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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Randy Ireland
Selected in fourth round
No. 60 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born April
5, 1957
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Goaltender
Height: 6-0 Weight: 165
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Portland (WCHL)
Birthplace: Rosetown, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Biggar, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1972-73 |
Estevan | SJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1973-74 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
35 | 16-14-2 |
3.95 | 0 |
n/a | | 1974-75 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
28 | 12-10-5 |
4.13 | 1 |
n/a | | 1975-76 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
40 | 15-13-8 |
4.00 | 0 |
n/a | | 1976-77 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
1 | 0-1-0 |
7.00 | 0 |
n/a | | |
Portland | WCHL |
46 | 22-16-6 |
3.76 | 3 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL Playoffs Goals-Against Average Leader: 1977 (Port.) (2.65)
WCHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1977 (Portland) (1 shutout)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
WCHL's No. 4 goaltender prospect for the 1977 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 12, 1978 (Boston at Buffalo)
Numbers:
30 (Buffalo)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired 1983 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1978 |
Buffalo | 2 |
0-0-0 | 6.00 |
0 | n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
DRAFT RE-ENTRY: 1978 (Buffalo,
No.
82 overall in Round 5)
Miscellaneous: Was first North American
player to re-enter draft and be selected a second time. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Flint (IHL); Hershey,
Rochester (AHL); Oklahoma City (CHL); Baltimore, Richmond (EHL); Mohawk Valley
(ACHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
ACHL Payne Cup: 1982 (Mohawk Valley)
ACHL Playoffs Minutes Leader: 1983 (Mohawk Valley) (544)
Miscellaneous: Traded by Baltimore (EHL) with Paul Pacific to Richmond
(EHL) in exchange for Dale Yakiwchuk, Jim Lockhurst and Gord Gejdos in
February 1981.
Personal: Younger brother of former minor-leaguer Ken Ireland. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Chicago did not offer Ireland a
pro contract for a full year after the draft, thereby making him a free agent. He
entered the NHL when he was drafted a second time -- by Buffalo in 1978. |
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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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