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1976 NHL DRAFT PICK
Rick Hodgson
Selected in third round
No. 46 overall by Atlanta Flames

Born May 23, 1956
Position: Defense
Height: 6-0   Weight: 175
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Calgary (WCHL)                              
Birthplace: Medicine Hat, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Medicine Hat, Alberta
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1972-73 KamloopsBCJHL -- ---- ----
1973-74 CalgaryWCHL 658 4452 174
1974-75 CalgaryWCHL 567 3643 221
1975-76 CalgaryWCHL 507 4855 168

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships:
1975 (silver) (unofficial tournament)
Calgary Captain: 1975-76
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as WCHL's No. 18 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. ... Played in second World Junior Championships in Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba, an unofficial tournament that helped set stage for first official World Juniors in 1977.
NHL CAREER
Debut: December 11, 1979 (Hartford at Vancouver)
Numbers:  32, 33 (Hartford)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1980
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1979 Hartford60 006
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1980Hartford1 000 0

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1979-80:
Played on first Hartford Whalers NHL team.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Tulsa (CHL); Springfield (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick:
1976 (by San Diego, No. 65 overall in Round 6)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1976-77 season with hernia.
Personal: Full name is Richard S. Hodgson.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
EXPANSION: Atlanta left Hodgson unprotected for the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, and he was claimed by Hartford on June 13, 1979.

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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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