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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Billy Harris
Selected in first round
No. 1 overall
by New York Islanders
Born January 29, 1952
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Right Wing / Left Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Toronto (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1968-69 |
Toronto | OHA | 41 |
9 | 18 |
27 | 14 | | 1969-70 |
Toronto | OHA |
46 | 13 |
17 | 30 |
75 | | 1970-71 |
Toronto | OHA |
48 | 34 |
48 | 82 |
61 | | 1971-72 |
Toronto | OMJHL |
63 | 57 |
72 | 129 |
87 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL Powers Trophy (Points Leader): 1971-72
(co-winner, 129)
OMJHL Mahon Trophy (Most Points, RW): 1971-72 (Toronto)
(129)
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1971-72 (Toronto)
OHA All-Star Second Team: 1970-71 (Toronto)
Toronto Captain: 1971-72
Miscellaneous: Played on major junior hockey's most dominant line with Steve Shutt and Dave Gardner in
Toronto in 1971-72. ... Was first OHA Major Junior Hockey League player to win Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy,
which honored the memory of a Peterborough right wing who was accidentally
electrocuted in 1971. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: Oct. 7,
1972 (Atlanta at N.Y. Islanders)
Numbers: 15 (N.Y.
Islanders); 9, 14, 15
(L.A.), 16, 15 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-1984 |
N.Y. Islanders, L.A., Toronto | 897 |
231 | 327 | 558 |
394 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1975-1983 |
N.Y. Islanders, L.A., Toronto | 71 |
19 | 19 | 38 |
48 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1976
N.Y. Islanders Records: Most consecutive games (576 from Oct. 7, 1972,
to Nov. 30, 1979).
N.Y. Islanders Points Leader: 1972-73 (50)
N.Y. Islanders Goals Leader: 1972-73 (28), 1973-74 (23, tie)
N.Y. Islanders Playoffs Points Leader: 1977 (14)
N.Y. Islanders
Playoffs Goals Leader: 1977 (7)
1972-73: Played on first New York Islanders team.
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in first NHL preseason game, which was also
the first preseason goal in New York Islanders franchise history. ... Scored goal in first NHL
regular-season game, which was also first regular-season game
in New York Islanders franchise history. ... Scored first playoff hat trick in
Islanders history in Montreal on April 23, 1977 (Montreal won game 4-3). ...
Was Islanders' all-time leader in points through his first four years with
team. ... Was Islanders' all-time leader in goals through his first seven
years with team. ... Played on Long Island Lightning Company (LILCO) line with
Bryan Trottier and Clark Gillies prior to Mike Bossy's arrival in 1977. ...
Foot injury ended his consecutive games streak in 1979. ... Also played left
wing during his years in Los Angeles, and filled in for both
injured Dave Taylor at right wing and injured Charlie Simmer at left wing on
Triple Crown Line in 1980-81 season. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with
separated shoulder. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: St. Catharines (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972
(by New York)
Miscellaneous: Played only two
minor-league games of his career with St. Catharines in 1983-84. ... Went into
real estate and restaurant business after retirement, running Harry O's
restaurant in Manhattan Beach, Calif., and later becoming a partner in True
North Hospitality, a restaurant management company that opened the showcase
restaurant, Black & Blue, in Columbus' Nationwide Arena.
Personal: Also known as Bill Harris
during his playing days. ... Full name is William Edward Harris. ... Father
was policeman in Ontario. ... One of his sisters served in Canada's embassy in
Switzerland. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: New York traded Harris and Dave Lewis
to Los Angeles in exchange for Butch Goring on March 10, 1980. |
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SNAPSHOT '72 | | Total Selected: |
152 | | Forwards: |
88 | | Defense: |
47 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
121 | | College Players: |
25 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
11 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
67 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
11 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
1 |
| Picks Traded: |
24 |
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