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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Joe Contini
Selected in eighth round
No.
126 overall by Colorado Rockies
Born January
29, 1957
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
St. Catharines (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Galt, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Galt, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Guelph | SOJHL | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
| 1974-75 |
Hamilton | OMJHL |
68 | 27 |
63 | 90 |
152 | | 1975-76 |
Hamilton | OMJHL |
54 | 28 |
52 | 80 |
105 | | 1976-77 |
St. Catharines | OMJHL |
28 | 17 |
29 | 46 |
61 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1976 (Hamilton)
World Junior Championships: 1977
(silver medal)
Memorial Cup Tournament Records: Most points in one game (6 for
Hamilton vs. New Westminster on May 12, 1976, shares record. Had three goals
and three assists in the game) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 27, 1977 (Colorado at
Detroit)
Numbers: 8, 16 (Colorado); 24 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup:
Never won
Playing Status:
Retired 1982 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1981 |
Colorado, Minnesota | 68 |
17 | 21 | 38 |
34 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1978 |
Colorado | 2 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Signed first pro contract after being called up form Flint
(IHL) for five-game tryout during 1977-78 season. ... Played on line with
Randy Pierce and Larry Skinner for Colorado in 1977-78. ... Missed part of 1977-78
season with broken arm. ... Left unprotected by Colorado for 1979 NHL
Expansion Draft, but was reclaimed as fill-in after Ralph Klassen was taken
off Chicago roster on June 13, 1979. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Phoenix (CHL); Flint (IHL);
Philadelphia (AHL); Fort Worth, Oklahoma City (CHL); Muskegon (IHL); Hershey (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Named Guelph (OHL) head
coach in May 1983 and remained in that position until February 1985.
Miscellaneous: Was on Phoenix (CHL)
team that folded on Dec. 13, 1977. ... Signed with Hershey (AHL) as
unrestricted free agent in January 1982. ... Became minor hockey coach in
Ontario after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Joseph
Mario Contini. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Colorado released Contini in
October 1979, and he became an unrestricted free agent. He signed with
Minnesota on February 1, 1980. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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