| Round | Overall |
| 1 | 6 |
Bob Currier
Selected by
Philadelphia from Cornwall (QJHL)
 |
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6-foot-1, 190 pounds
Right-hand shot
Center,
Right Wing
Right Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Statistics unavailable |
Pre-Draft Notes
Missed part of 1968-69 season with infected spleen. ... Member of Cornwall team that went from CJAHL in 1967-68 to Montreal's Metroplitan Junior League (QJHL) in 1968-69. ... Member of Cornwall Royals team that competed in 1969 Memorial Cup tournament.
Canadian • Born November
29, 1949 in
Cornwall, Ontario • Hometown: Cornwall, Ontario
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
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Loaned by Philadelphia to Seattle (WHL) in November 1971 for balance
of 1971-72 season.
- Missed half of 1971-72 season
with torn ligaments in right knee, an injury that required surgery.
- Loaned by San Diego (WHL) to Tulsa (CHL) in December 1973.
-
Missed parts of 1973-74 season with groin, knee injuries.
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Inducted into the Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Robert Currier
Post-Draft Teams: Quebec, Richmond (AHL); Seattle (WHL); San Diego (WHL); Tulsa (CHL)
Transactions:
Traded by Philadelphia with Tom Trevelyan, Jim Stanfield, and Bob
Hurlbut to San Diego (WHL) in exchange for Bruce Cowick in May 1973.
| SNAPSHOT '69 | |
| Total Selected: | 84 |
| Forwards: | 58 |
| Defense: | 18 |
| Goaltenders: | 8 |
| Major Junior: | 68 |
| College Players: | 8 |
| Canadian: | 78 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 1 |
| American: | 4 |
| European: | 1 |
| Reached NHL: | 49 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 10 |
| Hall of Fame: | 1 |
| All-Star Game: | 7 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 1 |
| Olympians: | 2 |
| Picks Traded: | 11 |
| 1969 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Chicago | Detroit |
| Los Angeles | Minnesota | Montreal |
| New York | Oakland | Philadelphia |
| Pittsburgh | St. Louis | Toronto |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1969