| Round | Overall |
| 2 | 6 |
George Surmay
Selected by
New York from Kelvin (Manitoba Juvenile)
 |
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5-foot-10, 170 pounds
Left-hand catcher
Goaltender
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Statistics unavailable |
Pre-Draft Notes
Canadian • Born
August 27, 1947 in Winnipeg, Manbitoba • Hometown:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Named to MJHL
All-Star First Team with Winnipeg in 1965-66 after leading lead in
wins (27), shutouts (1) and GAA (3.87).
- Started
4 games in 1966 Memorial Cup tournament.
- Won
MJHL Top Goaltender award for 1965-66.
- Named
to MJHL All-Star Second Team with Winnipeg in 1966-67 after leading
league in shutouts (8).
-
Loaned by Salem (EHL) to New York as emergency backup in October
1968, but did not play for Rangers.
- Played on Omaha team that won 1969-70 CHL regular-season title and 1970 CHL Adams Cup.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
George John Surmay
Post-Draft Teams: Winnipeg (MJHL); Winnipeg (WCHL); Kitchener (OHA); Salem (EHL); Omaha (CHL); Seattle (WHL)
WHA Draft Pick: Was selected
by his hometown Winnipeg Jets in the 1972 WHA Draft -- the first
selection of players in that league's history -- in February 1972.
| SNAPSHOT '65 | |
| Total Selected: | 11 |
| Forwards: | 5 |
| Defense: | 4 |
| Goaltenders: | 1 |
| Position n/a: | 1 |
| Major Junior: | 0 |
| College Players: | 0 |
| Canadian: | 11 |
| American: | 0 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 2 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 1 |
| Hall of Fame: | 0 |
| All-Star Game: | 0 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 0 |
| Olympians: | 0 |
| Picks Traded: | 0 |