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1977 NHL DRAFT PICK
Dean Willers
Selected in 13th round
No. 175 overall by Detroit Red Wings

Born December 28, 1957
Position: Right Wing / Left Wing
Height: 5-11   Weight: 175
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Union (ECAC Division II)                   
Birthplace: Southend-on-Sea, England (Britain)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1975-76 WexfordOPJHL4 10 112
  MarkhamOPJHL 3112 1022 41
  TorontoOMJHL 10 00 0
1976-77 UnionECAC-II 2619 2443 28

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Recruited by coach Ned Harkness' to play at Union College prior to Harkness' second of three seasons at the school. Harkness had gone to Union to resurrect the hockey program after losing his job as Detroit Red Wings general manager.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Union (ECAC-II), Kalamazoo, Toledo (IHL); Johnstown (NEHL/EHL); Utica (EHL); Port Huron (IHL); Schenectady (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1978-79:
Played 12 regular-season games for Kalamazoo team that went on to win IHL playoff title, but was not with team in postseason.
Miscellaneous: Left Union College in December 1977 as a show of support for coach Ned Harkness, who had quit his job because he felt he was not treated fairly by Union administrators. Harkness had been recruiting academically unqualified players with the permission of Union president Thomas Bonner, who wanted the team to win at all costs. However, Union officials embarrassed Harkness by putting four players on academic probation for their poor grades. Harkness responded by quitting as coach, and Willers and his teammates quit in solidarity with Harkness. Union was forced to finish the season with JV players, and the incident led to Bonner's resignation. ... Traded by Kalamazoo (IHL) with Fred Berry and Alan Stoneman to Toledo in exchange for Peter Crawford and Randy Mohns in December 1978. ... Was on Schenectady (ACHL) team that folded on November 16, 1981.

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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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