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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Tony Feltrin
Selected in fourth round
No.
72 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born
December 6, 1961
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Victoria (WHL)
Birthplace: Ladysmith, B.C. (Canada)
Hometown:
Ladysmith, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Nanaimo | BCJHL |
63 | 2 |
13 | 15 |
65 | | 1978-79 |
Victoria | WHL |
47 | 2 |
11 | 13 |
119 | | 1979-80 |
Victoria | WHL |
71 | 6 |
25 | 31 |
138 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 2, 1981 (Pittsburgh at
Chicago)
Numbers: 33 (Pittsburgh); 32
(N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: 1994 (as scout).
Status: Retired September 1986 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1981-1985 | Pittsburgh, N.Y. Rangers |
48 | 3 |
3 | 6 |
65 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Scouting Career: Named N.Y. Rangers amateur
scout (Western Canada) in September 1986 and remained in that position through
1989-90 season. ... Named N.Y. Rangers amateur scout for all of Canadian
major-junior hockey as well as special European duties, prior to 1990-91
season and remained in position until Aug. 21, 1996.
Management Career:
Named N.Y. Islanders head amateur scout on Aug. 21, 1996, and remained in that position
into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Played key role in convincing N.Y. Rangers to use their
1991 first-round pick on Alexei Kovalev after scouting Kovalev extensively
during the 1990-91 season. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Victoria (WHL); Erie (AHL);
Muskegon (IHL); Baltimore (AHL); Salt Lake (CHL/IHL); New Haven (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1983-84: Played on AHL
regular-season champion (Baltimore).
Miscellaneous: Missed part of
1980-81 season with ligament damage in right knee, an injury suffered during
Victoria's Oct. 18, 1980, WHL game vs. Lethbridge. ... Missed remainder of
1985-86 season with eye injury, suffered during New Haven's Dec. 31, 1985, AHL
game vs. Nova Scotia. The injury ended his career.
Personal: Full name is Anthony
Louis Feltrin. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Pittsburgh did not offer Feltrin
a contract for the 1984-85 season, and he became an unrestricted free agent.
He signed with N.Y. Rangers on October 8, 1985. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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