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1980 NHL DRAFT PICK
Russ Adam
Selected in seventh round
No. 137 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

Born May 5, 1961
Position: Center
Height: 5-10   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Kitchener (OMJHL)                          
Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Riverside, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1977-78 WindsorJr. B 3526 4470 --
  WindsorOMJHL 31 23 0
1978-79 KitchenerOMJHL 6320 1737 39
1979-80 KitchenerOMJHL 5437 3471 143

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was Kitchener's third pick in 1978 OMJHL midget draft. ... Tied OHL record (since broken) for fastest goal from the start of a period other than the first by scoring five seconds into the third period of Kitchener's Nov. 2, 1979, game vs. Brantford.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 6, 1982 (Toronto at Chicago)
Numbers:  16 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1992
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1982 Toronto8 12 311
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Kitchener (OMJHL); New Brunswick (AHL); St. Catharines (AHL); Fort Wayne (IHL); St. John's (Newfoundland Sr.); Kaufbeuren (West Germany); Augsburg (Germany)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup:
1982 (New Brunswick)
IHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1986 (Fort Wayne) (13 assists)
1981-82: Played on AHL regular-season champion (New Brunswick).
1985-86: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Fort Wayne).
Coaching Career: Named St. John's (Newfoundland Sr.) player-head coach prior to 1986-87 season and remained in that position through  1987-88 season. ... Named St. John's (AHL) assistant coach prior to 2001-02 season and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Also played left wing during his minor-league career. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with broken wrist, an injury suffered in December 1985. ... Returned to his adopted hometown of St. John's, Newfoundland, and became a minor hockey coach after his retirement before joining St. John's (AHL) as an assistant coach.
Personal: Full name is Russell Norm Adam.

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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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