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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Jim Lawson
Selected in seventh round
No. 120 overall by Montreal Canadiens

Born August 10, 1958
Position: Right Wing / Center
Height: 6-0   Weight: 190
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Brown (ECAC)                                 
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Burlington, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1974-75 BurlingtonJr. B -- ---- ----
1975-76 BurlingtonJr. B -- ---- ----
1976-77 BrownECAC 263 912 28
1977-78 BrownECAC 2916 925 30

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Golden Horseshoe (Jr. B) Tourney MVP:
1975 (Burlington)
Miscellaneous: Played minor hockey in Burlington, Ontario. ... Scored five points (three goals, two assists) to lead Burlington (Jr. B) to a 10-0 win over Finnish junior all-star team in December 1974. ... Attended Aldershot High School in Burlington, Ontario, also competing in high school football and track. ... Coached Aldershot High School hockey team in 1975-76. ... Led Brown with 16 goals in 1977-78.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Brown (ECAC); Nova Scotia (AHL); Flint (IHL); Cape Cod (ACHL); Flamboro (OHA Sr.); Carolina (ACHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Ivy League All-Star Second Team:
1979-80 (Brown)
Brown Captain: 1979-80
Miscellaneous: Joined Nova Scotia (AHL) for end of 1979-80 season after completing his NCAA eligibility at Brown. ... Was on Cape Cod (ACHL) team that folded on Feb. 1, 1982.
Personal: Son of former CFL player Mel Lawson. ... Younger brother of former Canadian college football player David Lawson.

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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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