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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John Held
Selected in eighth round
No.
137 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Birthdate:
n/a
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Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 165
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
London (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Brampton, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
London | OMJHL | 53 |
2 | 5 |
7 | 45 | | 1972-73 |
London | OMJHL |
58 | 5 |
24 | 29 |
60 | | 1973-74 |
London | OMJHL |
70 | 4 |
27 | 31 |
112 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 52 overall prospect in the 1974 NHL draft. ... Played lacrosse as well as
hockey while growing up in Brampton, Ontario. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Tulsa (CHL); Roanoke
Valley, Charlotte (SHL); Brantford (OHA Sr.)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Allan Cup: 1977 (Brantford), 1981
(Petrolia), 1987 (Brantford)
Brampton, Ontario, Sports Hall of Fame:
Inducted 1999
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Vancouver, No. 153 overall in Round 11)
Miscellaneous: Moved to Lambeth, Ontario, after his retirement and
became a firefighter, eventually serving as captain of a local fire rescue
team. ... Became active in London-area Oldtimers' hockey.
Personal: Father of former major junior player Ryan Held, a New Jersey
draft selection. ... Son of former major junior scout Bill Held. |
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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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