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1983 NHL DRAFT PICK
Jim Hofford
Selected in sixth round
No. 114 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Born October 4, 1964
Position: Defense
Height: 6-0   Weight: 190
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Windsor (OHL)                                
Birthplace: Sudbury, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Willowdale, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1980-81 SudburyOnt. AAA 5218 3957 --
1981-82 WindsorOHL 675 914 214
1982-83 WindsorOHL 638 2028 171

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was Windsor's fifth-round pick, No. 63 overall, in 1981 OHL priority selection. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with broken nose, an injury suffered in September 1982.
NHL CAREER
Debut: December 10, 1985 (Buffalo at Quebec)
Numbers:  33, 3 (Buffalo); 14 (Los Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1990
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1985-1988 Buffalo, Los Angeles18 00 047
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Windsor (OHL); Rochester (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup:
1987 (Rochester)
Windsor Captain: 1983-84
Miscellaneous: Missed remainder of 1983-84 season and entire 1984 with knee injury, suffered during Windsor's Sept. 29, 1983, season-opener vs. Sudbury. ... Missed half of 1985-86 season with shoulder injury. ... Missed parts of 1987-88 season with concussion, an injury suffered in November 1987, and with broken jaw, an injury suffered in January 1988. ... Remained in Rochester area after his retirement and became general manager of the Greece Ridge Center shopping mall.
Personal: Full name is James Hofford.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
WAIVER DRAFT: Buffalo left Hofford unprotected for the 1988 NHL Waiver Draft, and he was claimed by Los Angeles on October 3, 1988. Just 17 days later, Buffalo got Hofford back when the Kings placed him on waivers, and the Sabres reclaimed him on October 20, 1988.

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SNAPSHOT '83
Total Selected: 242
Forwards: 134
Defense: 86
Goaltenders: 22
Major Junior: 122
Tier II/Jr. B: 19/5
College Players: 15
High School: 47
Canadian: 148
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 60
U.S.-Born: 60
European: 34
Reached NHL: 113
Stanley Cup: 21
Hall of Fame: 4
All-Star Game: 20
Year-end All-Star: 7
Olympians: 34
Picks Traded: 41
 
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