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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ron Chipperfield
Selected in first round
No. 17 overall
by California Golden Seals
Born March 28, 1954
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Center
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Brandon (WCHL)
Birthplace:
Brandon, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown: Minnedosa, Manitoba |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Dauphin | MJHL | 34 |
39 | 40 |
79 | 18 | | 1970-71 |
Brandon | WCHL | 64 |
40 | 43 |
83 | 62 | | 1971-72 |
Brandon | WCHL |
63 | 59 |
53 | 112 |
29 | | 1972-73 |
Brandon | WCHL |
59 | 72 |
41 | 113 |
63 | | 1973-74 |
Brandon | WCHL |
66 | 90 |
72 | 162 |
82 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL MVP: 1973-74 (Brandon)
WCHL Most
Sportsmanlike Player: 1971-72, 1972-73 (Brandon)
WCHL All-Star First Team:
1973-74 (Brandon)
Brandon Captain: 1973-74
WCHL Points
Leader: 1973-74 (Brandon) (162 points)
WCHL Goals Leader:
1973-74 (Brandon) (90 goals)
MJHL Goals Leader: 1969-70 (Dauphin)
(39 goals)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 1 overall prospect in the 1974 NHL draft. ... Played in 1970 Memorial Cup tournament with Dauphin (MJHL).
... Rights transferred to Medicine Hat after reshuffling involved in 1971 WCHL
expansion draft, but was reacquired by Brandon in a trade for Derek Kuntz
prior to 1971-72 season. ... Set WCHL/WHL record (since broken) for goals in one season with 90 in
1973-74. ... Finished his junior career as the WCHL/WHL's all-time leading
goal-scorer with 261 career goals (record since broken). |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1979 (Edmonton at
Chicago)
Numbers: 7 (Edmonton); 24, 7
(Quebec)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1979-1980 | Edmonton, Quebec |
83 | 22 | 24 |
46 | 34 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Edmonton Captain: Oct. 9, 1979, to March 11, 1980
1979-80: Played on first Edmonton Oilers and Quebec Nordiques NHL
teams.
Miscellaneous: Traded to Philadelphia while in WHA
during 1974-75 season, but never played for parent team. ... His first NHL
game was also first game in Edmonton Oilers' NHL history and Wayne Gretzky's
first NHL game. ... Is one of only two players in NHL history (with Winnipeg's
Lars-Erik Sjoberg) to play first NHL game as a team captain. ... Played center
on line with 18-year-old Mark Messier at left wing for Edmonton in 1979-80.
... Was traded by Edmonton to Quebec while his mother was dying of leukemia in
Winnipeg. Learned of the deal while he was visiting her, and she died the day
after the trade. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Vancouver, Calgary,
Edmonton (WHA); Rochester (AHL); Bolzano (Italy)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Italian League Championship: 1982, 1983,
1984, 1985 (as coach), 1988 (as coach) (Bolzano), 1991 (Milan) (as general
manager)
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Vancouver, No. 49 overall in Round 4)
Italian League Points Leader: 1981-82 (Bolzano) (128 points)
Italian League Goals Leader: 1981-82 (Bolzano) (78 goals)
Italian League Playoffs Points Leader: 1982 (18 points)
Italian League Playoffs Goals Leader: 1982 (10 goals)
Italian League
Playoffs Assists Leader: 1982 (8 assists)
1978-79: Played on WHA regular-season champion (Edmonton).
Coaching Career: Named head coach
of Bolzano (Italy) prior to 1984-85 season and remained in that position
through 1987-88 season.
Management Career: Served as general manager
of HC Milan (Italy) during 1990s.
Miscellaneous: Was on Vancouver (WHA)
team that relocated to Calgary after 1974-75 season. ... Was on Calgary (WHA)
team that folded on May 31, 1977. Sold to Edmonton in WHA's special Dispersal
Draft for defunct teams in September 1977 .... Suffered from arthritic
condition in his knees during summer of 1977, an injury that led to
hospitalization and which briefly put his career in jeopardy. ... Missed start
of 1978-79 season with pulled stomach muscle. ... Missed part
of 1978-79 season with hip injury. ... Set WHA record for goals in one playoff
game with five vs. Winnipeg in Game 5 of 1979 Avco Trophy finals on May 18,
1979. ... Set Italian league
record with 78 goals in 1981-82. ... Co-authored book called Mastering
Inline Hockey with former Edmonton teammate Brett Callighen after his
retirement.
Personal: Nicknamed "The
Magnificent Seven." ... Full name is Ronald James Chipperfield. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: California traded Chipperfield's
rights to Philadelphia in exchange for George Pesut on Dec. 11, 1974. When the
WHA and NHL merged in 1979, Philadelphia chose not to take Chipperfield in the
NHL's reclaim draft, and his NHL rights were retained by Edmonton. |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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