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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Viktor Khatulev
Selected in ninth round
No.
160 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born
Feb. 17, 1955. Died October 1994
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Left Wing / Defense
Height: n/a Weight:
n/a
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Riga Dynamo (USSR)
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia (USSR)
Hometown:
Riga, Latvia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Riga Dynamo | USSR |
18 | 7 |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1974-75 |
Riga Dynamo | USSR |
16 | 2 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1974 (gold) (unofficial tournament), 1975 (gold) (unofficial tournament)
World Junior Championships Best Forward: 1975 (USSR)
World Junior Championships All-Star First Team: 1975 (USSR)
World Junior Championships Points Leader: 1974 (USSR)
Miscellaneous: Played in first World Junior Championships in Leningrad
and second World Junior Championships in Winnipeg
and Brandon, Manitoba. The two unofficial tournaments helped set stage for
first official World Juniors in 1977. ... Was banned from Russian hockey for
five years in 1975 for fighting, but the suspension was lifted. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Riga Dynamo (USSR)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1975 (by Cleveland, No. 116 overall in Round 9)
Miscellaneous: Was first Soviet-born and trained player ever drafted by
an NHL team. ... Did not learn he had been drafted until 1978. ... Turned down offer to move to Moscow and play for Central Red Army (USSR),
instead preferring to remain in his native Latvia. ... Played on Soviet teams that toured North America for
games vs. WHA teams during 1977-78 season and vs. NHL teams during 1978-79
season. ... Was banned for lifetime from Russian league in 1981 for his rough
play. ... Became a taxi driver after his hockey career ended. He later worked
in a warehouse and struggled with alcoholism. He had also served time in prison
for dealing drugs during his playing days. ... Found dead on a street
at age 39.
Note: Thanks to Arthur Chidlovski
for his fine Khatulev research, available on his 1972 Canada vs. USSR
Summit Series
website. |
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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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