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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Eric Strobel
Selected in eighth round
No.
133 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born June 5, 1958
 | Position: Center
/ Right Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Minnesota (WCHA)
Birthplace: Rochester, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Rochester, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1975-76 |
Rochester Mayo | Minn. H.S. |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- |
| 1976-77 |
Minnesota | WCHA |
39 | 11 |
14 | 25 |
12 | | 1977-78 |
Minnesota | WCHA |
38 | 11 |
18 | 29 |
30 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Minn. High School All-State First Team: 1974-75, 1975-76 (Mayo)
Rochester Mayo Outstanding Athlete: 1975-76
Minnesota High School Points Leader: 1975-76 (Mayo)
Miscellaneous: Attended Mayo High School in Rochester, Minn. ... Was
one of U.S. high school hockey's most heavily recruited players in 1976. ...
Won all-conference honors at Mayo in 1973-74, 1974-75 and 1975-76. ... Also
played high school football and baseball. ... Earned all-conference honors in
baseball. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota (WCHA); Team USA;
Rochester (AHL)
Olympics: 1980 (gold medal)
World Championships: 1979
(seventh place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1979 (Minnesota)
United States Hockey Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2003 as member of 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame: Inducted in 1983
as member of 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team.
Sports Illustrated Sportsman
of Year: 1980 (as member of 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey team)
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team: 1979 (Minnesota)
Education: Majored in business at the University of Minnesota.
Miscellaneous: Was 13th member of 1980 USA "Miracle on Ice" team drafted by an NHL team. ... Was fastest skater on 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey
team. ... Shifted from center to right wing for second half of collegiate
career. ... Scored three goals in Minnesota's NCAA semifinal game victory over
New Hampshire on March 22, 1979. ... Had assist in Minnesota's NCAA title-game victory
over North Dakota on March 23, 1979. ... Signed tryout contract with
Buffalo and joined Rochester (AHL) for
remainder of 1979-80 season after competing in 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake
Placid. ... Broke leg during Rochester's 1980 AHL playoff series vs. New
Haven. ... Returned to Minnesota after his retirement and became a telephone
sales executive in Apple Valley, Minn. ... Named one of 50 greatest
players in University of Minnesota hockey history as part of "Legends on
Ice" tribute in 2001.
Personal: Full name is Eric M. Strobel. ... Son of former NHL player Art
Strobel. |
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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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