| Round | Overall |
| 8 | 100 |
Bob Boyd
Selected by
Detroit from Michigan State (WCHA)
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6-foot-0, 190 pounds
Right-hand shot
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1968-69 | Niagara Falls | OHA | 50 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 40 |
| 1969-70 | Niagara Falls | OHA | 35 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 78 |
| 1970-71 | Michigan St. | WCHA | 31 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 88 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Missed rest of 1969-70 season with injury suffered vs. Kitchener on Jan. 18, 1970.
Canadian • Born
November 27, 1951 in Toronto, Ontario • Hometown:
Rexdale, Ontario
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Was the first Michigan State hockey player to be drafted by an NHL
team.
- Selected by Dayton Aeros in 1972 WHA
General Player Draft, first draft in league history, February 1972.
- Named to WCHA All-Star Second Team with
Michigan State in 1971-72.
- Led all WCHA defensemen in scoring with 48 points for Michigan State in 1972-73.
- Led Michigan State
with 41 assists in 1972-73.
- Named to NCAA
All-America West First Team with Michigan State in 1972-73.
- Named to WCHA All-Star First Team with Michigan State in
1972-73.
- Won Michigan State Most Valuable Player Award for the 1972-73
season.
- Selected by
Minnesota Fighting Saints in 1973 WHA
draft of unsigned professional and amateur players whose rights were
also held by NHL teams.
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Left Michigan State after his junior year to sign WHA contract with
Minnesota on June 27, 1973.
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Held Michigan State record (since broken) for career penalty minutes (286) when he left school in 1973.
- Was member of St. Petersburg (Suncoast) Suns (SHL) team
that folded on Dec. 19, 1973, but was not with team when it ceased
operations.
- Scored only goal of his WHA career
for a 1-0 lead in Minnesota's 7-2 home win over Chicago on Feb. 6,
1974.
- Served as Johnstown (NAHL) alternate
captain in 1974-75.
- Won NAHL Lockhart Trophy with Johnstown Jets in 1974-75 as a member of the team that inspired the movie "Slap Shot".
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Robert Boyd
Nickname: "Boydie"
Post-Draft Teams: Michigan State (WCHA); St. Petersburg (SHL); Minnesota (WHA);
Winson-Salem (WHL); Johnstown (NAHL)
Education: Attended Michigan
State University.
| 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