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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dan Spring
Selected in first round
No. 12 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born
October 31, 1951
 | Position:
Center / Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Edmonton (WCHL)
Birthplace:
Rossland, British Columbia (Canada)
Hometown: Cranbrook, British
Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year | Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1968-69 |
Edmonton | WCHL | 42 |
5 | 7 | 12 |
20 | | 1969-70 |
Oshawa | OHA | 8 |
1 | 4 | 5 |
16 | | |
Edmonton | WCHL | 39 |
24 | 12 | 36 |
29 | | 1970-71 |
Edmonton | WCHL | 65 |
43 | 79 | 122 |
44 |
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| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Dallas (CHL); Winnipeg,
Edmonton (WHA); Cranbrook (WIHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1972 (Dallas)
WHA Draft
Pick: 1972 (by Chicago)
1971-72,
1972-73: Played on CHL regular-season
champion (Dallas).
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1972-73 season and 1973 playoffs after
having surgery for torn ligaments in knee. ... Missed part of 1974-75 season
after having shoulder surgery. ... Sold cars during off-seasons of his playing
days. ... Named greatest center in Edmonton Oil Kings
(WCHL) history by CHL panel in 1999.
Personal: Younger brother of former NHL player Frank Spring and older
brother of former minor-leaguer Derek Spring. |
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SNAPSHOT '71 | | Total Selected: |
117 | | Forwards: |
63 | | Defense: |
45 | | Goaltenders: |
9 | | Major Junior: |
84 | | College Players: |
19 |
| Canadian: |
107 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
8 | | U.S.-Born: |
8 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
10 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
18 |
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