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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bjorn Skaare
Selected in fourth round
No.
62 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born October 29, 1958.
Died June 21, 1989
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Center
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ottawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Hometown:
Oslo, Norway |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Karlstad | Sweden Jr. |
40 | 21 |
20 | 41 |
8 | | |
Karlstad | Sweden |
9 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
2 | | 1977-78 |
Oslo Furuset | Norway |
1 | 1 |
1 | 2 |
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Ottawa | OMJHL |
38 | 12 |
30 | 42 |
72 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 29, 1978 (Detroit at
Colorado)
Numbers: 25 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1978 |
Detroit | 1 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was first Norwegian player drafted by an NHL team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kansas City (CHL); Oslo
Furuset (Norway); Klagenfurt (Austria); Tulsa (CHL); Bergen (Norway)
Olympics: 1984
(12th place)
World Championships: 1979 (fourth, Pool B),
1981 (sixth, Pool B)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1984 (Tulsa)
Norwegian
Championship: 1980, 1983 (Oslo Furuset)
Norway Gullpuck (MVP):
1980-81 (Oslo Furuset)
Norway All-Star First Team: 1979-80 (Oslo
Furuset), 1980-81 (Oslo Furuset), 1982-83 (Oslo Furuset), 1983-84 (Oslo
Furuset), 1984-85 (Oslo Furuset)
Norway Points Leader: 1980-81 (Oslo
Furuset) (72 points)
Norway Goals Leader: 1980-81 (Oslo Furuset) (38
goals)
Norway Assists Leader: 1980-81 (Oslo Furuset) (34 assists)
Miscellaneous:
Died at age 30 as a result of injuries suffered in a June 10, 1989, automobile accident in Sweden.
Personal: Nicknamed "Botta." |
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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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