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1973 NHL DRAFT PICK
Don Cutts
Selected in seventh round
No. 97 overall by New York Islanders

Born February 24, 1953
Position: Goaltender
Height: 6-3   Weight: 190
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: RPI (ECAC)                                    
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPW-L-T GAASO SV%
1970-71 RPI freshmanECAC 8n/a 2.73-- n/a
1971-72 RPIECAC 21n/a 3.431 n/a
1972-73 RPIECAC 30n/a 3.541 n/a

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
ECAC Rookie of Year:
1971-72 (RPI)
ECAC All-Star Second Team: 1971-72, 1972-73 (RPI)
RPI Invitational All-Tournament Second Team: 1972 (RPI)
NHL CAREER
Debut: January 29, 1980 (Edmonton at St. Louis)
Numbers:  1 (Edmonton)
Stanley Cup: Never won.   Playing Status: Retired 1982
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGP W-L-TGAASOSV%
1980 Edmonton6 1-2-13.57 0n/a

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1979-80:
Played on first Edmonton Oilers NHL team.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: RPI (ECAC); Fort Worth (CHL); Muskegon (IHL); Kalamazoo (IHL); Fort Wayne (IHL); Houston, Oklahoma City (CHL); Lahti (Finland)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup:
1978 (Fort Worth)
IHL Norris Trophy (Lowest Team GAA): 1975-76 (Muskegon)
IHL All-Star First Team: 1975-76 (Muskegon)
RPI Invitational All-Tournament Second Team: 1973 (RPI)
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (by Houston, No. 48 overall in Round 4)
CHL Goals-Against Average Leader: 1977-78 (Fort Worth) (2.88)
CHL Playoffs GAA Leader: 1978 (Fort Worth) (2.57)
IHL Goals-Against Average Leader: 1975-76 (Muskegon) (2.82)
IHL Shutouts Leader: 1975-76 (Muskegon) (5 shutouts, tie)
RPI Records: Most saves in one season (1,064 in 1973-74)
1974-75: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Muskegon).
1977-78: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Fort Worth).
Miscellaneous: Member of RPI Athletics Hall of Fame.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
FREE AGENCY: N.Y. Islanders did not offer Cutts a contract for 1979-80. He signed as a free agent with Edmonton on Jan. 12, 1980.

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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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