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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Grant Blair
Selected in sixth round
No. 111 overall by Calgary Flames
Born August
15, 1964
 | Position:
Goaltender
Height: 6-0 Weight: 155
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Harvard (ECAC)
Birthplace:
Stoney Creek, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Ancaster, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1980-81 |
Burlington | Jr. B |
-- | -- |
3.47 | -- |
-- | | 1981-82 |
Guelph | OPJHL |
25 | n/a |
3.18 | 1 |
n/a | | 1982-83 |
Harvard | ECAC |
26 | 19-7-0 |
2.74 | 3 |
.904 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
New England Rookie of Year: 1982-83 (Harvard)
Ivy League Rookie of the Year: 1982-83 (Harvard)
New England
All-Star First Team: 1982-83 (Harvard)
Ivy League All-Star Second Team: 1982-83 (Harvard)
OPJHL All-Star First Team: 1981-82
(Guelph)
Harvard Percy Award (Freshman of Year): 1982-83
ECAC Goals-Against Average Leader: 1982-83 (Harvard) (2.71)
ECAC Save Percentage Leader: 1982-83 (Harvard)
(.906)
Ivy
League GAA Average Leader: 1982-83 (Harvard) (2.12 GAA)
Miscellaneous:
Not selected in 1982 NHL draft despite being eligible. ... Rated by NHL
Central Scouting Bureau as the No. 3 goaltender prospect for
1983 NHL draft. ... Played on Guelph (OPJHL) team that won 1982 All-Ontario,
Central Canadian and Eastern Canadian titles but lost in Centennial Cup
finals. ... Named ECAC Rookie of Week for week ending Feb. 26, 1983. ... Made 31 saves in Harvard's 6-2 NCAA title-game loss to
Wisconsin on March 26, 1983, in Grand Forks, N.D. ... Ranked third in NCAA
with 2.74 goals-against average in 1982-83. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Harvard (ECAC); Salt Lake,
Kalamazoo (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1987, 1988 (Salt Lake)
NCAA All-America East Second Team: 1985-86 (Harvard)
Ivy League Player of Year: 1983-84 (Harvard) (co-winner)
ECAC
All-Star Second Team: 1984-85 (Harvard)
New England All-Star First Team: 1984-85
(Harvard)
Ivy League All-Star First Team: 1983-84, 1985-86 (Harvard)
Ivy
League All-Star Second Team: 1984-85 (Harvard)
Harvard Tudor Award (MVP): 1983-84
Harvard Records: Most career shutouts (9), most career saves(2,976),
most saves in one game (60 vs. Boston College on Dec. 21, 1984), most career
wins (72), most wins in a season (24 in 1985-86), most career games played
by a goalie (111), most games played
by a goalie in one season (31 in 1984-85 and 1985-86), most career starts by
a goaltender (111), most starts by a goalie in a season (31 in 1984-85 and
1985-86), most career minutes played by a goalie (6,563)
ECAC Goals-Against Average Leader: 1985-86 (Harvard) (2.47)
ECAC Save Percentage Leader: 1983-84
(.918)
Ivy League GAA Leader: 1983-84 (Harvard) (1.96 GAA)
Education: Majored in economics at Harvard University.
Miscellaneous: Invited to try out for 1984 Canadian Olympic team,
but did not make roster. ... Named ECAC Goaltender of the Week for the week
ending Feb. 5, 1984. ... Set Harvard single-season records (since broken)
for saves (787) and minutes played by goalie (1,785) in 1984-85. ... Played
goal for Harvard in 6-5 OT loss to
Michigan State in NCAA championship game on March 29, 1986, at Providence,
R.I. ... Set Harvard single-season records (since broken) for saves (789)
and minutes played by a goaltender (1,812) in 1985-86. ... Left Harvard with
career record (since broken) for goals-against average (2.84). ... Held
career record (since broken) for saves in NCAA Tournament with 321.
Personal: Cousin of former CFL football player Jack Blair. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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