1969 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Round Overall
4 48
Darryl Maggs
Selected by Chicago from Calgary (WCHL)
Chicago Black Hawks Calgary Centennials
Darryl Maggs
 

6-foot-2, 195 pounds

Right-hand shot

Defense

Pre-Draft Statistics

Year Team League GP G A TP PIM
1967-68Red Deer AJHL 60 6 20 26 50
1968-69 Calgary WCHL 35 9 20 29 55

Pre-Draft Notes

Also played right wing. ... Played minor hockey in many parts of Canada since his father was in the Canadian Air Corps and the family moved often.
Canadian • Born April 6, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia • Hometown: Saskatoon, Sask.

Career Vitals

First contract: 1970
Debut: October 13, 1971
(Chicago vs. St. Louis)
Final NHL game: January 5, 1980
(Toronto vs. Quebec)
Retired: 1980
Stanley Cup: Never won
Numbers worn: 17 (Chicago); 4 (California); 24 (Toronto)

Career NHL Statistics

Teams: Chicago, California, Toronto
Years: 1971-1980. Playoffs: 1973

Regular Season
  GP G A TP PIM
3 years 135 14 19 33 54
 
Stanley Cup Playoffs
GP G A TP PIM
1 year 4 0 0 0 0
 
Complete statistics available at NHL.com 

Career Highlights

Played both defense and right wing during pro career after being converted to right wing by Chicago. ... Named to CWUAA All-Star First Team with Calgary in 1969-70. ... Named to CHL All-Star Second Team with Dallas in 1970-71. ... Made Chicago roster out of training camp in 1971. ... Scored two goals in Chicago's 7-0 win over Los Angeles on Dec. 5, 1971, just two days after scoring his first NHL goal to open the scoring in a Chicago's 2-1 loss at California on Dec. 3, 1971. ... Played four playoff games for Chicago team that went to 1973 Stanley Cup Finals, but did not appear in Finals series vs. Montreal. ... Led WHA playoffs with 71 penalty minutes for Chicago in 1974. ... Served as Chicago (WHA) alternate captain 1974-75. ... Named to WHA All-Star First Team with Indianapolis in 1976-77.

Transaction History

Dec. 5, 1972 -- Traded by Chicago to California in exchange for Dick Redmond and NHL rights to Bobby Sheehan. May 24, 1973 -- Signed WHA contract with Chicago. June 19, 1975 -- Selected by Denver from Chicago in 1975 WHA Expansion Draft. Jan. 15, 1976 -- Rights sold by Denver/Ottawa (WHA) with Bryon Baltimore, Francois Rochon, and Mark Lomenda to Indianapolis shortly before Denver/Ottawa club, which had been calling itself the Civics, folded. Feb. 12, 1978 -- Traded by Indianapolis (WHA) with Reg Thomas to Cicinnati for Claude Larose and Rich Leduc. December 1979 -- Signed five-game tryout contract with Toronto as an unrestricted free agent.

Life Outside the NHL

Full Name: Darryl John Maggs
Nicknames: "Maggie", "Maggsie"

Other Post-Draft Teams: Calgary (CWUAA); Dallas (CHL); Chicago, Denver/Ottawa, Indianapolis, Cincinnati (WHA); Mannheim (Germany)

Education: Attended University of Calgary.

Career Beyond Hockey: Went into restaurant and nightclub business, specializing in blues and country music. He owns and operates the Crystola Roadhouse in Woodland Park, Colo., which he purchased in 2006.

Family: Brother of Canadian poet Randall Maggs.

Miscellaneous:

Selected by Chicago Cougars in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. Selected by Chicago Cougars with team's first-round pick in 1973 WHA draft of pro players. Shifted from natural position of defense to right wing during Chicago's 1971 training camp. Won the Chicago Black Hawks' annual team charity golf tourney in fall of 1972.
Became a full-time defenseman again upon entering WHA with Chicago in 1973. Was playing for Denver/Ottawa WHA franchise when the team folded on January 17, 1976. Became unrestricted NHL free agent when Cleveland, which held his rights, folded in 1978. Played defense for Toronto after signing with the team as a free agent in late 1979.
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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