffered the
injury when he collided with a Philadelphia player in front of the Buffalo net
during an Oct. 9, 1977, preseason game in Philadelphia. ... Announced his
retirement in November 1978, but returned to action with Buffalo in January
1979. Told his future with the Sabres was uncertain, he quit hockey after the
1978-79 season so he could provide for his wife and baby. ... Became active in
Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association after his retirement, playing in Oldtimers'
charity hockey games and golf events. |
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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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