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1979 NHL DRAFT PICK
Brad Kempthorne
Selected in fifth round
No. 96 overall by Atlanta Flames

Born May 2, 1960
Position: Center / Right Wing
Height: 6-2   Weight: 190
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Brandon (WHL)                               
Birthplace: Boissevain, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown: Boissevain, Manitoba
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1976-77 WeyburnSJHL-- ---- ----
1977-78 BrandonMJHL38 2252 7468
  BrandonWCHL 245 510 2
1978-79 BrandonWHL 5622 3153 89
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Brandon, Medicine Hat (WHL); Birmingham (CHL); Rochester (AHL); Muskegon (IHL); Oklahoma City (CHL); Peoria (IHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup:
1985 (Peoria)
1984-85: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Peoria).
Miscellaneous: Traded by Brandon (WHL) with Brant Kiessig to Medicine Hat in exchange for Mike Winter, Dan Torualt and a player to be named later in November 1979. ... Was property of Atlanta organization when parent team relocated to Calgary on June 24, 1980. ... Was on Birmingham (CHL) team that folded on Feb. 24, 1981.

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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