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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Ray Irwin
Selected in 14th round
No. 215 overall by Washington Capitals

Born January 30, 1958
Position: Defense
Height: 5-11   Weight: 180
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Oshawa (OMJHL)                            
Birthplace: Sudbury, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Sudbury, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1973-74 SudburyOMJHL2 00 00
1974-75 GuelphSOJHL50 245 4750
1975-76 SudburyOMJHL 5 01 14
  KitchenerOMJHL 54 611 1760
1976-77 KitchenerOMJHL 21 311 1461
  OshawaOMJHL 292 35 71
1977-78 OshawaOMJHL 646 4248 108

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Oshawa Captain:
1977-78
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Milwaukee (IHL); Guelph (OUAA)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
OUAA Playoffs MVP:
1981 (Guelph)
OUAA All-Star First Team: 1982-83 (Guelph)
University of Guelph Gryphon Hall of Fame: Inducted 1991
University of Guelph Athlete of Year: 1982-83
Guelph Pos Award (MVP): 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83
Guelph Rickard Award (Rookie of Year): 1979-80
Guelph Mitchell Award (Sportsman of Year): 1982-83
Guelph Captain: 1982-83
Management Career: Became part-owner and scout for Erie (OHL) prior to team's inaugural 1996-97 season and remained in that position through 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Returned to Toronto after his retirement and became active as a minor hockey coach. ... Led unsuccessful effort to keep North Bay's OHL team from moving to Saginaw in 2002. He had presented an offer to buy the team and keep it in North Bay.

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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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