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1979 NHL DRAFT PICK
Bob Attwell
Selected in sixth round
No. 106 overall by Colorado Rockies

Born December 26, 1959
Position: Right Wing
Height: 6-0   Weight: 192
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Peterborough (OMJHL)                     
Birthplace: Spokane, Washington (USA)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1975-76 BramaleaJr. B 5032 2860 12
1976-77 PeterboroughOMJHL 6418 2543 10
1977-78 PeterboroughOMJHL 6823 4366 32
1978-79 PeterboroughOMJHL 6832 6193 39

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup:
1979 (Peterborough)
Miscellaneous: Scored Memorial Cup-winning goal for Peterborough at 2:38 of overtime as Petes upset Brandon in 1979. Scored goal off rebound of shot by Larry Murphy, giving Peterborough its first Memorial Cup. ... Was Peterborough's fourth pick in 1976 OMJHL midget draft.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 30, 1979 (Colorado at Atlanta)
Numbers:  28 (Colorado)
Stanley Cup: Never won.   Playing Status: Retired 1990
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1979-1981 Colorado22 15 60

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Attended Edmonton's 1982 training camp and signed with Edmonton as unrestricted free agent on Oct. 25, 1982, but never played for parent team. ... Played exact same number of NHL games (22) as his father had played in a one-year NHL career before him.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Fort Worth (CHL); Moncton (AHL); Fort Wayne (IHL); Bad Tolz, Berlin, Heilbronn (W. Germany); Augsburg (Germany)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL All-Star Game:
1982 (Fort Worth)
1983-84: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Fort Wayne).
Personal: Full name is Robert Allan Attwell. ... Son of former NHL player Ron Attwell. He was born while father was playing WHL hockey in Spokane. ... Nephew of former NHL players Bill McCreary Sr. and Keith McCreary. ... Cousin of former NHL player Bill McCreary Jr.

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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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