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1979 NHL DRAFT PICK
Mark Renaud
Selected in fifth round
No. 102 overall by Hartford Whalers

Born February 21, 1959
Position: Defense
Height: 6-0   Weight: 180
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Niagara Falls (OMJHL)                     
Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Windsor, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1974-75 AssumptionOnt. H.S. 423 1417 19
1975-76 WindsorOMJHL 663 1518 42
1976-77 Niagara FallsOMJHL 667 2532 30
1977-78 Niagara FallsOMJHL 686 2430 57
1978-79 Niagara FallsOMJHL 6810 5666 89

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Named OMJHL's best defensive defenseman for 1978-79 in poll of league's coaches. ... Was Niagara Falls' fourth pick in 1976 OMJHL midget draft. ... Attended Assumption College School in Windsor, Ontario, from 1971-72 through 1974-75. ... Played minor hockey in Windsor's Riverside Minor Hockey Association.
NHL CAREER
Debut: December 7, 1979 (N.Y. Rangers at Hartford)
Numbers:  32, 20, 28, 25 (Hartford); 4 (Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1985
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1979-1983 Hartford, Buffalo152 650 5686
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Springfield (AHL), Binghamton (AHL); Rochester (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Returned to Windsor and became a minor hockey coach after his retirement. ... Worked as hockey columnist for ska8ers.com website from April 2000 through 2001-02 season.
Personal: Full name is Mark Joseph Renaud. ... Older brother of former minor-leaguer Chris Renaud.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
WAIVER DRAFT: Hartford left Renaud unprotected for the 1983 NHL Waiver Draft, and he was claimed by Buffalo on October 3, 1983.

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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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