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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mel Hewitt
Selected in sixth round
No.
92 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born
November 15, 1958
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Defense
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Calgary (WCHL)
Birthplace: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Saskatoon | SJHL |
41 |
1 | 5 |
6 | 241 | | |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
13 |
0 | 1 |
1 | 43 | | 1976-77 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
69 |
8 | 18 |
26 | 373 | | 1977-78 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
13 | 3 |
8 | 11 |
96 | | |
Calgary | WCHL |
53 | 13 |
11 | 29 |
412 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Saskatoon Records: Most penalty minutes, season (373 in 1977-78)
Miscellaneous: Rights sold by Saskatoon (WCHL) to Calgary in November
1977. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Calgary (AJHL); San Francisco (PHL);
Saginaw (IHL); New Brunswick, Maine (AHL); Peoria, Flint, Indianapolis, Salt
Lake (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1982 (New Brunswick)
IHL Turner Cup: 1984 (Flint), 1987 (Salt Lake)
AHL Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1980-81 (New Brunswick) (304 PIM)
IHL Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1979-80 (Saginaw) (504 PIM)
IHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1980 (Saginaw) (82 PIM), 1987
(Salt Lake) (87 PIM, tie)
1981-82: Played on AHL regular-season champion (New Brunswick).
Miscellaneous: Was on San Francisco (PHL) team that folded on Jan. 3,
1979. ... Wore jersey No. 111 for Salt Lake (IHL) in 1986-87, making him the
only North American pro hockey player ever to wear a number higher than 99. |
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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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