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| 1966 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Brad
Park
Selected in first round
No.
2 overall by New York Rangers
Born July 6,
1948
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Toronto (OHA)
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1965-66 | Toronto | OHA | 33 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 23, 1968 (Oakland at New
York)
Numbers: 2 (New York); 22 (Boston); 22 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired April 18, 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1968-1985 | NYR, Boston, Detroit | 1,113 | 213 | 683 | 896 | 1,429 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1969-1985 | NYR,
Boston, Detroit | 161 | 35 | 90 | 125 | 217 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME: Inducted 1988
NHL All-Star 1st Team: 1969-70,
1971-72, 1973-74, 1975-76, 1977-78
NHL All-Star Second Team:
1970-71, 1972-73
All-Star Game: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975,
1976, 1977, 1978. Stanley
Cup Finals: 1972 (New York), 1977, 1978 (Boston)
Rangers Captain: 1974-75
through November 7, 1975
Rangers MVP: 1973-74
Rangers
Scoring Leader: 1973-74 (82 points)
Rangers Penalty Minutes
Leader: 1973-74 (148 penalty minutes)
Boston Home-Game MVP:
1977-78 (co-winner)
Bill Masterton Trophy: 1983-84 (Detroit)
Coaching
Career: Detroit head coach for 45 games in 1985-86.
Miscellaneous:
Ranked by The Hockey News in 1997 as the 49th greatest NHL player of all time.
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Named NHL East Rookie of Year by The Sporting News for 1968-69 season. ... Became first Rangers defenseman to score
a hat trick on Dec. 12, 1971. ... Six-time runner-up for Norris Trophy (NHL
record). ... Suffered from chronic knee problems. ... Voted Rangers' Most
Popular Player by fans in 1973-74. ... Signed by Detroit as
free agent in 1983. ... Never missed playoffs during career, setting record with 17 consecutive playoff
appearances. ... Worked as Hockey Night in Canada color commentator. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Toronto (OHA); Toronto (OHA
Sr.); Buffalo (AHL)
Summit Series: 1972
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1967 (Toronto)
OHA All-Star Second Team:
1967-68
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Ottawa)
Personal: Full name is Douglas Bradford
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| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: New York traded Park, Jean Ratelle and
Joe Zanussi to Boston for Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais on November 7,
1975. |
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SNAPSHOT '66 | | Total Selected: |
24 | | Forwards: |
13 | | Defense: |
8 | | Goaltenders: |
2 | | Position n/a: |
1 | | Major Junior: |
17 |
| College Players: |
0 |
| Canadian: |
24 | | Euro-Canadian: |
0 |
| American: |
0 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
14 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
3 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
0
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| Picks Traded: |
0 |
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