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| 1973 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Andre St. Laurent
Selected in fourth round
No.
49 overall by New York Islanders
Born February
16, 1953
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Center / L. Wing / R. Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Montreal (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
Montreal | OHA | 60 |
13 | 27 |
40 | 127 | | 1971-72 |
Montreal | OMJHL |
63 | 18 |
34 | 52 |
161 | | 1972-73 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
64 | 52 |
48 | 100 |
245 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played for St. Victor's before entering major junior. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 27, 1973 (N.Y. Rangers at
N.Y. Islanders)
Numbers: 21 (N.Y. Islanders); 16, 34
(Detroit); 15 (L.A.); 34 (Pitt.)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1973-1983 |
NYI, DET, LA, PIT | 644 |
129 | 187 | 316 |
749 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1975-1982 |
NYI, DET, LA, PIT | 59 |
8 | 12 | 20 |
48 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Detroit MVP: 1977-78
Pittsburgh McCracken Award (Unsung Hero):
1982-83
Miscellaneous: Played on N.Y. Islanders' "Commotion Line" with Garry
Howatt and Bob Nystrom from 1974-1976. ... Earned NHL Player of Week honors
for final week of January 1978. ... Sent to Los Angeles as part of Dale
McCourt settlement on Aug. 22, 1979. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with
ruptured disc in back, an injury that required surgery on Oct. 31, 1980. He
had suffered injury during Los Angeles' 1980 training camp. ... Missed
part of 1981-82 season with pain from swollen disc in back, requiring him to
be placed in traction in December 1981. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Fort Worth (CHL); Houston (CHL);
New Haven (AHL); Adirondack (AHL); Angelholm (Sweden); Rouen, Clermont,
Bordeaux (France)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (by Vancouver, No. 96
overall in Round 8)
Miscellaneous: Was a scratch golfer
during his playing days. ... The arena in Beloeil, Quebec, is named in his
honor.
Personal: Nicknamed "Ace." ... Nephew of former NHL
player Dollard St. Laurent. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: N.Y. Islanders traded St. Laurent to
Detroit in exchange for Michel Bergeron on October 20, 1977. |
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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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