| Round | Overall |
| 4 | 21 |
Brian Morenz
Selected by
Chicago from Oshawa (OHA)
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5-foot-10, 185 pounds
Left-hand shot
Center
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1965-66 | Oshawa | OHA | 48 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 26 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Also played right wing. ... Won OHA championship with Oshawa in 1966. Missed 1966 Memorial Cup tournament with skull fracture, suffered March 20, 1966.
Canadian • Born May 11, 1949 in
Brampton, Ontario • Hometown:
Brampton, Ontario
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Won WCHA championship with University of
Denver in 1970-71 and 1971-72.
- Served as
University of Denver captain and won
Masterton Award as team's MVP for 1971-72.
- Selected
by New York Raiders in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, the first
draft in WHA history, February 1972.
- Signed with New
York Raiders in July 1972 for WHA's inaugural season in 1972-73
and played in team's first game on Oct. 12, 1972, at Madison
Square Garden.
- Suffered
two skull fractures during his playing career, including one
suffered during 1972-73 WHA season.
- Missed part of 1975-76 season with torn knee ligaments, an injury that required surgery.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Brian J. Morenz
Post-Draft Teams: Oshawa (OHA); Denver (WCHA); New York/New Jersey/San Diego (WHA); San Diego (PHL)
Education: Attended University
of Denver. He was playing freshman hockey at Denver when the varsity
team won 1969 NCAA championship.
Family: Father of former
University of Texas football quarterback and minor-league baseball
outfielder Shea Morenz, a 1995 first-round pick of the New York Yankees.
... Distant cousin of Hockey Hall of Famer Howie Morenz.
| 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 |