| Round | Overall |
| 1 | 12 |
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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 | Edmonton | WCHL | 39 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 29 |
| 1970-71 | Edmonton | WCHL | 65 | 43 | 79 | 122 | 44 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Also played right wing. ... Played eight games for Oshawa (OHA) in 1969-70.
Miscellaneous
- Scored six goals for Edmonton (WCHL) to lead
team to 9-5 victory over visting Winnipeg on Oct. 11, 1970.
He had three goals in the first period, one in the second, and two
in the third.
- Led WCHL playoffs with 20 goals for Edmonton in 1971.
- Played for Edmonton in 1971 Memorial Cup tournament.
- Selected by Chicago Cougars in 1972 WHA General Player Draft,
the first draft in league history, in February 1972.
- Played on 1971-72
Dallas team that won CHL regular-season title.
- Won CHL Adams Cup with Dallas in 1972.
- Played on 1972-73 Dallas team that won CHL regular-season title.
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Signed WHA contract with Winnipeg on July 23, 1973.
- Signed with Edmonton (WHA) as
unrestricted free agent in September 1975.
- Named to WIHL All-Star Second Team with Cranbrook in 1977-78.
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Served as Cranbrook (WIHL) player-head coach in 1978-79.
- Led Allan Cup tournament with six assists in five games for
Cranbrook in 1982.
- Won Allan Cup with Cranbrook
in 1982.
- Worked as a car salesman at his family's dealership during
off-seasons of his playing days
- Named the greatest center in Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) history by CHL panel in 1999.
Additional Information
Full Name:
Daniel Joseph Spring
Also Known as: Danny Spring
Post-Draft Teams: Dallas (CHL); Winnipeg, Edmonton (WHA); Cranbrook (WIHL)
Career Beyond Hockey: Went to
work in his family's automotive dealership business in Cranbrook,
British Columbia, after his retirement.
Family: Younger brother of former NHL player Frank Spring and older brother of former minor-leaguer Derek Spring.
... Son of former British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association President
Frank Spring Sr., a prominent Cranbrook, B.C., automobile dealer.
Significant Injuries
Missed remainder of 1972-73 season and entire 1973 playoffs with
torn ligaments in knee, suffered during Dallas' Feb. 18,
1973, game
at Omaha. The injury required season-ending surgery on Feb. 22.
Prior to the injury, he had missed games with strained knee, suffered during Dallas' Feb. 7, 1973, game at
Portland. ... Missed part of 1974-75 season with shoulder injury, suffered
during Winnipeg's Nov. 9, 1974, WHA game at Vancouver. He did not
return until Winnipeg's Nov. 29, 1974, game vs. Michigan and then
re-aggravated the injury when he was checked by Darryl Maggs during
Winnipeg's Dec. 8, 1974, game vs. Chicago. The injury required surgery
to repair torn shoulder muscles, and he did not
return until Winnipeg's Jan. 10, 1975, game vs. Quebec.
| SNAPSHOT '71 | |
| Total Selected: | 117 |
| Forwards: | 63 |
| Defense: | 45 |
| Goaltenders: | 9 |
| Major Junior: | 84 |
| College Players: | 19 |
| Canadian: | 107 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 2 |
| American: | 8 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 5 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 10 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 5 |
| Olympians: | 4 |
| Picks Traded: | 18 |
| 1971 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | California |
| Chicago | Detroit | Los Angeles |
| Minnesota | Montreal | New York |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1971