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| 1968 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Don Grierson
Selected in third round
No.
23 overall by Montreal Canadiens
Born June 18,
1947
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight:
185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
North Bay (OHA Northern)
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: North Bay, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1966-67 |
North Bay | NOHA | 40 |
13 | -- | -- |
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| 1967-68 | North Bay | NOHA |
48 | 52 | 43 |
95 | -- |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
1967-68:
Served as captain of North Bay Trappers (NOHA). |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Houston (CHL); Denver (WHL);
Montreal (AHL); Muskegon, Port Huron (IHL); Houston (WHA); Baltimore (AHL);
Baltimore (SHL); Erie (NAHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup:
1971 (Port Huron), 1972 (Port Huron)
WHA Avco Trophy: 1974 (Houston)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by
Dayton)
Miscellaneous: Had only four fingers on right
hand, having lost index finger in a hunting accident. ... Played five games
for 1969-70 Montreal team that won AHL regular-season championship. |
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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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