1971 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Round Overall
5 61
Steve Warr
Selected by Buffalo from Clarkson (ECAC)
Buffalo Sabres Clarkson University
Steve Warr
 

5-foot-11, 185 pounds

Right-hand shot

Defense

Pre-Draft Statistics

Year Team League GP G A TP PIM
1968-69 Clark. fresh. ECAC -- -- -- -- --
1969-70Clarkson ECAC 32 6 12 18 48
1970-71 Clarkson ECAC 32 9 26 35 79

Pre-Draft Notes

NCAA All-America East First Team and ECAC All-STar First Team in 1970-71.
Canadian • Born January 5, 1951 in Peterborough, Ontario • Hometown: Peterborough, Ont.
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL

Miscellaneous

Additional Facts

Full Name: Stephen J. Warr

Post-Draft Teams: Clarkson (ECAC); Ottawa/
Toronto (WHA); Jacksonville (AHL); Syracuse (AHL)

Education: Graduated from Clarkson College in 1972. ... Returned to Clarkson after retirement to earn a master's degree in 1978.

Career Beyond Hockey: Remained in Potsdam, N.Y., area after completing his education and became part of the local business community, while also working for many years as a local youth-hockey coach and administrator. He was named to the Board of Directors of the Potsdam Youth Hockey Association in 1978 and continues to be poart of the PYHA. He was also honored in Potsdam as the local Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year, served as the Chamber of Commerce's president, and has been a driving force behind the growth of youth lacrosse in the community since founding the Potsdam Youth Lacrosse Program for kids age 10 to 13 in 1988. He also spent 12 years as a Clarkson assistant lacrosse coach before taking over as the Potsdam High School boys' lacrosse coach, a position he held for many more years.

Family: Son of Peterborough hockey executive Herbert V. Warr, who served as president of Peterborough Petes (OHA) during his son's college years and was in Petes' front office for more than 35 years. Herb Warr was inducted into the Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame in its builders' category in 1994.

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


OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1971

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