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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Denis Houle
Selected in eighth round
No.
123 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born August 19, 1958
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Right Wing / Left Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight:
175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Hamilton (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Sudbury, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Sudbury, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1975-76 |
Mt. Hamilton | Ont. Jr. A |
31 |
29 | 18 |
47 | 35 |
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Hamilton | OMJHL |
18 |
1 | 3 |
4 | 8 |
| 1976-77 |
St. Catharines | OMJHL |
66 | 43 |
43 | 86 |
21 | | 1977-78 |
Hamilton | OMJHL |
66 | 26 |
32 | 58 |
54 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1976 (Hamilton)
World Junior Championships: 1977
(silver medal)
Miscellaneous: Was on Hamilton (OMJHL)
team that relocated to St. Catharines for 1976-77 season and then returned to
Hamilton for the 1977-78 season. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Port Huron (IHL); Salt Lake
(CHL); Rosenheim (West Germany); Varese, Milan, Cortina (Italy)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1980, 1981 (Salt Lake)
Italian Championship: 1987 (Varese)
IHL All-Star First Team: 1979-80 (Port Huron)
Salt Lake Unsung Hero: 1981-82
CHL Records: Most assists in one playoff year (19 in 1981)
CHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1981 (Salt Lake) (19 assists)
1981-82: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Salt Lake).
Miscellaneous: Joined Salt Lake (CHL) for 1980 playoffs. ... Missed
part of 1980-81 season with two cracked ribs, an injury suffered in October
1980. ... Returned to Sudbury, Ontario, after his retirement. |
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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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