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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bo Berglund
Selected in
eighth round
No. 140 overall by Boston Bruins
Born
April 6, 1955
 | Position: Left Wing
/ Right Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ornskoldsvik MoDo (Sweden)
Birthplace: Sjalevad, Sweden
Hometown:
Sjalevad, Sweden |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Ornskoldsvik | Sweden Jr. |
14 | 6 |
4 | 10 |
12 | | 1974-75 |
Ornskoldvik | Sweden |
26 | 15 |
17 | 32 |
16 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1974 (fourth) (unofficial tournament), 1975
(bronze medal) (unofficial tournament)
Sweden Playoffs Penalty-Minutes
Leader: 1975 (Ornskoldsvik)
Miscellaneous: Played in first World Junior Championships in Leningrad and
second World Junior Championships in Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba. Both were
unofficial tournaments that helped set stage for first official World Juniors
in 1977. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 4, 1983 (N.Y. Islanders at
Quebec)
Numbers: 17 (Quebec); 17 (Minnesota); 37, 19
(Philadelphia)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1983-1985 |
Quebec, Minn., Philadelphia | 130 |
28 | 39 | 67 |
40 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1984-1985 |
Quebec, Minnesota | 9 |
2 | 0 | 2 |
6 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
DRAFT RE-ENTRY: 1983 (Quebec,
No.
232 overall in Round 12)
Scouting Career: Named Buffalo amateur scout
assigned to cover Sweden and Finland prior to 1998-99 season and remained in
that position through 2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Became second
player in history to re-enter draft and be drafted for a second time when
Quebec selected
him in the 12th round, No. 242 overall in 1983. At age 28, he was draft
eligible again because his original draft rights had expired in 1980. ... Had
goal and assist in first NHL game. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Ornskoldsvik, Stockholm
(Sweden); Springfield (AHL); Hershey (AHL); Solna (Sweden)
Olympics: 1980
(bronze medal), 1988 (bronze medal)
World Championships: 1989
(fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Swedish Championship: 1983 (Stockholm)
Sweden Golden Puck Award (Player of Year): 1987-88 (Solna)
Sweden
All-Star First Team: 1987-88 (Solna)
Solna Records: Most points
in one season (59 points in 1987-88)
Sweden Points Leader: 1987-88 (Solna)
(59 points)
1985-86: Played on AHL regular-season champion
(Hershey).
Miscellaneous: Played for Stockholm Djurgarden team that
competed in Sweden's 1980 and 1981 DN Cup tournaments against NHL teams. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Berglund remained in Sweden for
eight years after the draft, thereby becoming a free agent. He finally entered
the NHL when he was drafted a second time -- by Quebec in 1983. |
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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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