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1972 NHL DRAFT PICK
Dwight Bialowas
Selected in second round
No. 18 overall by Atlanta Flames
Born September 8, 1952
Position: Defense
Height: 5-11   Weight: 180
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Regina (WCHL)                               
Birthplace: Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Regina, Saskatchewan
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1969-70 ReginaSJHL-- 518 2318
1970-71 ReginaWCHL 6312 2941 40
1971-72 ReginaWCHL 6112 3951 45
NHL CAREER
Debut: January 23, 1974 (Atlanta at N.Y. Rangers)
Numbers:  22 (Atlanta); 2 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1978
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1974-1977 Atlanta, Minnesota164 114657 46
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Omaha (CHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); New Haven (AHL); Fort Worth (CHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup:
1973 (Omaha), 1978 (Fort Worth)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Calgary)
1977-78: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Fort Worth).
Education: Attended University of Saskatchewan.
Miscellaneous: Wore contact lenses on the ice and glasses when he wasn't playing. ... Bulked up during summer of 1974 with special training program in his hometown that enabled him to gain 15 pounds during off-season. ... Remained in Minnesota after retirement and went into electronic component sales business, working for Minnesota-based Artec Associates. ... Became a youth softball coach, coaching Minnesota Blizzard, a summer team of high school all-stars.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Atlanta traded Bialowas and Dean Talafous to Minnesota in exchange for Barry Gibbs on Jan. 3, 1975.

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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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