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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Glen Irwin
Selected in third round
No.
36 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born March 1, 1951
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Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Estevan (WCHL)
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Edmonton, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1967-68 |
Edmonton | WCHL | 52 |
1 | 10 |
11 | 48 | | 1968-69 |
Edmonton | WCHL |
28 | 2 |
3 | 5 |
38 | | 1969-70 |
Estevan | WCHL |
45 | 2 |
11 | 13 |
142 | | |
St. Catharines | OHA |
2 | 0 |
1 | 1 |
9 | | 1970-71 |
Estevan | WCHL |
64 | 8 |
26 | 34 |
261 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL Penalty Minutes Leader: 1970-71 (Estevan) (261 PIM)
Estevan Captain: 1970-71
Miscellaneous: Spent part of 1968-69 season with Sorel (QJHL) but did not
appear in any regular-season games. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Richmond (AHL); San Diego,
Seattle (WHL); Flint (IHL); Fort Worth (CHL); Houston (WHA); Oklahoma City (CHL);
Binghamton (AHL); Indianapolis (WHA); San Diego (PHL); Houston (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Avco Trophy: 1975 (Houston)
1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77: Played on WHA regular-season champion
(Houston).
Miscellaneous: Missed most of 1972-73 season with broken ankle. ... Traded
by Philadelphia to N.Y. Islanders to complete March 5, 1973, trade for Terry
Crisp on May 18, 1973, but never played for parent team. ... Missed part of
1974-75 season with groin injury suffered when he tripped on a stick at the
end of a fight with Edmonton's Ken Baird. ... Missed part of 1976-77 season
with groin injury. ... Played on Indianapolis (WHA) team that folded on Dec.
15, 1978, and was one of Wayne Gretzky's first professional teammates. ... Was
playing in PHL when league folded after 1978-79 regular season. |
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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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