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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Gord
Wappel
Selected in fifth round
No.
80 overall by Atlanta Flames
Born July 26, 1958
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 203
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Regina (WCHL)
Birthplace: Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Regina, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1973-74 |
Regina | SJHL |
50 | 2 |
4 | 6 |
55 | | 1974-75 |
Regina | SJHL |
25 | 5 |
5 | 10 |
55 | | |
Regina | WCHL |
20 | 0 |
3 | 3 |
9 | | 1975-76 |
Regina | WCHL |
72 | 5 |
28 | 33 |
76 | | 1976-77 |
Regina | WCHL |
54 | 4 |
28 | 32 |
137 | | 1977-78 |
Regina | WCHL |
72 | 10 |
30 | 40 |
177 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 10, 1980 (Vancouver at Atlanta)
Numbers: 24, 2, 21 (Atlanta/Calgary)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1983 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1982 |
Atlanta/Calgary | 20 |
1 | 1 | 2 |
10 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980 |
Atlanta | 2 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 4 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Tulsa (CHL); Muskegon (IHL);
Birmingham (CHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Oklahoma City, Colorado (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Gassoff Trophy (Most Improved Defenseman):
1979-80 (Bir.)
Miscellaneous: Was playing in
Atlanta organization when parent team relocated to Calgary on June 24, 1980.
... Was on Birmingham (CHL) team that folded on Feb. 24, 1981. ... Missed part
of 1980-81 season with sprained knee ligaments, an injury suffered in January
1981. ... Returned to Regina and became a minor hockey coach after his
retirement.
Personal: Full name is Gordon Alexander Wappel. |
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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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