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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Gary Yaremchuk
Selected in second round
No. 24 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

Born August 15, 1961
Position: Center
Height: 6-0   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Portland (WHL)                               
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1978-79 Ft. SaskatchewanAJHL 135 1621 9
1979-80 Ft. SaskatchewanAJHL 2727 4471 61
  PortlandWHL 4121 3455 23
1980-81 PortlandWHL 7256 79135 121

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Not selected in 1980 NHL Entry Draft despite being eligible. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview as No. 16 overall prospect and No. 12 WHL prospect for 1981 NHL draft.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 6, 1981 (Toronto at Winnipeg)
Numbers:  8, 28, 32, 25 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1994
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1981-1985 Toronto34 14 528

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Signed three-year contract with Toronto prior to 1981-82 season. ... Signed with Detroit as unrestricted free agent on July 30, 1985, but never played for parent team.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Cincinnati (CHL); St. Catharines, Adirondack (AHL); Helsinki Jokerit, Oulu, Kouvola (Finland); Uzwil, Zug (Switzerland); Amiens (France); Val Gardena (Italy); Durham (Great Britain)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1985-86:
Played 60 regular-season games for Adirondack team that won AHL playoff title, but appeared in only one playoff game and therefore did not have his name engraved on Calder Cup.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1982-83 season with bruised lung, an injury suffered in October 1982. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with knee injury that required surgery in November 1985. ... Joined Zug (Switzerland) during 1990-91 season as a replacement for his brother Ken, who was injured.
Personal: Nicknamed "The General." ... Older brother of former NHL player Ken Yaremchuk.

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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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