| Round | Overall |
| 1 | 3 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1965-66 | Toronto | OHA | 43 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 36 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Played for Toronto St. Michael's (OHA Jr. B) in 1964-65. ... Turned down scholarship offer to attend Boston University.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1969 |
| Debut: | October 15, 1969 (Chicago vs. Detroit) |
| Final NHL game: | April 11, 1971 (playoffs) (Minnesota vs. St. Louis) |
| Retired: | 1976 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 14 (Chicago); 7 (Minnesota) |
Career NHL Statistics
Teams: Chicago,
Minnesota
Years: 1969-1971. Playoffs: 1971
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 2 years | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 1 year | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Won Memorial Cup with Toronto Marlboros in 1967. ... Led all players in 1967 Memorial Cup tournament with 13 assists. ... Named to OHA All-Star Second Team with Toronto in 1967-68. ... Played for Canada squad that finished fourth in 1969 World Championships at Stockholm, Sweden. ... Won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as AHL Rookie of Year with Cleveland in 1971-72. .... Finished third in 1971-72 AHL scoring race (88 points). ... Left Minnesota organization to sign with New England (WHA) in May 1972 after his rights were traded to the Whalers. ... Played in the first game in New England Whalers WHA history on Oct. 12, 1972, vs. Philadelphia. ... Played on New England team that won first WHA regular-season title in 1972-73. ... Won the inaugural WHA World Trophy championship with New England in 1973. ... Won the first Lou Kaplan Trophy as WHA Rookie of the Year with New England in 1972-73. ... Became first NHL or WHA rookie to score 100 points in a major-league season when he did it in 1972-73. ... Held six major New England team records when WHA folded in 1979 -- points by a rookie (100 in 1972-73), goals by a rookie (39 in 1972-73, shared record), assists by a rookie (61 in 1972-73), points in one season by a center (100 in 1972-73), goals in one season by a center (39 in 1972-73, shared record), and most consecutive games with assist (12 in 1972-73).
Transaction History
Feb. 22, 1971 -- Traded by Chicago with Doug Mohns to Minnesota in exchange for Danny O'Shea. May 1972 -- Rights traded by Philadelphia (WHA) to New England in exchange for future considerations. Oct. 25, 1975 -- Traded by New England (WHA) to Calgary in exchange for future considerations.
Significant Injuries
Missed part of 1970-71 season with broken collarbone. ... Missed part of 1971-72 season with fractured cheekbone. ... Missed remainder of 1973 playoffs with knee injury. The injury required surgery in May 1973. ... Missed entire 1973-74 season recovering from a second knee surgery that was performed in September 1973 and a third surgery performed in December 1973.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Terrance
Michael Caffery
Nickname:
"Caff"
Other Post-Draft Teams:
Toronto (OHA); Team Canada; Ottawa (OHA Sr.); Dallas (CHL);
Cleveland (AHL); New England, Calgary (WHA).
Family: Younger brother of former
NHL and Major League Baseball player Jack Caffery, who played 57 NHL
games with Toronto and Boston and also pitched for the Milwaukee
Braves.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Miami Screaming Eagles in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first WHA Draft, February 1972. | Worked at a hockey school in Toronto while attending college during off-seasons of NHL career. | Played on a line with Tom Webster and Brit Selby for New England (WHA) in 1972-73. | Had a then-WHA record 16-game point streak for New England in 1972-73. |
| Selected by Chicago Cougars in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. | Played left wing on a line with Dave Keon and Billy MacMillan for Toronto in 1970-71. | Worked as a penalty-killer on pairing with Gerry O'Flaherty for Vancouver in 1975-76 season. | Played for Vancouver Canucks Alumni team after his retirement. |
| SNAPSHOT '66 | |
| Total Selected: | 24 |
| Forwards: | 14 |
| Defense: | 8 |
| Goaltenders: | 2 |
| Major Junior: | 17 |
| College Players: | 0 |
| Canadian: | 24 |
| American: | 0 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 0 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 14 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 3 |
| Hall of Fame: | 1 |
| All-Star Game: | 3 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 1 |
| Olympians: | 0 |
| Picks Traded: | 1 |