| Round | Overall |
| 1 | 3 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1966-67 | Niagara Falls | OHA | 45 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 15 |
| 1967-68 | Niagara Falls | OHA | 54 | 29 | 49 | 78 | 30 |
| 1968-69 | Niagara Falls | OHA | 54 | 48 | 41 | 89 | 121 |
Pre-Draft Notes
1968-69 OHA All-Star 2nd Team. ... Won 1968 Memorial Cup with Niagara Falls.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1969 |
| Debut: | October 7, 1972 (Vancouver vs. California) |
| Final NHL game: | April 6, 1974 (Vancouver at Los Angeles) |
| Retired: | 1978 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Number worn: | 16 |
Career NHL Statistics
Team: Vancouver
Years: 1972-1974. Playoffs:
None
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 2 years | 111 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 25 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 0 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Led 1968 Memorial Cup tournament with 20 penalty minutes for championship Niagara Falls team. ... Played on 1971-72 Boston team that won AHL regular-season title. ... Named to AHL All-Star Second Team with Boston in 1971-72. ... Scored two hat tricks as a 23-year-old NHL rookie playing for Vancouver in 1972-73.
Transaction History
June 5, 1972 -- Claimed by Vancouver from Boston in NHL Intra-League Draft. May 1973 -- WHA rights traded by Chicago to Minnesota in exchange for future considerations. June 1974 -- Signed WHA contract with Minnesota. Sept. 4, 1975 -- Traded by Minnesota (WHA) with George Morrison and WHA rights to Wally Olds and Joe Micheletti to Calgary in exchange for John McKenzie and cash. August 1977 -- Rights assigned by WHA to Quebec after Calgary franchise officially folded. Sept. 19, 1977 -- WHA rights and contract obligations transferred by Quebec with Peter Donnelly to Edmonton to settle dispute over rights to Ron Chipperfield, who had signed with Edmonton after Calgary team folded even though Quebec officially owned his playing rights.
Significant Injuries
Missed most of 1969-70 season with cracked kneecap, an injury that required two surgeries. ... Missed first half of 1973-74 season with back injury that required surgery. He did not return to action until January 1974.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Donald
Andrew Tannahill
Other Teams: Oklahoma City (CHL); Boston (AHL); Minnesota, Calgary (WHA); Salt Lake (CHL); Barrie (OHA Sr.)
Career Beyond Hockey: Went into real
estate business in Southern California after retirement.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Chicago Cougars in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. | Played on Vancouver's No. 1 line with Bobby Schmautz and Andre Boudrias in 1972-73. | Scored first NHL hat trick for Vancouver in 4-3 win over California on Dec. 26, 1972. | Scored second NHL hat trick for Vancouver in 7-4 victory over Toronto on March 25, 1973. |
| Passed back into own (Calgary) net during delayed penalty call vs. Phoenix on Jan. 25, 1977. | Was a member of Calgary Cowboys (WHA) team that folded on May 31, 1977. | Also played center during his pro hockey career, particularly with Calgary in the WHA. | Worked as an instructor at hockey schools during off-seasons of his playing career. |
| SNAPSHOT '69 | |
| Total Selected: | 84 |
| Forwards: | 58 |
| Defense: | 18 |
| Goaltenders: | 8 |
| Major Junior: | 68 |
| College Players: | 8 |
| Canadian: | 78 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 1 |
| American: | 4 |
| European: | 1 |
| Reached NHL: | 49 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 10 |
| Hall of Fame: | 1 |
| All-Star Game: | 7 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 1 |
| Olympians: | 2 |
| Picks Traded: | 11 |
| 1969 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Chicago | Detroit |
| Los Angeles | Minnesota | Montreal |
| New York | Oakland | Philadelphia |
| Pittsburgh | St. Louis | Toronto |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1969