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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Tom Gorence
Selected in second round
No.
35 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born March
11, 1957
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight:
180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Minnesota (WCHA)
Birthplace: St. Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
St. Paul, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
St. Paul Academy | Minn. HS |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1975-76 |
Minnesota | WCHA |
40 | 16 |
10 | 26 |
24 | | 1976-77 |
Minnesota | WCHA |
29 | 18 |
19 | 37 |
44 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1976 (Minnesota)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
U.S. college hockey's No. 3 prospect for the 1977 NHL draft. ... Scored goal
in Minnesota's 1976 NCAA title-game victory over Michigan Tech on March 27,
1976. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 4, 1979 (N.Y. Islanders at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 22, 36 (Philadelphia); 26 (Edmonton)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1986 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1984 |
Philadelphia, Edmonton | 303 |
58 | 53 | 111 |
89 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1982 |
Philadelphia | 37 |
9 | 6 | 15 |
47 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1980 (Philadelphia)
1983-84: Played 12 regular-season games for Edmonton team that went on
to win Stanley Cup, but was not with team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Played on Philadelphia team that set NHL record with
35-game unbeaten streak from Oct. 14, 1979, to Jan. 6, 1980. ... Traded by Philadelphia to Hartford for
future considerations in September 1983. Hartford returned him the following
month to cancel the trade, which was contingent on his winning a spot on the
Hartford roster out of training camp. ... Signed with New Jersey as unrestricted free agent on
March 5, 1985, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Maine (AHL); Moncton (AHL);
Hershey (AHL)
Canada Cup: 1981 (fourth place)
World Championships: 1982
(eighth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1978 (Maine)
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by Calgary,
No. 13 overall in Round 2)
AHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1978 (Maine)
(8 goals, tie)
1977-78: Played on AHL
regular-season champion (Maine).
1978-79: Played 31 games for Maine
team that won AHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team
during postseason.
1985-86: Played one game for AHL regular-season
champ (Hershey).
Miscellaneous: Scored Calder
Cup-winning goal in Game 5 of Maine's 1978 final series vs. New Haven. ...
Played on NHL entry at 1978 Izvestia tournament in Moscow. ... Played on line
with Blake Dunlop and Al Hill for Maine in 1977-78. ... Studied to become
veterinarian during off-seasons of his playing days.
Personal: Full name is Thomas J.
Gorence. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Philadelphia released Gorence after a failed trade to Hartford in October 1983,
making him an unrestricted
free agent. He signed with Edmonton on November 1, 1983. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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