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1979 NHL DRAFT PICK
Frank Nigro
Selected in fifth round
No. 93 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

Born February 11, 1960
Position: Center
Height: 5-9   Weight: 182
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: London (OMJHL)                             
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Richmond Hill, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1976-77 Richmond HillOPJHL 4031 3566 22
  PeterboroughOMJHL 40 11 2
1977-78 LondonOMJHL 6835 5287 37
1978-79 LondonOMJHL 6333 5689 64

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 16 prospect (among underage juniors) for the 1979 NHL draft. ... Was London's first pick in 1977 OMJHL midget draft.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 23, 1982 (Calgary at Toronto)
Numbers:  32, 16 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1992
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GATPPIM
1982-1984 Toronto68 818 2639
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GATPPIM
1983Toronto3 00 02

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Played on line with Dan Daoust and John Anderson for Toronto in 1982-83. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with broken wrist, suffered during Toronto's Oct. 29, 1983, game vs. Los Angeles.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: London (OMJHL); New Brunswick (AHL); Cincinnati (CHL); St. Catharines (AHL); Gardena-Groden, Merano, Varese, Bolzano (Italy)
Olympics: 1992 (Italy) (12th place)
World Championships: 1989 (Italy) (second place, Pool B), 1990 (Italy) (second place, Pool B), 1991 (Italy) (first place, Pool B)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Italian Championship:
1986 (Merano), 1989 (Varese)
Richmond Hill (Ont.) Sports Hall of Fame: Inducted 2003
World Championships Pool B Assists Leader: 1990 (Italy) (8)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1979-80 season with broken wrist. ... Missed remainder of 1980-81 season with knee injury, suffered during New Brunswick's Oct. 7, 1980, season-opener vs. Nova Scotia. ... Was Italy's second-leading scorer with 132 points in 1985-86.

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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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