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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Peter Sawkins
Selected in seventh round
No.
144 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born August
29, 1963
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Defense
Height: 6-3 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
St. Paul Academy (Minnesota H.S.)
Birthplace: Skagen,
Denmark
Hometown:
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
St. Paul Acad. | Minn. H.S. |
23 | 6 |
27 | 33 |
0 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was also outstanding high school soccer player, who chose to
attend Yale because school let him play hockey and soccer. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Yale (ECAC); New Haven (AHL);
Toledo (IHL)
World Junior Championships: 1983
(fifth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
ECAC All-Star Second Team: 1984-85 (Yale)
Ivy League All-Star First Team: 1983-84 (Yale)
Ivy League Soccer All-Star First Team: 1982, 1984 (Yale)
Yale Dwyer Award (Rookie of Year): 1981-82 (first winner)
Miscellaneous: Also played fullback on Yale's varsity soccer team. ... Joined New Haven (AHL) for balance of 1984-85 season
after completing his NCAA eligibility at Yale. ... Went to work for Topps
Chewing Gum company after his retirement, serving as Topps Director of
Sports Marketing. Oversaw the marketing of Topps' hockey cards in addition
to other Topps sports cards.
Personal: Full name is Jens Peter Sawkins. |
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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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