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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John Hutchings
Selected in eighth round
No.
148 overall by New Jersey
Born August 17, 1964.
Died June 13, 2010
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Oshawa (OHL)
Birthplace: Cobourg, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Cobourg, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
St. Michael's | Jr. B |
18 |
9 | 10 |
19 | 35 |
| 1980-81 |
Oshawa | OMJHL | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1981-82 |
Oshawa | OHL |
59 | 5 |
38 | 43 |
64 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed entire 1980-81 season with broken leg, an injury
suffered when he was run over by a tractor in July 1980. ... Was Oshawa's
first of two first-round picks, No. 21, overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority
selection. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Oshawa, Hamilton (OHL);
Binghamton (AHL); Fort Wayne, Toledo, Milwaukee (IHL); Durham, Cleveland,
Sunderland, Fife (Great Britain)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Great Britain Championship: 1987 (Durham)
Great Britain Division I All-Star First Team: 1987-88 (Cleveland)
1985-86: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Fort Wayne).
Miscellaneous: Drafted by former Colorado Rockies team that had already
committed to moving to New Jersey for 1982-83 season. The team, however, had
no official name at the time Hutchings was drafted. ... Played for Oshawa
and Hamilton (OHL) as an overage junior in 1984-85. ... Traded by Oshawa (OHL)
with Steve Hedington and 1985 sixth-round OHL priority selection pick (Andy
May) to Hamilton in exchange for Gary McColgan and Brent Loney in December
1984. ... Shifted from defense to play forward during his career in Great
Britain. ... Passed away at his home in Sherburn Village, County Durham,
England after battling a serious illness for several years. He was buried in
his hometown of Cobourg, Ontario. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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