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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Michel Lachance
Selected in sixth round
No.
106 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born April 11, 1955
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Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Montreal (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Quebec City, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Quebec City, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
Quebec | QMJHL | 5 |
0 | 2 |
2 | 6 | | 1972-73 |
Quebec | QMJHL | 51 |
1 | 8 |
9 | 49 | | 1973-74 |
Quebec | QMJHL |
70 | 9 |
63 | 72 |
170 | | 1974-75 |
Quebec-Montreal | QMJHL |
65 | 13 |
44 | 57 |
145 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 21, 1978 (Colorado at St.
Louis)
Numbers: 6 (Colorado)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1978-79 |
Colorado | 21 | 0 |
4 | 4 | 22 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Greensboro, Baltimore (SHL);
Maine (NAHL); Milwaukee (USHL); Milwaukee (IHL); Philadelphia (AHL); Tulsa (CHL);
New Brunswick (AHL); Fort Worth (CHL); Caen (France)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Governors' Trophy (Top
Defenseman): 1977-78 (Milwaukee)
IHL All-Star First Team:
1977-78 (Milwaukee)
WHA Draft Pick: 1975 (by Cleveland,
No. 92 overall in Round 7)
Miscellaneous: Was on Greensboro (SHL)
team that folded Jan. 7, 1977. ... Was playing for Baltimore when SHL
folded on Jan. 31, 1977. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Lachance never signed with
Montreal. Instead he did not sign a pro contract for two years, after which
time he became an unrestricted free agent. He signed with Colorado in
September 1978. |
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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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