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1973 NHL DRAFT PICK
Darcy Rota
Selected in first round
No. 13 overall by Chicago Black Hawks

Born February 16, 1953
Position: Left Wing / Right Wing
Height: 5-11   Weight: 180
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Edmonton (WCHL)                          
Birthplace: Vancouver, B.C. (Canada)
Hometown: Prince George, British Columbia
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1970-71 EdmontonWCHL64 4339 8260
1971-72 EdmontonWCHL 6751 54105 68
1972-73 EdmontonWCHL 6873 56129 104

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL All-Star First Team:
1972-73 (Edmonton)
WCHL All-Star Second Team: 1971-72 (Edmonton)
Edmonton Northwest Trust Award (Most Popular): 1972-73
WCHL Goals Leader: 1972-73 (Edmonton) (73 goals)
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 10, 1973 (Chicago at Los Angeles)
Numbers:  18 (Chicago); 18 (Atlanta); 18 (Vancouver)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Status: Retired December 4, 1984
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1973-1984 Chicago, Atlanta, Vancouver794 256239495 973
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1974-1984 Chicago, Atlanta, Vancouver60 14721 147

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game:
1984
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1982 (Vancouver)
Vancouver Records: Most points in one season by a left wing (81 in 1982-83), most goals in one season by a left wing (42 in 1982-83)
Chicago Goals Leader: 1976-77 (24, tie)
Chicago Playoffs Goals Leader: 1976 (1, tie)
Vancouver Goals Leader: 1982-83 (42)
Vancouver Playoffs Goals Leader: 1980 (2), 1981 (2)
Management Career: Began working in Vancouver community relations and public relations department after his retirement in December 1984 and remained in that position through 1984-85 season. ... Named Vancouver Director of Player Development on June 25, 1985, and remained in that position through 1987-88 season. ... Named Vancouver Director of Media Relations prior to 1987-88 season and remained in that position through 1989-90 season. ... Named special assistant to NHL president John Ziegler in 1991 and remained in that position through 1991-92 season.
Broadcasting Career: Named Vancouver TV color commentator in 1994 season and remained in that position through 1995-96 season.
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in his first NHL game. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with sprained knee, suffered in October 1981, and sprained ankle. ... Scored series-winning goal to beat Los Angeles in 1982 Smythe Division finals. ... Scored key third-period goal in Game 5 of the 1982 Campbell Conference finals against Chicago, sending Vancouver to the Stanley Cup Finals. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with separated shoulder, suffered in December 1982. ... Set Vancouver record (since broken) with 42 goals in 1982-83. ... Set Vancouver record (since broken) with 14-game scoring streak in 1982-83. ... Tied Vancouver record (since broken) with six-game goal-scoring streak in 1982-83. ... Led Vancouver in plus-minus rating with plus-13 in 1982-83. ... Named NHL's Player of Week for week of March 21, 1983. ... Tied for NHL shooting percentage lead with 24.3 in 1982-83. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with hyperextended right knee, suffered in January 1984. ... Injured neck in game vs. Los Angeles in February 1984, when he was checked by Jay Wells in front of the Kings' net. He aggravated the injury in a fight in March 1984 and suffered recurring neck spasms, but made it back in time for the playoffs. The injury, however, never fully healed, and required off-season spinal fusion surgery in June 1984. He was slated to miss the first 4-6 weeks of the 1984-85 season, but three doctors told him he would risk permanent damage to the neck if he returned to the NHL, and he elected to retire in December 1984. ... Never missed playoffs during his 11-year NHL career.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: None
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame:
Inducted 2002
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (by Houston, No. 9 overall in Round 1)
Management Career: Was one of the original investors in the WPHL in 1995. ... Purchased share in expansion Coquitlam (BCHL) team in 2000, became team's president and general manager, and remained in position through inaugural 2001-02 season.
Coaching Career: Head coach of Burnaby (BCHL) from 1998 to February 2000. Was first head coach in franchise history.
Miscellaneous: Never played in minor leagues. ... Opened gym in Chicago during his playing days. ... An avid golfer, he played in the 1982 British Columbia Open. ... Established a Christian Athletes' hockey camp in Vancouver area during his playing days. ... Played on Canucks Oldtimers team following his retirement. ... Organized annual Darcy Rota Golf Tournament in 1989 to benefit Red Cross. In 1994, the tournament's name was changed to the Dave Barr/Darcy Rota/Boston Pizza Foundation Invitational Golf Tournament. ... Served as instructor at Richard Brodeur's King Richard's Hockey School.
Personal: Cousin of former NHL player Randy Rota. ... Cousin of former college hockey player and minor-leaguer Fred Mattersdorfer and former major-junior player and minor-leaguer Darcy Mattersdorfer.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Chicago traded Rota, Ivan Boldirev and Phil Russell to Atlanta in exchange for Tom Lysiak, Pat Ribble, Harold Phillipoff, Greg Fox and Miles Zaharko on March 13, 1979.

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SNAPSHOT '73
Total Selected: 168
Forwards: 103
Defense: 53
Goaltenders: 12
Major Junior: 131
College Players: 28
Canadian: 151
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 14
U.S.-Born: 14
European: 0
Reached NHL: 70
Won Stanley Cup: 8
Hall of Fame: 3
All-Star Game: 13
Year-end All-Star: 3
Olympians: 4
Picks Traded: 35
 
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