| Round | Overall |
| 8 | 101 |
Norm Cherrey
Selected by
Vancouver from Wisconsin (WCHA)
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5-foot-7, 170 pounds
Right-hand shot
Right Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1968-69 | Selkirk | MJHL | 34 | 27 | 29 | 56 | -- |
| 1969-70 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 34 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 14 |
| 1970-71 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 34 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 22 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Loaned by Selkirk to Dauphin (MJHL) to play in 1969 Memorial Cup tournament.
Canadian • Born Oct.
7, 1951 in Beausejour, Manitoba • Hometown:
Beausejour, Manitoba
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
Miscellaneous
- Scored seven goals and 13 points in 13 games for Dauphin (MJHL),
while playing on a line with Butch Goring during the 1969 Memorial Cup tournament.
- Played on line with
Lloyd Bentley and Tim Dool for Wisconsin in both 1969-70 and
1970-71.
- Scored three goals for Wisconsin in
6-3 win at Denver on Nov. 27, 1970.
- Set Wisconsin single-season record for a right wing (since broken) of 15 goals vs. WCHA opponents in 1970-71.
- Set NCAA and WCHA single-game records (since tied) with three
shorthanded goals as part of a natural hat trick for Wisconsin in 9-2 home win over
Minnesota-Duluth on Feb. 17, 1973. The three goals were part of a
four-goal game. His shorthanded goals came at 16:05 of the first
period for a 2-0 lead, a game-winner at 2:50 of the second to make
it 3-0, and at 5:54 of the second for a 4-0 lead. He added a
power-play goal at 18:02 of the second.
- Recorded
back-to-back hat tricks for Wisconsin when he followed up his Feb.
17, 1973, hat trick with another one in an 8-5 loss at Notre Dame on
Feb. 23, 1973.
- Won NCAA championship with Wisconsin in 1973, despite
playing the entire tournament with a bruised right foot.
- Led Wisconsin (WCHA) with 24 goals in 1972-73.
- Named to WCHA All-Star Second Team with Wisconsin in 1972-73.
- Won Wisconsin Spike Carlson MVP Award as a senior on
national championship team in 1972-73.
- Selected by Cleveland Crusaders in 1973 WHA draft of unsigned professional and amateur players whose rights were also held by NHL teams.
Additional Facts
Full Name:
Norman L. Cherrey
Nickname: "Crab"
Post-Draft Teams: Wisconsin (WCHA); Saginaw, Columbus (IHL);
Milwaukee (USHL)
Education: Graduated with a
degree in business from the
University of Wisconsin in 1973.
Career Beyond Hockey: Remained
in Milwaukee after his retirement and became a tax accountant with
Arthur Anderson Co. He later returned home to Manitoba and founded his own
Winnipeg accounting firm, named ITS Accounting Inc.
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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 |
| 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