| Round | Overall |
| 2 | 12 |
Jim Whittaker
Selected by
Detroit from Oshawa (OHA)
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5-foot-9, 175 pounds
Left-hand shot
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1964-65 | Oshawa | OHA | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1965-66 | Oshawa | OHA | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 382 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Spent most of 1964-65 season playing for Whitby Dunlops (OHA Jr. B). ... Teammate or Bobby Orr with Parry Sound Shamrocks from 1956 to 1962.
Canadian • Born July
27, 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario • Hometown:
Parry Sound, Ontario
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- OHA rights loaned by Oshawa to Niagara Falls
for balance of 1966-67 season on Nov. 2, 1966.
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Served as Oshawa captain in 1967-68 season.
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Loaned by Muskegon (IHL) to Syracuse (EHL) during 1968-69 season.
- Inducted into Bobby Orr (Parry Sound) Hall of Fame in 2012 with1961-62 Parry Sound bantam All-Stars.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
James Whittaker
Post-Draft Teams: Niagara Falls, Oshawa (OHA); Muskegon (IHL); Syracuse (EHL)
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned
home to Parry Sound, Ontario, 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 |