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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Billy Powers
Selected in ninth round
No.
184 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born April
10, 1966
 | Position:
Center / Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Matignon (Mass. High School)
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown:
Somerville, Massachusetts |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1983-84 |
Matignon | Mass. H.S. |
30 | 18 |
20 | 38 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Massachusetts High School Championship: 1984 (Matignon)
Mass. High School Tournament MVP: 1984 (Matignon)
Miscellaneous: Attended Matignon High School in Cambridge, Mass. ...
Scored goal and had two assists in 1984 Massachusetts high school state
championship game. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: St. Anselm (ECAC D-II);
Michigan (CCHA)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1996, 1998 (Michigan) (as
assistant coach)
ECAC Division II Rookie of Year: 1984-85 (St. Anselm)
Michigan Colby Award (Sportsmanship): 1987-88
Coaching Career: Named Michigan (CCHA) graduate assistant coach prior
to 1988-89 season and remained in that position through 1989-90 season. ...
Named Illinois-Chicago (CCHA) assistant coach prior to 1990-91 season and
remained in that position through 1991-92 season. ... Named Michigan (CCHA)
assistant coach prior to 1992-93 season and remained in that position
through 2004-05 season.
Education: Earned liberal arts degree from Univ. of Michigan in 1988.
Miscellaneous: Transferred to Michigan after
freshman season at St. Anselm. Because he was moving up from a Division II
to a Division I school, he did not have to sit out any portion of the
1985-86 season. ... Played right wing at University of Michigan, where he
wore No. 17. ... Scored first Division I college goal on first shot of
career at Michigan during third period of team's Oct. 11, 1985, game vs.
Miami. ... Led Michigan with 22 goals in 1987-88. ... Worked at Red
Berenson's Michigan Hockey Camp during off-seasons of his coaching career.
Personal: Full name is William Powers. ... Also known as Bill Powers
during his playing days. ... Husband of actress Mary Jo Cuppone. |
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SNAPSHOT '84 | | Total Selected: |
250 | | Forwards: |
142 | | Defense: |
88 | | Goaltenders: |
20 | | Major Junior: |
110 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
16/9 | | College Players: |
23 | | High School: |
47 | | Midget: |
4 | | U.S. Junior B: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
145 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
63 |
| European: |
41 |
| Reached NHL: |
102 |
| Stanley Cup: |
20 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
31 |
| Picks Traded: |
39 |
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