| Round | Overall |
| 8 | 108 |
Jim Collins
Selected by
St. Louis from Flin Flon (WCHL)
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5-foot-8, 150 pounds
Left-hand shot
Left Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1969-70 | Thompson | Jr.B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1970-71 | Flin Flon | WCHL | 66 | 31 | 64 | 95 | 128 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Played on line with Gene Carr and Chuck Arnason for Flin Flon in 1970-71.
Canadian • Born
Aug.13, 1951 in Indian Head, Saskatchewan • Hometown:
Thompson, Man.
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
Miscellaneous
- Had two goals and four assists for Flin Flon
(WCHL) in 11-2 win vs. Edmonton on Jan. 31, 1971.
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Also played right wing during his pro career.
- Changed his name to Jim Cole after the 1972-73 season.
- Requested to try out for Winnipeg (WHA) in 1975, but his request
was denied because the team was holding its training camp in Europe.
- Had eight-point game for La Broquerie (Manitoba Sr.)
with a three-goal and five-assist performance in a 12-7 win over
Transcona on Feb. 15, 1976.
- Joined Winnipeg (WHA) for two games in January 1977, making his
debut in Winnipeg's Jan. 29, 1977, game at San Diego and assisting
on a goal by Wily Lindstrom in the second of a 5-3 loss. He then
played the following night in an 8-5 loss at Phoenix.
- Won CASHL Most Valuable Player award with Steinbach
(Manitoba Sr.) in 1980-81.
- Inducted into Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame as member of 1973-74 Warroad Lakers, the first U.S. team to win the Hardy Cup (Canadian Intermediate), in 2011.
Additional Facts
Full Name:
James Lawrence Collins
Also Known as: Jim Cole
Post-Draft Teams: Kansas City (CHL); Columbus, Toledo (IHL);
Warroad (Manitoba Sr./CCHL); La Broquerie, St. Boniface (Manitoba Sr.); Winnipeg (WHA); Steinbach
(Manitoba Sr.)
Career Beyond Hockey: Went to
work as an aircraft mechanic with the Manitoba Government Air Division
after his retirement from senior hockey before getting opportunity to
play briefly for Winnipeg Jets under a 10-game tryout contract signed on
Jan. 28, 1977, because he had been performing so well for the
senior-league team in St. Boniface (Manitoba Eastern Hockey League).
| 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