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1979 NHL DRAFT PICK
Bennett Wolf
Selected in third round
No. 52 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Born October 23, 1959
Position: Defense
Height: 6-3   Weight: 205
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Kitchener (OMJHL)                          
Birthplace: Kitchener, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Kitchener, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1976-77 KitchenerJr. B 383 1619 200
  KitchenerOMJHL 70 11 16
1977-78 TorontoOMJHL 663 1316 334
1978-79 TorontoOMJHL 180 33 48
  KitchenerOMJHL 473 1821 279

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was Toronto's 17th pick in 1976 OMJHL midget draft.
NHL CAREER
Debut: November 15, 1980 (Boston at Pittsburgh)
Numbers:  6, 16, 3 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1985
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1980-1983 Pittsburgh30 011 133

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Had an assist and fought Terry O'Reilly in his first NHL game. .. Missed start of 1980-81 season with groin injury suffered during Pittsburgh's 1980 training camp.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Grand Rapids (IHL); Syracuse (AHL); Binghamton (AHL); Erie (AHL); Baltimore (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Penalty-Minutes Leader:
1983-84 (Baltimore) (349 PIM), 1984-85 (Baltimore) (285 PIM)
AHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1985 (Baltimore) (89 PIM)
1983-84: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Baltimore).
Miscellaneous: Joined Syracuse for 1980 AHL playoffs after spending entire regular season with Grand Rapids (IHL).
Personal: Full name is Bennett Martin Wolf.

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SNAPSHOT '79
Total Selected: 126
Forwards: 74
Defense: 41
Goaltenders: 11
Major Junior: 97
College Players: 15
Canadian: 109
Euro-Canadian: 1
USA Citizens: 10
U.S.-Born: 10
European: 6
Reached NHL: 103
Won Stanley Cup: 23
Hall of Fame: 3
All-Star Game: 23
Year-end All-Star: 10
Olympians: 15
Picks Traded: 17
 
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