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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Billy O'Dwyer
Selected in eighth round
No.
157 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born January
25, 1960
 | Position:
Center
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Boston College (ECAC)
Birthplace:
Boston, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown: South Boston,
Massachusetts |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Don Bosco | Mass. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1977-78 |
Don Bosco | Mass. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1978-79 |
Boston College | ECAC |
30 | 9 |
30 | 39 |
14 | | 1979-80 |
Boston College | ECAC |
33 | 20 |
22 | 42 |
22 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Massachusetts High School Player of Year: 1977-78 (Don Bosco)
Mass. Catholic Conference MVP: 1976-77, 1977-78 (Don Bosco)
ECAC All-Star Second Team: 1979-80 (Boston
College)
New England All-Star First Team: 1979-80 (Boston College)
Mass.
Catholic Conference All-Star First Team: 1976-77, 1977-78 (Don Bosco)
Don Bosco Captain: 1977-78
Massachusetts High School Points
Leader: 1978-79 (Don Bosco)
Miscellaneous: Attended Don Bosco High School in Boston before entering
Boston College. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 27, 1984 (Los Angeles at
Calgary)
Numbers: 10 (Los Angeles); 10 (Boston)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1990 |
Los Angeles, Boston | 120 |
9 | 13 |
22 | 108 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP |
PIM | | 1988-1990 |
Boston | 10 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1988 (Boston)
1989-90: Was on Boston team that lost in 1990 Stanley Cup Finals.
Appeared in playoffs, but did not play in any of Boston's final-series games
vs. Edmonton.
Miscellaneous: Released by N.Y. Rangers after the 1986-87 season. Became
an unrestricted free agent and signed with Boston on July 27, 1987. ... Missed
part of 1987-88 season with strained right hip, an injury suffered in March
1988. ... Missed part of 1988 playoffs with sprained left knee, and injury
suffered during Boston's first-round series vs. Buffalo in April 1988. ... Missed
remainder of 1988-89 season and entire 1989 playoffs with inflammation of left
knee, an injury suffered in December 1988. ... Played out his contract with
Boston in 1989-90 and became an unrestricted free agent at end of season. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Boston College (ECAC); New
Haven (AHL); Maine (AHL); Phoenix (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
ECAC All-Star Second Team: 1980-81,
1981-82 (Boston College)
Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame:
Inducted 1997
Boston College Co-Captain: 1981-82
Education: Majored in sociology at
Boston College.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1985-86 season with
jaw injury, suffered in October 1985. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with
broken jaw, suffered in October 1986. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity
hockey after his retirement, playing on Boston Bruins Alumni and Boston Hockey
Legends teams, while also working at the annual Boston Bruins Alumni fantasy
camp.
Personal: Full name is William Michael O'Dwyer. ...
Also known as Bill O'Dwyer during his playing days. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Los Angeles did not offer
O'Dwyer a contract for the 1985-86 season, and he became an unrestricted free
agent. He signed with N.Y. Rangers on July 13, 1985, but never played for
parent team. Five years later, Los Angeles got O'Dwyer back when the Kings
signed him as an unrestricted free agent on July 16, 1990. |
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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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