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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jim Roberts
Selected in second round
No.
31 overall by Minnesota North Stars
Born June
8, 1956
 | Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ottawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Owen Sound | Jr. B |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1973-74 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
64 | 13 |
18 | 31 |
44 | | 1974-75 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
60 | 22 |
40 | 62 |
58 | | 1975-76 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
64 | 27 |
56 | 83 |
62 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 7, 1976 (Minnesota at Boston)
Numbers: 27, 28 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1980 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1979 |
Minnesota | 106 |
17 | 23 | 40 |
33 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1977 | Minnesota | 2 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1976-77 season
with broken thumb. ... Left unprotected by Minnesota for 1979 Expansion Draft.
Claimed by Winnipeg in draft on June 13, 1979, but never played for
parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New Haven (AHL); Fort Worth
(CHL); Oklahoma City, Cincinnati (CHL); Maine (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by Houston,
No. 34 overall in Round 3)
1977-78: Played 33 games for Fort Worth
team that won CHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team
during postseason.
Coaching Career: Worked as minor hockey coach in
Ontario after his retirement, coaching at all levels up to Junior B.
Miscellaneous: Was on Cincinnati (CHL)
team that folded on Dec. 17, 1979. ... Became chief instructor for Centre Grey
Hockey School in Markdale, Ontario, after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is James Drew
Roberts. ... Also known as Jimmy Roberts during his playing days. ... His
parents moved his family to a farm in Proton Station, Ontario, when he was 16
years old. |
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SNAPSHOT '76 | | Total Selected: |
135 | | Forwards: |
83 | | Defense: |
39 | | Goaltenders: |
13 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
26 |
| Canadian: |
103 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
23 | | U.S.-Born: |
23 |
| European: |
8 |
| Reached NHL: |
73 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
12 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
2 |
| Olympians: |
6 |
| Picks Traded: |
15 |
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