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| 1970 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Darryl Sittler
Selected in first round
No.
8 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born
September 18, 1950
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
London (OHA)
Birthplace: Kitchener, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
St. Jacob's, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1967-68 |
London | OHA | 54 |
22 | 41 |
63 | 84 | | 1968-69 |
London | OHA |
53 | 34 |
65 | 99 |
90 | | 1969-70 |
London | OHA |
54 | 42 |
48 | 90 |
126 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHA All-Star
Second Team: 1968-69 (London) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11,
1970 (Toronto at Vancouver)
Numbers: 27 (Toronto) (number
retired); 9, 27
(Phila.); 27 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired August 8, 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1970-1985 |
TOR, PHI, DET | 1,096 |
484 | 637 |
1,121 | 948 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1971-1985 |
TOR, PHI, DET | 76 |
29 | 45 |
74 | 137 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME:
Inducted 1989
NHL All-Star Second Team: 1977-78
All-Star
Game: 1975, 1978, 1980, 1983
100-Point Seasons: 1975-76 (100 points), 1977-78
(117 points)
Toronto Captain: 1975-76 through 1980-81
NHL
Records: Most points in game (10), most goals in playoff game (5, tie)
Toronto Records: Most goals (389), most points (916), most points in a
game (10), longest point-scoring streak (18 games, tie)
Toronto Molson
Cup: 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1980-81 (tie)
Toronto Points Leader:
1972-73 (77), 1973-74 (84), 1974-75 (80), 1975-76 (100), 1976-77 (90, tie),
1977-78 (117), 1978-79 (87), 1979-80 (97)
Toronto Goals Leader: 1973-74 (38), 1974-75 (36), 1979-80 (40), 1980-81
(43)
Toronto Assists Leader: 1972-73 (48), 1974-75 (44), 1975-76
(59), 1977-78 (72), 1978-79 (51, tie), 1979-80 (57)
Toronto Playoffs
Points Leader: 1974 (3, tie), 1976 (12), 1977 (21), 1979 (9), 1980 (3,
tie)
Toronto Playoffs Goals Leader: 1974 (2, tie), 1976 (5), 1979
(5), 1980 (1, tie)
Toronto Playoffs Assists Leader: 1977 (16), 1979
(4, tie), 1980 (2, tie)
Philadelphia Goals Leader: 1982-83 (43)
Management Career: Named
special consultant to Toronto Maple Leafs president on August 8, 1991, and
served in that capacity through 1996-97. ... Named Toronto marketing and
community consultant in 1997 and served in that capacity through 2000-01.
Miscellaneous: Ranked by The Hockey News in 1997 as the 93rd greatest
NHL player of all time. ... Played left wing throughout his first two NHL seasons
before being moved back to center. ... Set NHL record with 10 points (6 goals,
4 assists) in game against Boston on February 7, 1976. ... Scored five goals
in April 22, 1976, playoff game against Philadelphia. ... Scored at least a
point in 18 consecutive games in 1977-78. ... Temporarily resigned as Toronto
captain in December 1979 to protest the trade of Lanny McDonald. ... Openly feuded with Leafs
management and owner Harold Ballard and finally insisted on trade because team was
not competitive. An angry Ballard had even offered to pay Sittler not to come
to training camp in 1981, and a trade was not completed until midway through
the 1981-82 season. ... Toronto retired Sittler's No. 27 on Feb. 8, 2003. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Canada Cup: 1976 (first place). Challenge
Cup: 1979
World Championships: 1982
(bronze), 1983 (bronze)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Canada Cup All-Star 1976
Miscellaneous:
Ran summer hockey school in London, Ontario, during first few years of playing
career. ... Did promotional work for Canadian companies in off-seasons. ...
Scored OT goal against Czechoslovakia to win 1976 Canada Cup. ... Worked in
public relations after retirement. ... Active in charities after his
retirement, particularly in raising money to help find a cure for colorectal
cancer, the disease that claimed the life of his wife, Wendy Sittler.
Personal: Older brother of former
minor-leaguer Gary Sittler. ... Father of former minor-leaguer Ryan Sittler. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Toronto traded Sittler to Philadelphia
in exchange for Rich Costello, Hartford's 1982 Round 2 pick (Peter Ihnacak),
and future considerations (Ken Strong) on January 20, 1982. |
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SNAPSHOT '70 | | Total Selected: |
115 | | Forwards: |
66 | | Defense: |
36 | | Goaltenders: |
12 | | Position n/a: |
1 | | Major Junior: |
87 |
| College Players: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
109 | | Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
6 |
| U.S.-Born: |
6 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
60 | | Won Stanley Cup: |
7 |
| Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
11 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
2 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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