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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dave Watson
Selected in fourth round
No.
58 overall by Colorado Rockies
Born May 19, 1958
 | Position: Left Wing
/ Right Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sault Ste. Marie (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Kirkland Lake, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Kirkland Lake, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Thunder Bay | TBJHL |
45 | 20 |
24 | 44 |
60 | | 1976-77 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
39 | 12 |
13 | 25 |
34 | | |
Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
26 | 11 |
9 | 20 |
18 | | 1977-78 |
Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
65 | 21 |
30 | 51 |
112 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 16, 1980 (Boston at
Colorado)
Numbers: 29 (Colorado)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1981 |
Colorado | 18 | 0 |
1 | 1 | 10 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Fort Worth (CHL); Carolina
(ACHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
ACHL Payne Cup: 1983, 1985 (Carolina)
ACHL All-Star First Team: 1982-83
(Carolina)
ACHL Points Leader: 1982-83
(Carolina) (102 points)
ACHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1983 (Carolina)
(14 points)
ACHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1985 (Carolina) (14
assists)
1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85: Played on ACHL regular-season
champion (Carolina).
1985-86: Played nine games for Carolina team that
won ACHL regular-season and playoff titles, but we not with team during
postseason.
Miscellaneous: Missed entire 1978-79 season with knee
injury suffered during Colorado training camp in
September 1978. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with bruised sternum, suffered in December 1980.
... Remained in Winston-Salem, N.C., area after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is David Gerald
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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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