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1972
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1972 NHL DRAFT PICK
Brian Walker
Selected in fifth round
No. 72 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Born May 4, 1952
Position: Center / Right Wing
Height: 5-10   Weight: 175
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Calgary (WCHL)                              
Birthplace: Beaver Lodge, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Beaver Lodge, Alberta
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1967-68 CalgaryWCHL52 1420 3412
1968-69 CalgaryWCHL 4716 2541 42
1969-70 CalgaryWCHL 3719 2746 21
1970-71 CalgaryWCHL 3421 2243 61
1971-72 CalgaryWCHL 6440 3575 44

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Calgary Captain:
1971-72
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1969-70 season with broken jaw. ... Missed part of 1970-71 season with broken leg.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Hershey (AHL); Fort Wayne (IHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup:
1973 (Fort Wayne)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Calgary)
1972-73: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Fort Wayne).
Miscellaneous: Missed entire 1973-74 season recovering from fractured hip suffered when he plowed into by a hit-and-run driver. The incident, which took place in June 1973, kept him in the hospital for more than two months.

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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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