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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Kim Clackson
Selected in fifth round
No.
85 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born
February 13, 1955
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Victoria (WCHL)
Birthplace: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Victoria | WCHL | 64 |
1 | 1 |
2 | 235 | | 1973-74 |
Victoria | WCHL |
1 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | |
Flin Flon | WCHL |
47 | 2 |
6 | 8 |
263 | | 1974-75 |
Victoria | WCHL |
58 | 7 |
26 | 33 |
359 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 14, 1979 (Pittsburgh at
Boston)
Numbers: 6 (Pittsburgh); 4 (Quebec)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1981 |
Pittsburgh, Quebec | 106 |
0 | 8 | 8 |
370 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1981 |
Pittsburgh, Quebec | 8 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
70 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL Records: Most games in a career without
scoring a goal (106)
Pittsburgh Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1979-80 (166)
Pittsburgh
Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1980 (37)
Miscellaneous: Left unprotected by Pittsburgh in 1979 NHL Expansion
Draft but was reclaimed as fill-in after Colin Campbell was taken off the
Pittsburgh roster on June 13, 1979. ... Fought Boston's Stan Jonathan and Al Secord in first period of his first NHL game. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Indianapolis, Winnipeg (WHA)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Avco Trophy: 1978, 1979 (Winnipeg)
WHA Draft Pick: 1975 (by Minnesota,
No. 25 overall in Round 2)
WHA Records: Most penalty minutes by a
rookie (351 in 1975-76), most penalty minutes in a season by a defenseman (351
in 1975-76)
Indianapolis (WHA) Records: Most career penalty minutes
(519), Most penalty
minutes in one season (351 in 1975-76), most penalty minutes in one game (34)
Winnipeg (WHA) Records: Most career penalty minutes (413), most penalty
minutes in one season (210 in 1978-79)
WHA Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1978
(Winnipeg) (61 PIM)
1977-78: Played on WHA regular-season
champion (Winnipeg).
Miscellaneous: Never played in
minor leagues. ... Was property of Minnesota (WHA) organization when team
folded on Feb. 27, 1976. Signed with Indianapolis (WHA) as unrestricted
free agent. ... Missed parts of 1977-78 season with knee injury that required
surgery and a concussion. ... Attended skating school during summer of 1978.
... Returned to Pittsburgh after retirement and went into commercial real
estate business, becoming senior vice president of local CB Richard Ellis
office. Has consistently been one of company's top producers, and has worked
on deals for many of its biggest corporate clients.
Personal: Full name is Kimbel Gerald Clackson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WHA/FREE AGENT COMPENSATION: Clackson did not
join Pittsburgh after the draft, instead signing to play in the WHA. When the
NHL and WHA merged in 1979, Pittsburgh regained Clackson's rights in the NHL
Reclaim Draft on June 9, 1979. Just over a year later, Pittsburgh sent
Clackson to Quebec on August 7, 1980, as compensation for the signing of
restricted free agent Paul Baxter. |
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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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