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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Denis Houle
Selected in eighth round
No. 123 overall by St. Louis Blues

Born August 19, 1958
Position: Right Wing / Left Wing
Height: 5-11   Weight: 175
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Hamilton (OMJHL)                           
Birthplace: Sudbury, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Sudbury, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1975-76 Mt. HamiltonOnt. Jr. A 31 2918 4735
  HamiltonOMJHL 18 13 48
1976-77 St. CatharinesOMJHL 6643 4386 21
1977-78 HamiltonOMJHL 6626 3258 54

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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