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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John Van Boxmeer
Selected in first round
No. 14 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born November 20, 1952
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Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Guelph (SOJHL)
Birthplace: Sarnia, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Petrolia, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
Petrolia | Jr. C |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1971-72 |
Guelph | SOJHL |
56 | 30 |
42 | 72 |
160 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Centennial Trophy: 1972 (Guelph)
SOJHL Top Defenseman: 1971-72 (Guelph)
SOJHL All-Star First Team: 1971-72 (Guelph)
Miscellaneous: Played for Guelph CMC's during final regular-season of
junior career and Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters during final junior postseason. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 17, 1973 (Toronto at
Montreal)
Numbers: 8, 3, 27 (Montreal); 19, 4
(Colorado); 5, 4 (Buffalo); 4 (Que.)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1973-1983 |
MON, COL, BUF, QUE | 588 |
84 | 274 | 358 |
465 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1983 |
Montreal, Colorado, Buffalo | 38 |
5 | 15 | 20 |
37 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1982 (injured, did not play)
Buffalo Records:
Most points by a defenseman in one game (5 against Islanders on Nov. 7, 1981.
Record shared with Phil Housley)
Buffalo Assists Leader: 1980-81 (51), 1981-82 (54)
1975-76: Played 46 regular-season games but did not appear in any
playoff games for Montreal team that went on to win Stanley Cup. Did not have
his name engraved on trophy, although he was given a Stanley Cup ring.
1976-77: Played four
regular-season games for Montreal team that went on to win Stanley Cup.
Coaching
Career: Named Buffalo associate coach in August 1990 and remained in that
position through 1991-92 season. ... Named Los Angeles assistant coach on July
17, 2002.
Miscellaneous: Was unhappy with his playing time in Montreal, and made
several requests to be traded. ... Missed part of 1976-77 season with knee
injury that required surgery. ... Became first player traded to Buffalo after
Scotty Bowman took over as team's general manager, when he was dealt from
Colorado for Rene
Robert on Oct. 5, 1979. ... Played right wing during part of 1979-80 season.
... Set Buffalo records (all since broken) for goals (18), assists (51) and
points (69) by a defenseman in 1980-81. ... Broke own defenseman assists
record (also since broken) with 54 in 1981-82. ... Became first defenseman to
lead Buffalo in assists when he achieved feat in 1980-81. ... Missed part of
1981-82 season with broken finger on left hand. ... Became first Buffalo Sabres player to win NHL Player of Week award when he was honored on Nov. 8,
1981. ... Led all Wales Conference defensemen in balloting for 1982 NHL
All-Star Game. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Nova Scotia (AHL);
Fredericton, Rochester (AHL)
World Championships: 1982 (bronze
medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1987 (Rochester) (as head
coach)
IHL Commissioners' Trophy (Coach of Year): 1996-97 (Long
Beach)
Rochester Americans Hall of Fame: Inducted 2000
WHA
Draft Pick: 1972 (by Minnesota)
Coaching Career: Served as
Rochester (AHL) assistant coach from beginning of 1984-85 season until
December 1984. ... Named Rochester (AHL) interim head coach in December 1984
and remained in that position until end of 1984-85 season. ... Named Rochester
(AHL) head coach prior to 1985-86 season and remained in that position until
August 1990. ... Named Rochester (AHL) head coach prior to 1992-93 season and
remained in that position through 1994-95 season. ... Named Los Angeles (IHL)
head coach prior to 1995-96 season, relocated with franchise to Long Beach in
1996 and remained in position through 1999-2000 season. ... Named Long Beach (WCHL)
head coach on January 19, 2002, and remained in that position until July 17,
2002.
Management Career: Named general manager of Los Angeles (IHL)
prior to 1995-96 season, relocated with franchise to Long Beach in 1996 and
remained in position through 1999-2000 season. ... Named Long Beach (WCHL)
general manager and Vice President of Hockey Operations for Coach Sports
(team's ownership group) prior to 2000-01 season and remained in position
until July 17, 2002. ... Served as head of player personnel for Tacoma (WCHL)
during 2001-02 season, when team was owned by Coach Sports.
Miscellaneous:
Became all-time winningest coach in Rochester (AHL) history when he recorded
his 227th victory during the 1992-93 season. ... Runner-up for AHL Coach of
Year honors in 1993-94.
Personal: Nicknamed "Boxy" or "Boxie." |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Montreal traded Van Boxmeer to
Colorado for Colorado's 1979 third-round pick (Craig Levie) and cash on Nov.
24, 1976. |
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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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