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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bruce Eakin
Selected in
10th round
No. 204 overall by Calgary Flames
Born
September 28, 1962
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Saskatoon (WHL)
Birthplace:
Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
St. James | MJHL |
48 | 42 |
62 | 104 |
76 | | 1980-81 |
Saskatoon | WHL |
52 | 18 |
46 | 64 |
54 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 27, 1982 (Philadelphia at
Calgary)
Numbers: 19, 22, 25, 32 (Calgary); 32 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired December 1998 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1982-1985 |
Calgary, Detroit | 13 |
2 | 2 |
4 | 4 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Traded by Detroit to Edmonton in exchange for Billy Carroll
on December 28, 1985, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Saskatoon (WHL); Oklahoma City, Colorado
(CHL); Moncton (AHL); Adirondack (AHL); Nova Scotia, New Haven (AHL); Olten
(Switzerland); Springfield (AHL); Kuopio (Finland); Neuss (West Germany);
Herisau (Switzerland); Essen-West, Nuremberg, Krefeld, Dusseldorf, Kassel
(Germany); London (Great Britain)
World Junior Championships: 1982 (gold medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL All-Star Second Team:
1983-84 (Colorado)
WHL All-Star First Team: 1981-82
(Saskatoon)
Saskatoon Records: Most assists in one season (125
in 1981-82)
WHL Assists Leader: 1981-82 (Saskatoon) (125 assists)
1983-84: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Colorado).
1985-86: Played 25 regular-season games for Adirondack team that went on
to win AHL playoff title, but was not with team in postseason.
1995-96:
Played 10 regular-season games for Dusseldorf team that went on to win
German playoff title, but was not with team in playoffs.
Miscellaneous: Played on first
Canadian team to win a gold medal at World Junior Championships in 1982. ...
Set WHL single-season record (since broken) with 125 assists in 1981-82. ...
Joined Oklahoma City (CHL) for balance of 1981-82 season after completing
major-junior season. ... Signed with Springfield (AHL) as an unrestricted
free agent on March 10, 1987, after completing 1986-87 season in
Switzerland.
Personal: Full name is Bruce Glen
Eakin. ... Younger brother of former minor-leaguer Grant Eakin. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Based on his prior salary and
experience, the NHL declared Eakin an unrestricted free agent when his
contract expired after the 1984-85 seasont. He
signed with Detroit on July 18, 1985. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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