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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Graeme
Nicolson
Selected in second round
No.
35 overall by Boston Bruins
Born January 13, 1958
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Cornwall (QMJHL)
Birthplace: North Bay, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
North Bay, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
72 | 11 |
36 | 47 |
101 | | 1976-77 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
64 | 21 |
46 | 67 |
197 | | 1977-78 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
63 | 13 |
52 | 65 |
122 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL All-Star First Team: 1976-77 (Cornwall)
QMJHL All-Star
Second Team: 1977-78 (Cornwall)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
QMJHL's No. 5 prospect for the 1978 NHL draft. ... Missed part of 1977-78
season with severe laceration of leg. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 8, 1979 (Boston at Atlanta)
Numbers: 29 (Boston); 3 (Colorado); 25 (N.Y.
Rangers)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1983 |
Boston, Colorado, NYR | 52 |
2 | 7 | 9 |
60 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Turned down offers from
Detroit and Toronto to sign with Colorado as free agent in 1981. ... Was on
Colorado team that relocated to New Jersey on June 30, 1982. ... Signed
with Washington as free agent on Aug. 7, 1984, but never played for parent
team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Rochester, Binghamton (AHL);
Fort Worth (CHL); Flamboro (OHA Sr.)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1984 (Tulsa)
CHL
All-Star Second Team: 1983-84 (Tulsa)
1984-85: Played on AHL
regular-season champion (Binghamton).
Education: Studied veterinary
medicine at University of Guelph while sitting out 1980-81 season.
Miscellaneous: Played on 1983-84 Tulsa (CHL) team that suspended
operations on Feb. 16, 1984, but continued playing final six weeks of its
season on the road and then went on to win playoff title.
Personal:
Full name is Graeme Butte Nicolson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Nicolson sat out the 1980-81
season to become an unrestricted free agent. He signed with Colorado on Sept.
2, 1981. |
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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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