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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Greg Kostenko
Selected in eighth round
No. 127 overall by New York Rangers

Born April 20, 1958
Position: Defense
Height: 6-0   Weight: 200
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Ohio State (CCHA)                          
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1974-75 Winnipeg Kern-HillMan. Jr. B -- ---- ----
1975-76 Winnipeg Kern-HillMan. Jr. B -- ---- ----
  WinnipegWCHL5 00 08
1976-77 Ohio StateCCHA ---- ---- 151
1977-78 Ohio StateCCHA 334 1721 80

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
CCHA All-Star Honorable Mention:
1977-78 (Ohio State)
RPI Invitational All-Star First Team: 1977 (Ohio State)
OSU Smith Award (Best Defensive Player): 1977-78 (first winner)
Ohio State Most Improved Player: 1977-78
Miscellaneous: Set Ohio State single-season record (since broken) with 151 penalty minutes in 1976-77.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was not offered contract by N.Y. Rangers after final season at Ohio State. ... Signed with Winnipeg as an unrestricted free agent in October 1980, but never played for parent team.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Ohio State (CCHA); Fort Wayne (IHL); Tulsa (CHL); Sherbrooke (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CCHA All-Star Second Team:
1979-80 (Ohio State)
CCHA All-Star Honorable Mention: 1978-79 (Ohio State)
Miscellaneous: Completed career at Ohio State with school record (since broken) for career penalty minutes (397). ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with back injury suffered in October 1982.

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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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