| Round | Overall |
| 1 | 7 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Peterborough | OHA | 43 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 109 |
| 1968-69 | Peterborough | OHA | 54 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 167 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Played for Kitchener Greenshirts (OHA Jr. B) in 1966-67. ... Traded by Kitchener (OHA) to Peterborough on Nov. 14, 1967.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1969 |
| Debut: | October 29, 1969 (Oakland vs. Chicago) |
| Final NHL game: | March 19, 1974 (Minnesota vs. California) |
| Retired: | 1976 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 16 (Oakland/California); 27 (Minnesota) |
Career NHL Statistics
Teams:
Oakland/California, Minnesota
Years: 1969-1974. Playoffs: 1970
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 3 years | 130 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 65 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 1 year | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Played on 1971-72 Nova Scotia team that won AHL regular-season title. ... Won AHL Calder Cup with Nova Scotia in 1972. ... Scond in AHL with 49 goals and 103 points for Nova Scotia in 1972-73. ... Fourth in AHL with 54 assists for Nova Scotia in 1972-73. ... Tied for AHL lead with 10 playoff goals for Nova Scotia in 1973. ... Named to AHL All-Star First Team in 1972-73.
Brief Time as an Islander
Featherstone was part of a controversy in June 1973 when Rochester (AHL) tried to claim him from Montreal in the annual Reverse Draft even though he had already been traded to Minnesota. It dated back to the June1972, trade that sent Featherstone from Montreal to the Islanders and the subsequent return of Featherstone to Montreal when he and Murray Anderson failed to make the Islanders roster out of training camp in 1972. Rochester said this was done to circumvent the 1973 Reverse Draft and claimed Featherstone, feeling his trade to Minnesota should be voided. NHL President Clarence Campbell ruled him ineligible for the Reverse Draft because he was never listed on either the Islanders' or Montreal NHL rosters even though he had signed an NHL contract with the Islanders before being returned.
Transaction History
Oct. 6, 1971 -- Sent by California to Montreal to complete June 1971 trade for Ray Martyniuk. June 6, 1972 -- Traded by Montreal with Glenn Resch, Denis DeJordy, Murray Anderson, Alex Campbell, and future considerations (Germain Gagnon on June 26) to N.Y. Islanders in exchange for cash and agreement not to select certain Montreal players in expansion draft. October 1972 -- Rights sold by N.Y. Islanders with Murray Anderson back to Montreal. May 29, 1973 -- Traded by Montreal with Murray Anderson to Minnesota in exchange for future considerations (cash). June 16, 1974 -- Signed three-year WHA contract with Toronto. Sept. 3, 1976 -- Signed with Edmonton (WHA) as unrestricted free agent but opted to retire when he did not make roster out of training camp.
Signficant Injuries
Missed start of 1969-70 season with sprained ankle. ... Missed part of 1973-74 season with hand injury.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Anthony
James Featherstone
Nickname: "Feather"
Other Post-Draft Teams: Providence (AHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Toronto (WHA)
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned
to Toronto and was a firefighter before going into insurance business, working for
Allstate, after his retirement.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Chicago Cougars in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. | Selected by Toronto Toros in 1973 WHA Professional Player Draft. | Scored first NHL goal at. Los Angeles vs. Kings goalie Rogie Vachon on Oct 17, 1970. | Played on "Battle Line" with Dennis Hextall and Gary Croteau for California in 1970-71 season. |
| SNAPSHOT '69 | |
| Total Selected: | 84 |
| Forwards: | 58 |
| Defense: | 18 |
| Goaltenders: | 8 |
| Major Junior: | 68 |
| College Players: | 8 |
| Canadian: | 78 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 1 |
| American: | 4 |
| European: | 1 |
| Reached NHL: | 49 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 10 |
| Hall of Fame: | 1 |
| All-Star Game: | 7 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 1 |
| Olympians: | 2 |
| Picks Traded: | 11 |
| 1969 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Chicago | Detroit |
| Los Angeles | Minnesota | Montreal |
| New York | Oakland | Philadelphia |
| Pittsburgh | St. Louis | Toronto |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1969