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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Marco Baron
Selected in fifth round
No. 99 overall by Boston Bruins
Born April 8,
1959
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Goaltender
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Montreal (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1975-76 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
23 | n/a |
3.53 | 2 |
n/a | | 1976-77 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
41 | n/a |
5.44 | 1 |
n/a | | 1977-78 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
61 | n/a |
4.44 | 0 |
n/a | | 1978-79 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
67 | n/a |
3.80 | 3 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1977-78 (Montreal)
QMJHL Shutouts Leader: 1978-79 (Montreal) (3 shutouts, tie)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1975-76 season with broken collarbone, an
injury suffered in February 1976. ... Missed part of 1978-79 season with
broken finger on right hand, an injury suffered in December 1978. ... Shared shutout with Daniel Caron for Montreal in
1978-79. Caron received official credit for the shutout. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 10, 1980 (St. Louis at
Boston)
Numbers: 33, 31 (Boston); 31 (Los Angeles); 33 (Edmonton)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Status: Retired for final time in
1994 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1980-1985 |
Boston, L.A., Edm. | 86 |
34-38-9 | 3.63 |
1 | n/a |
| | CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1981 |
Boston | 1 |
0-1 | 9.00 | 0 |
n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1984-85: Played one regular-season game for Edmonton team that went on
to win Stanley Cup, but was not with team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Made first NHL start in his hometown of Montreal. ...
Released by Los Angeles in August 1984 and signed with Edmonton as
unrestricted free agent on Feb. 21, 1985. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Binghamton (AHL); Grand
Rapids (IHL); Springfield (AHL); Erie (AHL); Baltimore (AHL); Moncton (AHL);
Sherbrooke (AHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1984-85: Played one regular-season game for Sherbrooke team that went
on to win AHL playoff title, but was not with team during playoffs.
Coaching Career: Served as Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland) assistant coach
during late 1980s and most of 1990s. ... Served as head coach of Ambri-Piotta
youth hockey squads after 2001 and coached his son, Olivier Baron, who was
part of the Ambri-Piotta junior system.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1980-81 season with pulled groin,
suffered in December 1980. ... Retired for the first time after the 1985-86
season, but remained in Switzerland to begin his coaching career. ... Fluent
in French, English and Italian. ... Named to goaltender position on all-time
Montreal (QMJHL) team by a CHL panel in 1999.
Personal: Full name is Marco Joseph Baron. ... Father of Swiss junior
player Olivier Baron. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Boston traded Baron to Los Angeles in
exchange for Bob LaForest on January 3, 1984. |
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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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