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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Marty Ruff
Selected in first round
No. 20 overall
by St. Louis Blues
Born May 19, 1963
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Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Lethbridge (WHL)
Birthplace: Warburg, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Warburg, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Taber | AJHL | 50 |
10 | 12 |
22 | 94 | | |
Lethbridge | WHL |
3 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | 1980-81 |
Lethbridge | WHL |
71 | 9 |
37 | 46 |
222 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 11 overall prospect and No. 5 WHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ...
Also played right wing during his junior career. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Lethbridge (WHL); Montana (CHL);
Toledo, Muskegon (IHL); Portland (WHL); Peoria (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1984-85: Played five games for Peoria team
that won IHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team during
postseason.
Miscellaneous: Missed St. Louis' 1981 training camp and start of
1981-82 season with mononucleosis. ... Missed nearly half of 1981-82 season
with knee injury. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with shoulder injury,
suffered in November 1982. ... Played for Portland (WHL) as an overage junior
in 1983-84. ... Missed remainder of 1983-84 season with left knee injury,
suffered in November 1983. ... Missed remainder of 1984-85 season with
re-aggravation of left knee injury, suffered in October 1984. The injury
required reconstructive surgery.
Personal: Younger brother of former NHL player Lindy
Ruff. ... Younger brother of former major-junior player and coach Randy
Ruff. ... Older brother of former
major-junior player Brent Ruff, killed in Swift Current team bus accident in
December 1986. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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