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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Lou Franceschetti
Selected in
fifth round
No. 71 overall by Washington Capitals
Born
March 28, 1958
 | Position:
Left Wing / Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight:
190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Toronto | Jr. B | 17 |
12 | 11 |
23 | 27 |
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St. Catharines | OMJHL |
1 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | 1976-77 |
Niagara Falls | OMJHL |
61 | 23 |
30 | 53 |
80 | | 1977-78 |
Niagara Falls | OMJHL |
62 | 40 |
50 | 90 |
46 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Mike Gartner for Niagara Falls in
1977-78. ... Was Niagara Falls' third pick in 1976 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 18, 1981 (Colorado at
Washington)
Numbers: 18, 32, 25 (Washington); 15 (Toronto);
15, 37, 34 (Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1996 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1981-1991 |
Washington, Toronto, Buffalo | 459 |
59 | 81 | 140 |
747 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1984-1991 | Washington, Toronto, Buffalo |
44 | 3 | 2 |
5 | 111 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Wore No. 15 in Washington's 1981 training camp.
... Named Washington Player of Month for December 1986. ... Missed part of
1987-88 season with shin injury suffered during Washington's March 18, 1988,
game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with broken foot. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Saginaw, Port Huron (IHL);
Hershey (AHL); Binghamton (AHL); Baltimore (AHL); New Haven, Rochester (AHL);
Jacksonville (SHL); Detroit (ColHL); Selva (Italy); Minnesota (IHL); London (ColHL);
Nashville (ECHL)
InLine Hockey: Toronto, Buffalo (RHI)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1980 (Hershey)
SEHL
Championship: 2000 (Pelham) (as head coach)
Port Huron Most Popular
Player: 1978-79
Hershey Most Popular Player: 1982-83
1980-81: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
1984-85:
Played on AHL regular-season champion (Binghamton).
Coaching Career: Named Jacksonville (SHL) head coach prior to 1992-93
season and remained in that position through 1992-93 season. .... Named
Detroit (ColHL) head coach prior to 1993-94 season and remained in that
position through 1993-94 season. ... Named Buffalo (RHI, InLine) head coach
prior to 1998 season and remained in position until August 1999. ... Named
Pelham (SEHL) head coach prior to 1999-00 season and remained in that position
through 1999-00 season. ... Named Traverse City (Cont. Jr. A) head coach prior
to 2001-02 season and held position into 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Played on
Washington's off-season charity softball team. ... Was active in
professional InLine hockey until 1998. ... Worked as a plumber during
off-seasons of his early playing days.
Personal: Full name is Louis
Carlo Franceschetti. ...
Also known as Louie Franceschetti during his playing days. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Washington traded Franceschetti to
Toronto in exchange for 1990 fifth-round pick (Mark Ouimet) on June 29, 1989. |
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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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