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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Brian Gualazzi
Selected in sixth round
No. 111 overall
by Minnesota North Stars
Born November 9, 1959
 | Position:
Right Wing / Center
Height: 6-0 Weight:
200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sault Ste. Marie (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Sault Ste. Marie |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Algoma | Ont. AAA |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- |
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Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
7 |
1 | 1 |
2 | 0 |
| 1976-77 |
Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
59 |
16 | 30 |
46 | 39 |
| 1977-78 |
Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
46 | 11 |
10 | 21 |
26 | | 1978-79 |
Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
68 | 74 |
60 | 134 |
42 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1978-79 (Sault Ste. Marie)
OMJHL Goals Leader: 1978-79 (Sault Ste. Marie) (74 goals)
Miscellaneous: Was wearing No. 9 for Sault Ste. Marie (OMJHL) at time
Wayne Gretzky joined the team. Gretzky had always worn No. 9 as a tribute to
his idol, Gordie Howe, but Gualazzi, who had waited patiently for Tim Coulis to leave
the team before taking the number, refused to give it up to Gretzky. This led
Gretzky to eventually switch to the No. 99 for first time in his career.
Gualazzi later explained he was partial to the number because he had been born
on Nov. 9. ... Played center for most of his first two major-junior seasons. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Toronto (OMJHL); Dalhousie
(AUAA); Salt Lake (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CIAU All-Canadian: 1981-82, 1982-83 (Dalhousie)
Dalhousie Records: Most career points (195), most career goals (111)
Education: Attended Dalhousie University for four years prior to joining Minnesota
organization in 1983. ... Attended law school after retiring from professional
hockey.
Miscellaneous: Returned to Sault Ste. Marie after his retirement and
became an assistant crown attorney (prosecutor). ... Remained active in hockey with Sault
Ste. Marie Greyhounds' alumni team. |
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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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