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1974 NHL DRAFT PICK
Robbie Laird
Selected in seventh round
No. 116 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Born December 29, 1954
Position: Left Wing / Right Wing
Height: 5-9   Weight: 165
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Regina (WCHL)                               
Birthplace: Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Regina, Saskatchewan
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1971-72 ReginaSJHL-- ---- ----
  ReginaWCHL 11 01 0
1972-73 ReginaWCHL 6814 1832 102
1973-74 ReginaWCHL 6839 4584 243

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup:
1974 (Regina)
Memorial Cup Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1974 (Regina) (33 PIM)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No. 41 overall prospect in the 1974 NHL draft.
NHL CAREER
Debut: February 26, 1980 (Vancouver at Minnesota)
Numbers:  21 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1985
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1980 Minnesota10 000

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Scouting Career:
Named Los Angeles pro scout prior to 1997-98 season and remained in that position through 1999-00 season. ... Named Los Angeles pro scout and director of European player evaluation prior to 2000-01 season and remained in position through 2000-01 season. ... Named Los Angeles director of pro scouting and European player evaluation prior to 2001-02 season (following death of Ace Bailey) and remained in that position through 2006-07 season.
Coaching Career: Named Washington assistant coach prior to 1989-90 season and remained in that position through 1989-90 season.
Miscellaneous: Broke leg during Pittsburgh's 1974 training camp.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Fort Wayne (IHL); Oklahoma City, Nashville (CHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Commissioners' Trophy (Coach of Year):
1985-86 (Fort Wayne)
Hockey News Minor-League Coach of Year: 1988-89 (Fort Wayne)
Hockey News IHL Coach of Year: 1985-86, 1988-89 (Fort Wayne)
IHL All-Star First Team: 1978-79 (Fort Wayne)
IHL All-Star Game: 1977, 1979
Fort Wayne Hockey Hall of Fame: Inducted 2002
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Minnesota, No. 29 overall in Round 2)
1977-78, 1983-84: Played on IHL regular-season champ (Fort Wayne).
1985-86, 1986-87: Coached IHL regular-season champ (Fort Wayne).
Coaching Career: Named Fort Wayne (IHL) player-head coach prior to 1985-86 season, ceased playing early in 1985-86 season, and remained team's head coach through 1988-89 season. ... Named Baltimore (AHL) head coach prior to 1990-91 season and remained in that position through 1991-92 season. ... Named Moncton (AHL) head coach prior to 1992-93 season and remained in that position through 1993-94 season. ... Named Phoenix (IHL) head coach prior to 1994-95 season and remained in that position through 1996-97 season.
Management Career: Named Fort Wayne (IHL) general manager prior to 1985-86 season and held position through 1988-89 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1981-82 season with groin injury suffered in December 1981. ... Retired for the first time in 1982, but came out of retirement to rejoin Fort Wayne for the 1983-84 season. ... Was last Fort Wayne head coach to play for the team. ... Became first coach in Winnipeg organization history to take a minor-league affiliate team to a championship series when he led Moncton (AHL) to 1994 Calder Cup finals. ... Fought with Detroit (IHL) coach Steve Ludzik following a March 1997 game vs. Detroit in Phoenix. As the teams were leaving the ice, Ludzik shoved Laird, who turned around and punched Ludzik. The two then fought in the runway to the dressing rooms. ... Named to Fort Wayne Komets 50th Anniversary Team by Fort Wayne News-Sentinel in 2001.
Personal: Full name is Glenn Robert Laird. ... Known as Rob Laird throughout his coaching and scouting career.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
FREE AGENCY: Laird never signed with Pittsburgh, instead playing as an amateur with the team's IHL affiliate in Fort Wayne during the 1974-75 season. He remained with Fort Wayne after Pittsburgh severed its ties to the Fort Wayne team in 1975 and eventually signed with Minnesota as an unrestricted free agent on September 15, 1979.

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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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