| Round | Overall |
| 1 | 1 |
Rick Pagnutti
Selected by Los Angeles from Garson (NOJHL)
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6-foot-1, 185 pounds
Right-hand shot
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1966-67 | Garson | NOJHL | 39 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 92 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Named NOJHL MVP, Best Defenseman and First Team All-Star in 1966-67. ... Began NOJHL career with Sudbury Wolves in 1963.
Canadian • Born
November 14, 1946 in Sudbury, Ontario • Hometown: Sudbury Ontario
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Missed part of 1967-68 season with mononucleosis.
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Claimed by Salt Lake (WHL) from Los Angeles in June 1969 Reverse
Draft.
- Won IHL Governors' Trophy as league's
best defenseman and was named to the IHL All-Star First Team with Fort Wayne in 1971-72.
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Selected by Alberta Oilers in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, the
first draft in WHA history, February 1972.
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Holds Rochester Americans single-season record for goals by a
defenseman (18 in 1972-73).
- Named to AHL All-Star Second Team with Rochester in 1972-73
and 1974-75.
- Played on 1973-74 Rochester team that won AHL regular-season title.
- Paired on defense with Mike Milbury for Rochester, 1974-75.
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Left Rochester in 1976 as team's all-time leading scorer among
defensemen (194 points, record broken.
- Inducted into Rochester Americans Hall of Fame in 2012.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Richard Wayne Pagnutti
Nickname: "Pags"
Post-Draft Teams: Springfield (AHL); Oklahoma City (CHL); Salt Lake (WHL); Fort Wayne (IHL); Rochester (AHL); Binghamton (NAHL)
Coaching: Served as head coach
of NOJHL's Nickel Centre Native Sons in early 1980s and was named the
league's Coach of the Year and given a berth on its All-Star First Team
in 1980-81.
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned
home to Sudbury, Ontario, and became a firefighter after his hockey
career ended.
Family: Father of former
college and minor-league player Matt Pagnutti.
| SNAPSHOT '67 | |
| Total Selected: | 18 |
| Forwards: | 11 |
| Defense: | 6 |
| Goaltenders: | 1 |
| Major Junior: | 2 |
| College Players: | 1 |
| Canadian: | 17 |
| USA Citizens: | 1 |
| U.S.-Born: | 0 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 3 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 0 |
| Hall of Fame: | 0 |
| All-Star Game: | 0 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 0 |
| Olympians: | 0 |
| Picks Traded: | 0 |