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1974 NHL DRAFT PICK
Pat Ribble
Selected in fourth round
No. 58 overall by Atlanta Flames

Born April 26, 1954
Position: Defense
Height: 6-4   Weight: 210
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Oshawa (OMJHL)                            
Birthplace: Leamington, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Leamington, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1972-73 OshawaOMJHL61 1127 38110
1973-74 OshawaOMJHL 708 1624 134

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Oshawa Unsung Hero:
1973-74
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No. 46 overall prospect in the 1974 NHL draft.
NHL CAREER
Debut: December 26, 1975 (Pittsburgh at Atlanta)
Numbers:  3, 8, 22, 23, 28 (Atlanta/Calgary); 5 (Chicago); 3 (Toronto); 2 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1987
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1975-1983 ATL/CGY, CHI, TOR, WAS349 196079 365
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1977-1979 Atlanta, Chicago8 011 12

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was selected by Atlanta with a draft pick acquired from N.Y. Islanders to help settle the 1973 controversy over the pro basketball rights to Julius Erving, who had been property of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks before joining the ABA's New York Nets, which were owned by N.Y. Islanders owner Roy Boe. ... Was on three teams (Chicago, Toronto, Washington) during 1979-80 season. ... Missed parts of 1979-80 season with broken thumb, broken nose and stretched knee ligaments, an injury suffered while he was playing for Washington in March 1980. ... Missed parts of 1980-81 season with arm and knee injuries. ...  Missed part of 1980-81 season with shoulder and rib injuries suffered in Washington's Feb. 3, 1981, game at Vancouver. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with broken foot, an injury suffered in November 1982.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Omaha, Tulsa (CHL); Oklahoma City (CHL); Colorado (CHL); Indianapolis, Salt Lake (IHL)
World Championships: 1978 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup:
1976 (Tulsa)
IHL Turner Cup: 1987 (Salt Lake)
CHL All-Star Second Team: 1976-77 (Tulsa), 1983-84 (Colorado)
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Indianapolis, No. 91 overall in Round 7)
1975-76: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Tulsa).
1983-84: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Colorado)
Miscellaneous: Played on Washington team that competed in Sweden's 1980 DN Cup tournament. ... Worked at Can-Am Hockey School in Guelph, Ontario, during off-seasons of his playing days. ... Returned to Leamington, Ontario, after his retirement and went to work for the local natural gas company, Union Gas. ... Became active in Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association and Oldtimers team after his retirement, even though he never played for Detroit during his career.
Personal: Full name is Patrick Wayne Ribble.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Atlanta traded Ribble, Tom Lysiak, Greg Fox, Harold Phillipoff and Miles Zaharko to Chicago in exchange for Ivan Boldirev, Phil Russell and Darcy Rota on March 13, 1979. The eight-player deal was the largest (in terms of players involved) in NHL history to that point. The Flames organization got Ribble back less than three years later when Calgary traded Randy Holt and Bobby Gould to Washington for Ribble and 1983 second-round pick (later traded) on Nov. 25, 1981.

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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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