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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Leigh Verstraete
Selected in
10th round
No. 192 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born
January 6, 1962
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Right Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Calgary (WHL)
Birthplace:
Pincher Creek, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Pincher Creek, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1978-79 |
Red Deer | AJHL |
27 | 5 |
7 | 12 |
160 | | |
Billings | WHL |
32 | 4 |
4 | 8 |
58 | | 1979-80 |
Billings | WHL |
10 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
47 | | |
Calgary | WHL |
56 | 12 |
14 | 26 |
168 | | 1980-81 |
Calgary | WHL |
71 | 22 |
18 | 40 |
372 | | 1981-82 |
Calgary | WHL |
49 | 19 |
20 | 39 |
385 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1980 or 1981 NHL drafts despite being
eligible both years. ... Traded by Billings (WHL) to Calgary with Brian
Taylor in exchange for Dale Cross in October 1979. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 14, 1982 (Toronto at Quebec)
Numbers:
34, 25, 32, 28 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1982-1987 |
Toronto | 8 |
0 | 1 |
1 | 14 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Fought Andre Dupont in first NHL game. ... Played on
line with Marc Magnan and Frank Nigro for Toronto in 1982-83. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Calgary (WHL);
St. Catharines (AHL); Muskegon (IHL), Newmarket (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played four games
for Calgary (WHL) as an overage junior in 1982-83. ... Returned to Calgary
after his retirement. ... Ran in 2003 Las Vegas Marathon, finishing in under
four hours. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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