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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Paul Woods
Selected in third round
No.
51 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born April 12, 1955
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sault Ste. Marie (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Hespeler, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Hespeler, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
60 |
30 | 34 |
64 | 65 | | 1973-74 |
Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
48 | 17 |
32 | 49 |
91 | | 1974-75 |
Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
62 | 38 |
81 | 119 |
116 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Sault Ste. Marie Captain: 1974-75 |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 13, 1977 (Toronto at Detroit)
Numbers:
15 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1984 |
Detroit | 501 | 72 |
124 | 196 | 276 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1978 |
Detroit | 7 | 0 |
5 | 5 | 4 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Detroit Evans Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike):
1978-79
Detroit Most Exciting Player: 1977-78
Detroit Three
Stars Leader: 1977-78
Detroit Captain: Served as captain with
for remainder of 1978-79 season after Detroit released Dennis Hextall in
December 1978.
Detroit Playoffs Assists Leader: 1978 (5 assists)
Broadcasting Career: Named Detroit radio color commentator prior to
1988-89 season and remained in position through 2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Played on "Kid Line" with Dale McCourt and Bill Lochead for
Detroit in 1977-78. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with broken jaw, an
injury suffered in Detroit's March 12, 1981, game at Philadelphia. ... Missed
end of 1980-81 season with severe laceration over right eye, an injury
suffered in Detroit's March 26, 1981, game vs. Washington. ... Missed part of
1982-83 season with separated shoulder, an injury suffered during Detroit's
Dec. 6, 1982, practice. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with bruised lung,
an injury suffered when hit in chest by a puck in Detroit's Feb. 24, 1983,
game at New Jersey. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with separated shoulder. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Nova Scotia (AHL);
Adirondack (AHL)
World Championships: 1979 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1976, 1977 (Nova Scotia)
Cambridge (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame: Inducted 2002
WHA Draft Pick: 1975 (by Toronto,
No. 84 overall in Round 6)
1975-76, 1976-77: Played on AHL
regular-season champ (N. Scotia).
Miscellaneous: Ran summer hockey
school in Pontiac and Waterford, Michigan, during his playing days. ... Ran
lawn maintenance business during his playing days. ... Competed in NHL's 1981
arm-wrestling championships in Las Vegas.
Personal: Nicknamed "Woodsy." ...
Full name is Paul William Woods. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WAIVERS: Montreal left Woods unprotected for
the 1977 NHL Waiver Draft, and he was claimed by Detroit on October 10, 1977.
Detroit paid $50,000 to secure his rights. |
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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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