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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Jim McGeough
Selected in sixth round
No. 110 overall by Washington Capitals

Born April 13, 1963
Position: Center
Height: 5-8   Weight: 165
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Billings (WHL)                                 
Birthplace: Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Regina, Saskatchewan
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1979-80 ReginaSJHL 5756 77133 94
  ReginaWHL 101 45 2
1980-81 ReginaWHL 41 23 2
  BillingsWHL 6749 4291 139

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
SJHL Points Leader:
1979-80 (Regina) (133 points)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the No. 23 WHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ... Played for Regina as 17-year-old in 1980 Memorial Cup tournament. ... Traded by Regina (WHL) to Billings in exchange for Neil Girard, Bruce Holloway and Wade Waters in October 1980. ... Scored goal and had three assists in first game with Billings at New Westminster on Oct. 7, 1980.
NHL CAREER
Debut: November 18, 1981 (Colorado at Washington)
Numbers:  23, 24 (Washington); 16, 22 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 2001
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1981-1987 Washington, Pittsburgh57 710 1732

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Missed part of 1985-86 season with bruised left knee, suffered during Pittsburgh's Nov. 6, 1985, game vs. Washington. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with sprained right shoulder, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Jan. 27, 1987, game vs. Washington.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Billings/Nanaimo (WHL); Hershey (AHL); Binghamton (AHL); Baltimore (AHL); Muskegon (IHL); Klagenfurt (Austria); Springfield (AHL); Phoenix, Albany, Kalamazoo, San Diego (IHL); Nashville (ECHL); Bracknell (Great Britain); Thunder Bay (ColHL); Richmond (ECHL); St. Petersburg (SunHL); Dallas (CHL); Reno (WCHL); Wichita (CHL); Lubbock (WPHL)
InLine Hockey: Connecticut, Sacramento, Oklahoma, St. Louis (RHI)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Austrian Championship:
1988 (Klagenfurt)
IHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1987 (Muskegon) (14 goals)
WHL Goals Leader: 1981-82 (Billings) (93 goals)
1984-85: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Binghamton).
1991-92: Played two regular-season games for Thunder Bay team that went on to win ColHL playoff title, but was not with team for playoffs.
Miscellaneous: Suspended by Pittsburgh organization for refusing to return to Baltimore (AHL) in March 1987. The Penguins later lifted the suspension and assigned McGeough to Muskegon (IHL). ... Played on Albany (IHL) team that folded Feb. 15, 1991. ... Played for Connecticut (RHI, InLine league) in RHI's inaugural 1993 season. ... Scored in overtime for Wichita (CHL) to beat Oklahoma City in Game 7 of 1999 CHL playoff semifinals on April 26, 1999.
Personal: Full name is James McGeough.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Washington traded McGeough to Pittsburgh in exchange for Mark Taylor on March 12, 1985.

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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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