| Round | Overall |
| 3 | 29 |
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Left-hand shot
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | St. Catharines | OHA | 54 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 12 |
| 1968-69 | St. Catharines | OHA | 45 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 61 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Also played center. ... Missed part of 1968-69 season with separated shoulder. ... Played for Whitby (OHA Jr. B) in 1966-67.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1969 |
| Debut: | October 11, 1969 (Oakland at Pittsburgh) |
| Final NHL game: | December 5, 1971 (California at Philadelphia) |
| Retired: | 1978 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Number worn: | 11 |
Career NHL Statistics
Team:
Oakland/California
Years: 1969-1971. Playoffs:
1970
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 3 years | 125 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 35 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 1 year | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Also played center during his pro career. ... Played on 1971-72 Boston team that won AHL regular-season title.
Significant Injuries
Missed part of 1973-74 season with separated shoulder, an injury that required surgery.
Transaction History
Feb. 23, 1972 -- Traded by California with Carol Vadnais to to Boston in exchange for Reggie Leach, Rick Smith, and Bob Stewart. June 1972 -- WHA rights sold by New England to Philadelphia. June 12, 1972 -- Claimed by Rochester (AHL) from Boston in Reverse Draft. June 29, 1972 -- Signed WHA contract with Philadelphia. June 1975 -- Signed with Cincinnati (WHA) as unrestricted free agent.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Donald
Francis O'Donoghue
Other Post-Draft Teams: Providence (AHL); Baltimore, Boston (AHL); Philadelphia/Vancouver (WHA); Tulsa (CHL); Cincinnati (WHA); Hampton (SHL); Hampton (AHL)
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned to
Northern California after retirement, settled in the San Jose area, and
got into the restaurant business. In 1989, he opened a restaurant called
O.D.'s Kitchen, which he also managed, in Gilroy, Calif. The restaurant
specialized in breakfast and lunch, and O'Donoghue worked their every
day until he was too ill to continue. ... Passed away at age 57 in 2007
after a 14-month battle with kidney cancer.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by New England Whalers in 1972 WHA Draft, the first WHA Draft, February 1972. | Was member of Philadelphia (WHA) team that relocated to Vancouver in May 1973. | Was playing for first-place Hampton team when SHL folded on Jan. 31, 1977. | Was playing for first-place Hampton team when SHL folded on Jan. 31, 1977. |
| 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