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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Steve Durbano
Selected in first round
No. 13 overall
by New York Rangers
Born Dec. 12, 1951. Died
Nov. 16, 2002
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Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Toronto (OHA)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1967-68 |
York Steel | Jr. B |
21 |
1 | 9 |
10 | -- | | 1968-69 |
Toronto | OHA |
45 | 5 |
6 | 11 |
158 | | 1969-70 |
Toronto | OHA |
53 | 7 |
25 | 32 |
371 | | 1970-71 |
Toronto | OHA |
49 | 7 |
32 | 39 |
324 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHA All-Star Second Team: 1970-71 (Toronto)
OHA Penalty Minutes Leader: 1969-70 (371PIM), 1970-71 (324 PIM)
Miscellaneous: Set major junior record (since broken) for penalty minutes
in season with 371 in 1969-70. ... Went to court during 1969-70 season for
assaulting policeman at game. ... Assessed 45 minutes in penalties during
1970-71 game, which led to hospitalization of two Peterborough players,
including one with broken ankle. Received two-game suspension for incident.
... Suspended a total of 12 games by OHA during 1970-71 season, including
10-game suspension near end of season for being chronic offender. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 7,
1972 (Philadelphia at St. Louis)
Numbers: 2, 8 (St. Louis);
7
(Pittsburgh); 17, 4 (Kansas City/Colo.)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1979 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-1979 |
STL, PIT, KC/COL | 220 |
13 | 60 | 73 |
1,127 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1973 |
St. Louis | 5 | 0 |
2 | 2 | 8 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL Penalty Minutes Leader: 1975-76 (370 PIM) (Pittsburgh-K.C.)
St. Louis Penalty Minutes Leader: 1972-73 (231), 1973-74 (146)
Pittsburgh Penalty Minutes Leader: 1973-74 (138), 1975-76 (161)
KC/Colorado Penalty Minutes Leader: 1975-76 (209), 1976-77 (129)
Miscellaneous: Became first player age 20 or younger to play defense for
St. Louis. ... Set St. Louis record (since broken) for penalty minutes in
season with 231 in 1972-73. ... Missed two months of 1972-73 season with
mononucleosis. ... Had four assists in 1972-73 game to tie St. Louis record
(since broken). ... Suspended two games and fined $250 for pushing referee Ron
Wicks during game on Feb. 14, 1973. He also threw gloves in Wicks' face. ...
Shattered left wrist in collision with Philadelphia's Andre Dupont during
1974-75 season opener. Missed remainder of season with injury that required
two surgeries. ... Missed part of 1975-76 season under suspension by
Pittsburgh. ... Missed part of 1976-77 season under suspension by Colorado.
... Signed as free agent with Detroit on July 14, 1977, but never played for
team because Red Wings traded him to WHA's Birmingham Bulls in November 1977.
... Missed start of 1978-79 season with hepatitis and broken hand. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Omaha (CHL); Rhode Island (AHL);
Birmingham (WHA); Salt Lake (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Quebec)
CHL Penalty Minutes Leader: 1971-72 (Omaha) (402 PIM)
1978-79: Played 10 games for CHL
regular-season champ (Salt Lake).
Miscellaneous: Set CHL records
(since broken) for penalty minutes in season with 402 and major penalties in
season with 19 in 1971-72. .... Missed parts of 1977-78 season under WHA
suspension. In January 1978 he was fined $750 for attempting to injure Terry
Ruskowski in a fight during Birmingham's Jan. 6, 1978 game vs. Houston. He was
also fined $250 and suspended four games for deliberately shooting the puck at
referee Bill Friday during Birmingham's Jan. 10, 1978, game vs. Quebec. ... Missed last part of 1977-78 season under
suspension by WHA. ... Battled drug abuse after his retirement and spent time
in prison. He was first sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a
cocaine importing scheme in 1983. ... Was once caught shoplifting shirts
from a men's clothing store. ... Sent back to prison in 1995 when he was
convicted of offering an undercover police officer a job in an escort service
that he was running. ... Moved to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and
worked in factory while attaining sobriety. ... Died from liver cancer at age 50.
Personal: Full name
is Harry Steven Durbano. ... Son of Nick Durbano, former owner of Hamilton Red
Wings (OHA). |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: New York traded Durbano to St. Louis
in exchange for Peter McDuffe and Curt Bennett on May 24, 1972. |
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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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