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1979 NHL DRAFT PICK
Gary Dillon
Selected in fifth round
No. 85 overall by Colorado Rockies

Born February 28, 1959
Position: Center
Height: 5-10   Weight: 173
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Toronto (OMJHL)                             
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1974-75 MarkhamJr. B 3126 2955 46
1975-76 TorontoOMJHL 6023 4669 68
1976-77 TorontoOMJHL 6440 62102 77
1977-78 TorontoOMJHL 6439 4584 112
1978-79 TorontoOMJHL 5957 63120 40

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star First Team:
1978-79 (Toronto)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 21 prospect (among players born in 1959) for the 1979 NHL draft. ... Missed part of 1978-79 season with mononucleosis, contracted in September 1978. ... Was working at hockey school in St. Andrews, New Brunswick on day of 1979 NHL Entry Draft.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 11, 1980 (Calgary at Colorado)
Numbers:  10, 12 (Colorado)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1982
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1980 Colorado13 11 229

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Scored goal in first NHL game. The goal beat Calgary goalie Pat Riggin at 8:06 of the first period. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with leg injury, suffered in December 1980. ... Released by Colorado on Oct. 7, 1981. He signed with Quebec an unrestricted free agent on Nov. 19, 1981, but never played for parent team.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Fort Worth (CHL); Fredericton (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Personal:
Full name is Gary Kevin Dillon. ... Younger brother of former NHL player Wayne Dillon.

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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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