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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Glen Currie
Selected in third round
No. 38 overall by Washington Capitals

Born July 18, 1958
Position: Center / Left Wing
Height: 6-1   Weight: 177
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Laval (QMJHL)                                 
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Lachine, Quebec
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1975-76 LavalQMJHL 7215 5469 20
1976-77 LavalQMJHL 7228 5179 42
1977-78 LavalQMJHL 7263 82145 29

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL All-Star Second Team:
1977-78 (Laval)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as QMJHL's No. 10 prospect for the 1978 NHL draft.
NHL CAREER
Debut: January 22, 1980 (Winnipeg at Washington)
Numbers:  19, 28, 12 (Washington); 23, 22 (Los Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1988
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1980-1987 Washington, Los Angeles326 3979118 100
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1983-1984 Washington12 134 4

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Washington Most Improved Player:
1980-81
Washington Playoffs Assists Leader: 1983 (3)
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Ryan Walter and Mike Gartner for Washington in 1980-81. ... Played on line with Bob Gould and Gaetan Duchesne for Washington 1982-83. ... Set Washington record (since broken) with plus-18 rating in 1982-83. ... Missed most of 1985-86 season with back injury suffered in Los Angeles' 1985 training camp.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Port Huron (IHL); Hershey (AHL); Binghamton (AHL); New Haven (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1979-80:
Played 45 regular-season games for Hershey team that went on to win AHL playoff title, but was not with team during postseason.
1980-81: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
1984-85: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Binghamton).
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Lou Franceschetti and Gary Rissling for Hershey (AHL) in 1979-80.
Personal: Full name is Glen Allen Currie. ... Nephew of former NHL player Jimmy Peters. ... Cousin of former NHL player Jimmy Peters Jr.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Washington traded Currie to Los Angeles in exchange for Daryl Evans on September 6, 1985.

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SNAPSHOT '78
Total Selected: 234
Forwards: 143
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 127
College Players: 80
Canadian: 170
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 47
U.S.-Born: 47
European: 17
Reached NHL: 95
Won Stanley Cup: 16
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 1
Olympians: 16
Picks Traded: 46
 
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