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1976 NHL DRAFT PICK
Greg Hotham
Selected in fifth round
No. 84 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

Born March 7, 1956
Position: Defense
Height: 5-11   Weight: 183
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Kingston (OMJHL)                           
Birthplace: London, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Aurora, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1973-74 AuroraOPJHL44 1022 32120
1974-75 AuroraOPJHL 2714 1024 46
  KingstonOMJHL 311 1415 49
1975-76 KingstonOMJHL 4910 3242 72
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 10, 1979 (N.Y. Rangers at Toronto)
Numbers:  2, 4, 8 (Toronto); 6 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1990
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1979-1985 Toronto, Pittsburgh230 157489 139
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1982Pittsburgh5 033 6

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Paired on defense with Dave Burrows for Toronto in 1979-80. ... Missed parts of 1982-83 season with sprained knee, an injury suffered in November 1982, separated shoulder and back injury. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with broken nose, an injury suffered in fight with New Jersey's Jan Ludvig. ... Missed start of 1984-85 season with mononucleosis, which was diagnosed in September 1984.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Saginaw (IHL); Dallas (CHL); New Brunswick (AHL); Cincinnati (CHL); Baltimore, Newmarket (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup:
1977 (Saginaw)
IHL All-Star Second Team: 1977-78 (Saginaw)
CHL All-Star Game: 1982 (Cincinnati)
1976-77: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Saginaw).
Miscellaneous: Called up from Saginaw to play for Toronto in Maple Leafs' exhibition game vs. Czechoslovakian national team during 1977-78 season. ... Was one of Mario Lemieux's first professional hockey teammates with Pittsburgh in 1984-85. ... Returned to Ontario and began career in sales after his retirement. ... Coached minor hockey and became active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Gregory S. Hotham. ... Father of major-junior player Scott Hotham.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Toronto traded Hotham to Pittsburgh in exchange for future draft considerations -- 1982 sixth-round pick (Craig Kales) -- on February 3, 1982.

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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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