1963 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Rod Presswood
Selected by
Montreal from Georgetown (Ontario Midget)
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
Pre-Draft Notes
Was on Georgetown team that won 1963 OMHA championship as top midget
team in the province of Ontario. The team went 13-1 in the championship
tournament, and Presswood was the first of five players drafted off its
roster in 1963.
Canadian • Born March 27, 1947 in Georgetown, Ontario • Hometown:
Georgetown, Ontario
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
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Despite coming from a powerful midget team, he was unable to break
into pro hockey due to the limited number of roster spots available
in the days of a six-team NHL. Part of the problem for all of the
players from Georgetown was the fact that they had grown up playing
on a rink which was smaller than the NHL regulation rink size and
their skating skills were not as well developed as a result.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Rodney W. Presswood
Post-Draft Teams: Maissoneuve
(Quebec AAA)
Career Beyond Hockey:
Returned to Georgetown, Ontario, and became ba arber after his hockey
career, operating Rod's Barber Shop. ... Later went into
real estate
business with his wife, Dinah.
Family: Father of former
Canadian university player Brent Presswood.
Total Selected: |
21 |
Forwards: |
13 |
Defense: |
6 |
Goaltenders: |
0 |
Position n/a: |
2 |
Major Junior: |
4 |
College Players: |
0 |
Canadian: |
21 |
American: |
0 |
European: |
0 |
Reached NHL: |
5 |
Won Stanley Cup: |
1 |
Hall of Fame: |
0 |
All-Star Game: |
2 |
Year-end All-Star: |
0 |
Olympians: |
0 |
Picks Traded: |
0 |