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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Dale Yakiwchuk
Selected in second round
No. 30 overall by Montreal Canadiens

Born October 17, 1958
Position: Center / Left Wing
Height: 6-4   Weight: 205
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Portland (WCHL)                             
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Cardston, Alberta
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1975-76 TaberAJHL13 46 1093
  LethbridgeWCHL 43 314 17146
1976-77 PortlandWCHL 5924 5377 151
1977-78 PortlandWCHL 6432 5284 312
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Did not enter NHL until 1979 NHL-WHA merger. Montreal did not take him back in the NHL Reclaim Draft on June 9, 1979, as part of a larger deal in which Winnipeg agreed it would not take Bill Nyrop, Gilles Lupien or Rod Langway off Montreal's roster in the NHL Expansion Draft on June 13, 1979. ... Released by Winnipeg organization in October 1980.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Winnipeg (WHA); Philadelphia, Nova Scotia (AHL); Cincinnati, Tulsa (CHL); Richmond, Baltimore (EHL); Milwaukee, Kalamazoo (IHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Lamoureux Trophy (Points Leader):
1982-83 (Milwaukee) (138)
IHL All-Star First Team: 1982-83 (Milwaukee)
WHA Draft Pick: 1978 (by Winnipeg)
Milwaukee (IHL) Records: Most points in one season (138 in 1982-83), most assists in one season (100 in 1982-83)
IHL Assists Leader: 1982-83 (Milwaukee) (100), 1983-84 (Mil.) (69)
1978-79: Played four regular-season games for Winnipeg team that went on to win WHA playoff title, but was not with team in postseason.
Miscellaneous: Was on Cincinnati (CHL) team that folded on Dec. 17, 1979. ... Set IHL single-season record (since broken) with 100 assists in 1982-83.

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SNAPSHOT '78
Total Selected: 234
Forwards: 143
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 127
College Players: 80
Canadian: 170
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 47
U.S.-Born: 47
European: 17
Reached NHL: 95
Won Stanley Cup: 16
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 1
Olympians: 16
Picks Traded: 46
 
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