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| 1968 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jim Benzelock
Selected in first round
No.
5 overall by Minnesota North Stars
Born June
21, 1947
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Right Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Winnipeg (WCHL)
Birthplace:
Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1967-68 |
Winnipeg | WCHL | 58 |
43 | 50 | 93 |
168 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
1967-68: Played in Allan Cup playoffs for Saint Boniface (Manitoba Sr.) |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Memphis, Iowa (CHL); Dayton
(IHL); Alberta, Chicago (WHA); Long Island (NAHL); Tulsa (CHL); Maine (NAHL);
Quebec (WHA); Elmwood (CSHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Alberta)
Miscellaneous: Director of Neutropenia Support Association, a charity
devoted to the fight against the blood disorder Neutropenia. |
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SNAPSHOT '68 | | Total Selected: |
24 | | Forwards: |
15 | | Defense: |
6 | | Goaltenders: |
3 | | Major Junior: |
16 | | College Players: |
4 |
| Canadian: |
22 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
2 |
| U.S.-Born: |
1 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
10 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
2 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
2 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
0 |
| Olympians: |
0 |
| Picks Traded: |
1 |
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