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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Clayton Pachal
Selected in first round
No. 16 overall
by Boston Bruins
Born April 21, 1956
 | Position:
Left Wing / Center
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
New Westminster (WCHL)
Birthplace: Yorkton, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Yorkton | SJHL | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
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New Westminster | WCHL |
37 |
2 | 2 |
4 | 67 |
| 1973-74 |
New Westminster | WCHL |
67 |
8 | 11 |
19 | 278 |
| 1974-75 |
New Westminster | WCHL |
65 | 17 |
30 | 47 |
306 | | 1975-76 |
New Westminster | WCHL |
65 | 41 |
47 | 88 |
259 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1975 (silver) (unofficial tournament)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
WCHL's No. 13 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. ... Assisted on first goal in
Yorkton (SJHL) history. ... Also played defense for New
Westminster (WCHL) from 1972 to 1975. ... Played in second World Junior
Championships in Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba, an unofficial tournament that
helped set stage for first official World Juniors in 1977. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 15, 1977 (Minnesota at
Boston)
Numbers: 6, 28 (Boston); 24 (Colorado)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1978 |
Boston, Colorado | 35 |
2 | 3 | 5 |
95 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Received game misconduct at
end of his first NHL game when he was third man into a fight between teammate
Brad Park and Minnesota's Tim Young. ... Signed with Edmonton as unrestricted free agent in July
1979, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Rochester (AHL); Binghamton
(NAHL); Philadelphia (AHL); Cincinnati (CHL); Grand Rapids (IHL); Unity,
Wilkie, Rosetown (Sask. Sr.)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by Winnipeg,
No. 17 overall in Round 2)
Miscellaneous: Was on Cincinnati (CHL)
team that folded on Feb. 17, 1980.
Personal: Also known as Clay Pachal
during his playing days. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Boston dealt Pachal to Colorado in
exchange for Mark Suzor on October 11, 1978. |
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SNAPSHOT '76 | | Total Selected: |
135 | | Forwards: |
83 | | Defense: |
39 | | Goaltenders: |
13 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
26 |
| Canadian: |
103 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
23 | | U.S.-Born: |
23 |
| European: |
8 |
| Reached NHL: |
73 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
12 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
2 |
| Olympians: |
6 |
| Picks Traded: |
15 |
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