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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Rick Adduono
Selected in fourth round
No.
60 overall by Boston Bruins
Born January 25, 1955
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Center
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
St. Catharines (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Fort William, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
St. Catharines | OMJHL |
55 |
45 | 64 |
109 | 58 | | 1973-74 |
St. Catharines | OMJHL |
70 | 51 |
84 | 135 |
24 | | 1974-75 |
St. Catharines | OMJHL |
55 | 27 |
39 | 66 |
31 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL Powers Trophy (Points Leader): 1973-74 (St.
Cath.) (135 points) (co-winner with Gord Brooks)
OMJHL Assists Leader: 1973-74 (St. Catharines) (84 assists)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1974-75 season with torn knee ligaments. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: 1975-76 season (Boston vs. Buffalo)
Numbers: 22 (Boston); 17 (Atlanta)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1975-1979 |
Boston, Atlanta | 4 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
2 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Rochester (AHL); Binghamton
(NAHL); Birmingham (WHA); Birmingham (CHL); Klagenfurt (Austria); New Haven,
Fredericton (AHL); Thunder Bay (Manitoba Sr.)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Allan Cup: 1984, 1985 (Thunder Bay)
ECHL Kelly Cup: 1997 (South Carolina) (as
assistant coach), 2001 (South Carolina) (as head coach)
USHL Clark Cup:
1988, 1989 (as head coach)
AHL Sollenberger Trophy
(Points Lead): 1977-78 (Roch.) (98, tie)
AHL All-Star Second Team:
1977-78 (Rochester)
Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame:
Inducted as member of 1969 Fort William Moose (Canadian Champion Little League
baseball team) and as member of 1983-84 and 1984-85 Thunder Bay Twins teams
that won Allan Cup.
WHA Draft Pick: 1975 (by San Diego,
No. 27 overall in Round 2)
1987-88, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1991-92:
Coached USHL regular-season champion (Thunder Bay)
1996-97: Was assistant coach of ECHL
regular-season champion (South Carolina).
Coaching Career: Named Thunder Bay (USHL) head coach prior
to 1987-88 season and remained in that position through 1992-93 season. ...
Named South Carolina (ECHL) assistant coach prior to 1996-97 season and
remained in that position through 1997-98 season. ... Named South Carolina (ECHL)
head coach on Sept. 2, 1998, and remained in that position until April 2002. ... Named Greensboro (ECHL) head coach on July 10, 2002, and remained
in that position into 2002-03 season.
Management Career: Named South Carolina (ECHL) Director of
Scouting prior to 1993-94 season and remained in position through 1995-96
season. ... Named South Carolina (ECHL) general manager prior to 2001-02
season and remained in that position until April 2002.
Miscellaneous:
WHA rights were held by San Diego franchise when it folded in May 1977. He became an
unrestricted free agent and signed with Birmingham (WHA) in July 1978. ... Returned
to Thunder Bay, Ontario, after his retirement and worked in family business
while coaching local teams. ... Ran hockey school in Charleston, S.C., during
his years as head coach of South Carolina (ECHL). ... Coached in 2001 ECHL
All-Star Game.
Personal: Full name is Rick Norman Adduono. ... Nephew of former WHA
player Ray Adduono. ... Uncle of minor-leaguer Jeremy Adduono. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Adduono played out his option
with Boston after the 1977-78 season and became a free agent, signing with
Birmingham (WHA). When Birmingham folded and the WHA merged with the NHL in
June 1979, Adduono became a free agent again. He signed with Atlanta on
October 9, 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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