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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John Bethel
Selected in sixth round
No.
98 overall by New York Rangers
Born January 15, 1957
 | Position: Left Wing
Height:
5-11 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Boston University (ECAC)
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Roxboro, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1974-75 |
Pierrefonds | Que. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1975-76 |
Pierrefonds | Que. AAA |
15 | 17 |
21 | 38 |
-- | | 1976-77 |
Boston University | ECAC |
33 | 14 |
12 | 26 |
30 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 25, 1980 (Philadelphia at
Winnipeg)
Numbers: 21 (Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1983 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980 |
Winnipeg | 17 | 0 |
2 | 2 | 4 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1979-80: Played on first Winnipeg Jets NHL team.
Miscellaneous: Had two assists in his first NHL game. ... Released by
Winnipeg in July 1983. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Boston University (ECAC);
Tulsa (CHL); Sherbrooke (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1978 (Boston University)
Miscellaneous:
Missed most of 1978-79 season with knee injury. ... Missed part of 1980-81
season with knee injury that required surgery in February 1981. ... Missed
part of 1982-83 season with wrist injury suffered in December 1982. ... Moved
to Nassau County, Long Island, after his retirement and became a dominant
player in local amateur street hockey leagues, playing on teams with his sons.
Personal: Full name is John Charles
Bethel. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: N.Y. Rangers did not offer
Bethel a contract after he graduated from Boston University, and he became an
unrestricted free agent. He signed with Winnipeg in September 1979. |
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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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