| Round | Overall |
| 2 | 15 |
Brian Tosh
Selected by
New York from Smiths Falls (CJAHL)
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5-foot-10, 155 pounds
Left-hand shot
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1966-67 | Smiths Falls | CJAHL | -- | 12 | 18 | 30 | 120 |
Pre-Draft Notes
1966-67 CJAHL Outstanding Defenseman & All-Star 1st Team. ... 1966-67 Smiths Falls MVP. ... On Cornwall in 1967 Memorial Cup tourney. ... 1965 ODHA Jr. A title with Smiths Falls. ... Broke right hand fighting Marc Tardif in '67 Memorial Cup.
Canadian • Born Dec. 28, 1946 in Almonte, Ontario • Hometown:
Almonte • Died May 6, 2015
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Traded by New York with Bob Dickson to Pittsburgh after the draft
to complete future considerations of a June 6, 1967, trade in which New York sent Paul Andrea, George Konik, Dunc McCallum and Frank Francis to Pittsburgh in exchange for Larry Jeffrey.
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Assigned to Baltimore (AHL) out of Pittsburgh's 1967 training camp,
but suffered right ankle injury during preseason game, and was sent
to Fort Wayne (IHL).
- Attended Pittsburgh's training camp in 1968.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Brian A. Tosh
Post-Draft Teams: Fort Wayne (IHL)
Of Note: Played minor hockey
in Ottawa before he joined Smiths Falls Bears as a 16-year old in 1963.
... Played for Smiths Falls in 1965 Memorial Cup Eastern semifinals in
Sydney, Nova Scotia. Smiths Falls was eliminated by Montreal.
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned
home to the Ottawa area after retirement from hockey and joined Ottawa Fire Department in 1971.
Family: Older brother of
former major junior player Paul Tosh. ... Uncle of former NHL player
Corey Foster and former college player and minor leaguer Tyson Holly.
| 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 |