| Round | Overall |
| 4 | 46 |
Ron Fairbrother
Selected by
Boston from Saskatoon (WCHL)
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6-foot-0, 185 pounds
Left-hand shot
Left Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Saskatoon | WCJHL | 53 | 57 | 34 | 91 | 25 |
| 1968-69 | Saskatoon | WCHL | 60 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 14 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Won WCHL Rookie of Year award with Saskatoon in 1967-68.
Canadian • Born
Oct. 5, 1949 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan • Hometown:
Saskatoon, Sask.
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Was cut from New England (WHA) training camp on Sept. 20, 1973, and assigned to Suncoast (SHL) but did not stick with Suncoast (based in St. Petersburg, Fla.) for the 1973-74 season.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Ronald Joseph Fairbrother
Post-Draft Teams: Oklahoma City (CHL); Saskatoon (SSHL)
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned
to Saskatoon and took up running, competing in local marathons and
distance races.
Family: Younger brother of
ex-WCHL player Dale Fairbrother.
| 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