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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Pat Price
Selected in first round
No. 11 overall
by New York Islanders
Born March 24, 1955
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Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Vancouver (WHA)
Birthplace: Nelson, British Columbia (Canada)
Hometown:
Nelson, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
66 |
2 | 16 |
18 | 56 | | 1971-72 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
66 |
10 | 48 |
58 | 85 | | 1972-73 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
67 | 12 |
56 | 68 |
134 | | 1973-74 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
68 | 27 |
68 | 95 |
147 | | 1974-75 |
Vancouver | WHA |
68 | 5 |
29 | 34 |
15 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL Top Defenseman: 1973-74 (Saskatoon)
WCHL All-Star First Team: 1973-74 (Saskatoon)
Miscellaneous: Paired on defense with Dave Lewis for Saskatoon in 1972-73.
... Played for Edmonton (WCHL)
in its 1974 series vs. Moscow Selects. ... Was selected by Washington (NHL) in
special pre-draft of underage juniors by expansion teams, but chose to enter WHA. ... Signed with Vancouver (WHA) as an
underage junior in May 1974, but was not happy with his ice time there and
declared his interest in being drafted by an NHL team in 1975. ... In a
cost-cutting move, Vancouver released Price from his $1.3 million contract
prior to 1975-76 season when the franchise relocated to Calgary. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 4,
1976 (N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers)
Numbers: 3 (NYI); 26
(Edmonton); 2 (Pittsburgh); 7 (Que.); 47 (NYR); 28 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP | G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1976-1987 |
NYI, Edmonton, Pittsburgh
Quebec, NYR, Minnesota | 726 |
43 | 218 | 261 |
1,456 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1977-1987 |
NYI, EDM, PIT, QUE, NYR | 74 |
2 | 10 |
12 | 195 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Edmonton Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1980-81 (193 PIM)
Pittsburgh
Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1982 (28 PIM)
1979-80: Played on first Edmonton Oilers NHL team.
Miscellaneous: Had assist on winning goal in first NHL game. ... Paired
on defense with Bert Marshall for N.Y. Islanders in 1976-77 and 1977-78. ...
Demanded trade after being benched for much of 1979 playoffs. ... Was
Edmonton's third-round pick in 1979 NHL Expansion Draft. ... Released by
Pittsburgh and claimed off waivers by Quebec for $2,500 in December 1982. ...
Missed part of 1982-83 season with viral encephalitis, first diagnosed in
January 1983. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with separated shoulder, an
injury suffered in November 1984. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with
sprained knee, an injury suffered in Quebec's Jan. 2, 1986, game vs. Hartford.
... Missed part of 1985-86 season after having appendix removed on Feb. 12,
1986. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Fort Worth (CHL); Rochester
(AHL); Fredericton (AHL); Kalamazoo (IHL)
WHA Canada-Soviet Summit Series: 1974 (did not play)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Vancouver,
No. 1 overall in Round 1)
Miscellaneous: Was avid tennis player
during his hockey career.
Personal: Full name is Shaun
Patrick Price. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| EXPANSION: N.Y. Islanders left Price
unprotected for the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, and he was claimed by Edmonton
on June 13, 1979. |
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SNAPSHOT '75 | | Total Selected: |
217 | | Forwards: |
126 | | Defense: |
65 | | Goaltenders: |
26 | | Major Junior: |
135 | | College Players: |
61 |
| Canadian: |
162 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
46 | | U.S.-Born: |
45 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
87 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
6 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
11 |
| Picks Traded: |
21 |
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