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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Rich Costello
Selected in
second round
No. 37 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born
June 27, 1963
 | Position:
Center
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Natick (Massachusetts High School)
Birthplace:
Framingham, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown: Natick, Massachusetts |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1978-89 |
Natick | Mass. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1979-80 |
Natick | Mass. H.S. |
18 | 26 |
32 | 58 |
-- | | 1980-81 |
Natick | Mass. H.S. |
18 | 30 |
36 | 66 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Massachusetts High School All-State First Team: 1980-81 (Natick)
Mass. High School Tournament MVP: 1981 (Natick)
(co-winner)
Bay State Conference MVP: 1980-81 (Natick)
Bay St. Conf. All-Star First Team: 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81 (Nat.)
Bay State Conference Records: Most career points, most points in one season (66 in 1980-81)
Natick High School Records: Most career points, most points in one season
(66 in 1980-81)
Massachusetts High School Points Leader: 1980-81
(Natick) (66)
Miscellaneous: Was high school classmate of future Heisman Trophy winner
and NFL player Doug Flutie. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 12, 1984 (Toronto at
Minnesota)
Numbers: 8, 16 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1991 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1986 |
Toronto | 12 |
2 | 2 |
4 | 2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Signed first contract with Toronto for
balance of 1983-84 season after quitting 1984 U.S. Olympic team on Jan. 12,
1984. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Providence (ECAC); Team USA; St. Catharines/
Newmarket (AHL); Lappeenranta (Finland); Utica (AHL); Schwenningen, Ratingen
(West Germany/Germany); Davos (Switzerland); Albany (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Education: Majored in business
marketing at Providence College.
Miscellaneous: Competed in 1982
U.S. National Sports Festival, where he was captain of Team South. ... Quit 1984 U.S. Olympic team
when he decided he was not going to make the final roster and wanted to begin
his pro hockey career instead. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with knee
injury, suffered in November 1986. ... Played on Albany (IHL) team
that folded on Feb. 15, 1991.
Personal: Full name is Richard
Costello. ... Younger brother of former minor-leaguer John Costello. ... Also
known as Richie Costello during his playing days. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Philadelphia traded Costello,
Hartford's 1982 second-round pick (Peter Ihnacak) and future considerations
(Ken Strong) to Toronto in exchange for Darryl Sittler on January 20, 1982. |
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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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