| Round | Overall |
| 4 | 47 |
Bruce Van Hellemond
Selected by
New York from Moose Jaw (SJHL)
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6-foot-0, 175 pounds
Left-hand shot
Left Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1966-67 | St. James | MJHL | 28 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 2 |
| 1967-68 | Moose Jaw | WCJHL | 55 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 71 |
| 1968-69 | Moose Jaw | SJHL | 44 | 47 | 47 | 94 | 43 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Led SJHL with 94 points in 1968-69.
Canadian • Born
October 20, 1949 in Winnipeg, Manitoba • Hometown:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Played 22 games for 1969-70 Omaha team that won CHL regular-season title but was not with team when it went to win CHL Adams Cup in 1970, because he had already gone to Toledo (IHL).
Miscellaneous
Post-Draft Teams: Omaha (CHL); Toledo, Flint (IHL); Trail (WIHL)
Career Beyond Hockey: Moved to
British Columbia after his retirement and went into team uniform manufacturing business as the founder and President of
Van Hellemond Sporte Ltd.
Family: Younger brother of
former NHL referee, executive, and Hockey Hall of Famer Andy Van Hellemond.
| 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