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1976 NHL DRAFT PICK
Joe Kowal
Selected in second round
No. 33 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Born February 3, 1956
Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-5   Weight: 212
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Hamilton (OMJHL)                           
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Whitby, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1973-74 WhitbyOPJHL38 1213 2547
1974-75 OshawaOMJHL 6118 2644 93
1975-76 OshawaOMJHL 40 22 13
  HamiltonOMJHL 5232 4577 100

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup:
1976 (Hamilton)
OMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1975-76 (Hamilton)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as OMJHL's No. 10 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. ... Attended Dunbarton High School in Pickering, Ontario.
NHL CAREER
Debut: November 7, 1976 (Philadelphia at Buffalo)
Numbers:  27 (Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1981
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1976-1978 Buffalo220 5513
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1978Buffalo2 000 0
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Hershey, Springfield, Binghamton, Rochester, Nova Scotia (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick:
1976 (by Indianapolis, No. 64 overall in Round 6)
Miscellaneous: Missed start of 1977-78 season with knee injury.
Personal: Full name is Joseph Douglas Kowal.

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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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