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| 1966 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | John
Wright
Selected in first round
No.
4 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born
November 9, 1948
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
West Clair (Ontario Jr. B)
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year | Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1965-66 | West
Clair York Steel | Ont. Jr. B |
36 | 26 |
18 | 44 |
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Toronto | OHA | 1 |
1 | 0 |
1 | 2 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 7, 1972 (California at
Vancouver)
Numbers: 14 (Vancouver); 10 (St. Louis); 7
(Kansas City).
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1975 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-1974 | Vancouver,
St. Louis, K.C. | 127 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 67 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Initially drafted away from
Toronto by WHL Phoenix Roadrunners in June 1969 Reverse Draft, but he
refused to report to Phoenix. He reverted to the Maple Leafs' reserve list
and became eligible to be selected again in the following year's Reverse
Draft. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Toronto (OHA); Toronto (OHA
Sr.); University of Toronto (OUAA); Providence (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup:
1967 (Toronto)
CIAU Championship: 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71,
1971-72 (Toronto)
CIAU Playoffs MVP: 1969, 1970, 1972 (Toronto)
CIAU All-Canadian: 1968-69, 1971-72
(Toronto)
OUAA All-Star First Team: 1968-69, 1971-72 (Toronto)
U. of Toronto Captain: 1970-71, 1971-72
U.
of Toronto Hall of Fame: Inducted 1994
WHA
Draft Pick: 1972 (by New York)
1974-75: Original member of
the Kansas City Scouts and also played on AHL regular-season championship
team (Providence).
World University Games: 1972 (second place)
Miscellaneous:
A scratch golfer,
he was member of the University of Toronto golf team. ... His prowess as a
sailor was mentioned at the time of his induction into the University of
Toronto Hall of Fame. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| REVERSE DRAFT: Toronto lost Wright when he
was claimed by the WHL's Vancouver Canucks in the Reverse Draft of June
1970. He became property of the NHL Canucks as the team switched leagues. |
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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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