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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Don Nachbaur
Selected in third round
No.
60 overall by Hartford Whalers
Born January 30, 1959
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight:
200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Billings (WHL)
Birthplace: Kitimat, British Columbia (Canada)
Hometown:
Prince George, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Merritt | BCJHL |
54 | 22 |
27 | 49 |
31 | | 1977-78 |
Billings | WCHL |
68 | 23 |
27 | 50 |
128 | | 1978-79 |
Billings | WHL |
69 | 44 |
52 | 96 |
175 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Billings Captain: 1977-78 and 1978-79
WCHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1978 (Billings) (18 goals) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9, 1980 (Hartford at St.
Louis)
Numbers: 31, 26 (Hartford); 26 (Edmonton); 42
(Philadelphia)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1994 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1980-1989 |
Hartford Edmonton, Phila. |
223 | 23 | 46 |
69 | 465 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1988 |
Edmonton, Philadelphia | 11 |
1 | 1 |
2 | 24 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1987 (Philadelphia)
1982-83: Played on Edmonton team that went to Stanley Cup Finals, but
did not appear in any Finals series games.
Miscellaneous: Was first Billings (WHL) alumnus to score a goal in NHL,
a feat achieved in Hartford's Oct. 15, 1980, game at Pittsburgh. ...
Wore No. 25 in Edmonton's 1982 training camp. ... Left unprotected by Edmonton for 1983 NHL Waiver Draft
and claimed by Los Angeles, but never played for parent team. ... Missed
part of 1987-88 season with sprained back, suffered in March 1988. ... Missed
start of 1989-90 season with shoulder injury that required surgery in October
1989. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Springfield (AHL); Moncton,
New Haven, Hershey (AHL); Graz (Austria)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1988 (Hershey)
WHL
Coach of Year: 1994-95 (Seattle)
Hershey Ashbee Award (Dedication): 1988-89
Hershey Captain: 1984-85
through 1989-90
Graz Captain: 1990-91 through 1993-94
Seattle
(WHL) Records: Most victories by a head coach (202), most consecutive
coaching victories in one season (15 in 1994-95)
Austria Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1991-92 (Graz) (197 PIM)
1985-86, 1987-88: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
Coaching Career: Served as Hershey (AHL) assistant coach while injured
during 1984-85 season. ... Named Binghamton (AHL) assistant coach for
remainder of 1990-91 season in March 1991. ... Named Seattle (WHL) head coach
in June 1994 and remained in that position until Feb. 6, 2000. ... Was
assistant coach of Team Canada squad that won gold medal at 1999 World
Under-18 Championships. ... Named Philadelphia (AHL) assistant coach on July
8, 2000, and remained in that position through 2001-02 season. ... Named
Tri-City (WHL) head coach on June 16, 2003.
Miscellaneous: Missed remainder of
1984-85 season with forearm injury, suffered during Hershey's Oct. 20, 1984,
game vs. Baltimore. ... Became Seattle (WHL) all-time coaching victories
leader with 128th victory on Dec. 30, 1997. ... Worked as private hockey coach
and hockey director at The Igloo in Mount Laurel, N.J., in 2002-03 season.
Personal: Full name is Donald
Kenneth Nachbaur. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Hartford traded Nachbaur and Ken
Linseman to Edmonton in exchange for Risto Siltanen and Brent Loney on August
19, 1982. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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