1969 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Round Overall
1 12
Pierre Jarry
Selected by New York from Ottawa (OHA)
New York Rangers Ottawa 67s
Pierre Jarry
 

5-foot-11, 180 pounds

Left-hand shot

Right Wing

Pre-Draft Statistics

Year Team League GP G A TP PIM
1966-67 Sherbrooke QJHL 26 18 15 33 --
1967-68Ottawa OHA 50 36 21 57 61
1968-69 Ottawa OHA 53 41 57 98 74

Pre-Draft Notes

Also played LW. ... Was Sherbrooke (QJHL) team that folded in 1966-67 season.
Canadian • Born March 30, 1949 in Montreal, Quebec • Hometown: Montreal, Quebec

Career Vitals

First contract: 1969
Debut: October 16, 1971
(New York at Toronto)
Final NHL game: January 13, 1978
(Minnesota vs. Washington)
Retired: 1978
Stanley Cup: Never won
Numbers worn: 8 (New York); 8 (Toronto);
17 (Detroit); 16 (Minnesota)

Career NHL Statistics

Teams: New York, Toronto, Detroit, Minnesota
Years: 1971-1978. Playoffs: 1972

Regular Season
  GP G A TP PIM
7 years 344 88 117 205 142
 
Stanley Cup Playoffs
GP G A TP PIM
1 year 5 0 1 1 0
 
Complete statistics available at NHL.com 

Career Highlights

Played right wing for much of his NHL career, but was a left wing during his final years with Minnesota. ... Played on Omaha teams that won 1969-70 and 1970-71 CHL regular-season titles. ... Won CHL Adams Cup with Omaha in 1970 and 1971. ... Led CHL in goals (46) and points (92) in 1970-71. ... Named to 1970-71 CHL All-Star First Team. ... Set N.Y. Rangers record (since tied) for fastest two goals, scoring twice in eight seconds vs. California on Nov. 21, 1971, at Madison Square Garden. The goals -- his first and second in the NHL -- came at 11:03 and 11:11 of the third period. .... Won Minnesota Stargazers Club Award as most popular player with fans in 1975-76. ... Played 15 regular-season games for Fort Worth team that went on to win CHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team in postseason.

Transaction History

February 1968 -- Loaned by Ottawa (OHA) to St. Catharines for the 1968 OHA Robertson Cup Finals series. Feb. 20, 1972 -- Traded by New York to Toronto for Jim Dorey. Nov. 28, 1973 -- Traded by Toronto to Detroit for Tim Ecclestone. Nov. 25, 1975 -- Traded by Detroit to Minnesota for Don Martineau. March 1978 -- Traded by Minnesota with Chris Ahrens to Edmonton (WHA) for future considerations (cash). June 1978 -- Selected by Indianapolis from Edmonton in 1978 WHA Intraleague Draft.Aug. 31, 1978 -- Released by Indianapolis (WHA), making him an unrestricted free agent although he opted to retire rather than sign with another team.

Significant Injuries

Missed parts of 1973-74 season with concussion and rib injury ... Missed remainder of 1976-77 season with torn ligaments in right knee, an injury suffered during Minnesota's Nov. 20, 1976, game vs. Toronto. He hurt the knee in a collision with Maple Leafs defenseman Brian Glennie. The injury required season-ending surgery, although he was back skating by the end of the regular-season but deemed not ready to play.

Life Outside the NHL

Full Name: Joseph Pierre Reynald Jarry
Nickname: "Pete"

Other Post-Draft Teams: Omaha (CHL); Virginia (AHL); New Haven (AHL); Fort Worth (CHL); Edmonton (WHA)

Education: Attended Sherbrooke University.

Miscellaneous:

Selected by Chicago Cougars in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. Selected by Quebec Nordiques in 1973 WHA draft of established pro players. Played left wing on line with Tim Young and Dean Talafous for Minnesota in 1975-76. Scored hat trick on goalie Bill McKenzie in Minnesota's Jan. 28, 1976, game vs. Kansas City.
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


OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1969

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