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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jeff Brubaker
Selected in sixth round
No.
102 overall by Boston Bruins
Born February 24, 1958
 | Position: Left Wing
/ Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 210
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Hagerstown, Maryland (USA)
Hometown: Lansing, Michigan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
St. Paul | MWJHL |
57 | 13 |
14 | 27 |
130 | | 1975-76 |
St. Paul | MWJHL |
47 | 6 |
34 | 40 |
152 | | 1976-77 |
Michigan State | WCHA |
18 | 0 |
3 | 3 |
30 | | |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
26 | 0 |
5 | 5 |
143 | | 1977-78 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
68 | 20 |
24 | 44 |
307 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Spent early childhood in Frederick, Maryland, before moving to Michigan when
his father took job at Michigan State. .... Played defense for first half of
1977-78 season. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 22, 1979 (Buffalo at
Hartford)
Numbers: 22 (Hartford); 18 (Montreal); 29
(Calgary); 23 (Toronto);
15 (Edmonton); 17, 24 (N.Y. Rangers); 38 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1979-1988 |
Hartford, Montreal, Calgary
Toronto, Edm., NYR, Detroit | 178 |
16 | 9 | 25 |
512 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1982 | Montreal | 2 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
27 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Montreal Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1982 (27)
1979-80: Played on first Hartford Whalers NHL team.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1980-81 season with shoulder injury
suffered in October 1980. ... Left unprotected by Montreal for 1983 NHL Waiver Draft
and claimed by Quebec on Oct. 3, 1983, but never played for parent team
because he was immediately put back on waivers and claimed by Calgary. ...
Suspended three games by NHL in January 1985. ... Missed part of 1986-87
season with sprained left ankle, an injury suffered during Edmonton's Dec. 29,
1985, game at Vancouver. ... Traded by Edmonton to Philadelphia in exchange for Dom Campedelli
on March 9, 1987, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New England (WHA);
Rochester (AHL); Springfield (AHL); Binghamton (AHL); Nova Scotia (AHL);
Colorado (CHL); Hershey (AHL); Colorado (IHL); Adirondack (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
ECHL Riley Cup: 1990 (Greensboro) (as head
coach)
WHA Draft Pick: 1978 (by New
England)
1983-84: Played on CHL
regular-season champion (Colorado).
1988-89: Played 63
regular-season games for Adirondack team that went on to win AHL playoff
title, but was not with team during playoffs.
Coaching Career: Named
Greensboro (ECHL) head coach prior to 1989-90 season and remained in that
position through 1994-95 season. ... Named Jacksonville (ECHL) head coach
prior to 1995-96 season and remained in that position through 1995-96 season.
... Coached Orlando (RHI, InLine) during 1996 season. ... Named San Antonio (IHL) head coach prior to 1996-97 season and remained in
that position through 1997-98 season. ... Named Tallahassee (ECHL) head coach
prior to 1998-99 season and remained in that position through 1998-99 season.
... Named Greensboro (ECHL) head coach prior to 1999-00 season and remained in
that position until April 3, 2001.
Management Career: Named San
Antonio (IHL) general manager prior to 1996-97 season and held position
through 1997-98 season. ... Named
Greensboro (ECHL) general manager prior to 1999-00 season and heldposition through 2000-01 season. ...
Became part owner of St. Petersburg (ACHL) in 2002 but sold interest to become Orlando (ACHL)
Managing General
Partner. Directed Orlando (ACHL) until November 2002 and later sold interest
in the team on Nov. 22, 2002.
Miscellaneous: Signed first
pro contract with New England (WHA) on May 17, 1978. ... Missed parts of
1979-80 season with dislocated shoulder and sprained knee. ... Led a group
lobbying to put an ACHL franchise in Savannah, Georgia, for 2003-04 season.
Personal: Full name is Jeffrey
Joseph Brubaker. ... Son of former Michigan State University microbiology
professor Robert Brubaker. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WHA/EXPANSION: Brubaker did not sign with
Boston after the draft, instead jumping to the WHA with New England. He did not enter the NHL until the
1979 NHL-WHA merger. At that time, Boston chose not to take back Brubaker in
the 1979 NHL Reclaim Draft on June 9, 1979, and his NHL rights reverted to his
last WHA team (Hartford). |
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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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