1969 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Brian Glenwright
Selected by
St. Louis from Kitchener (OHA)
6-foot-3, 200 pounds
Left-hand shot
Left Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
1966-67 |
S.S. Marie |
NOJHL |
38 |
28 |
17 |
45 |
25 |
1967-68 | Dartmouth |
ECAC |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1968-69 |
Kitchener |
OHA |
48 |
17 |
20 |
37 |
10 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Played on freshman team at Dartmouth in 1967-68.
Canadian • Born Oct. 8,
1949 in Windsor, Ont. • Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. • Died Aug.
5, 2006
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
-
Loaned by St. Louis to Montreal (AHL) for balance of 1970-71 season
in February 1971.
- Selected by Chicago Cougars in 1972 WHA General
Player Draft, first draft in league history, February 1972.
-
Played on 1971-72 Denver team that won WHL regular-season title.
-
Won WHL Patrick Cup with Denver in 1972 and scored
series-clinching goal in Game 5 vs. Portland.
- Signed WHA contract with
Chicago in August 1972.
- Missed 11 games in 1972-73 season with partially ruptured left triceps muscle.
- Missed most of f 1973-74 season due to a slipped disc in his back,
an injury that required surgery.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Brian Joseph Glenwright
Nicknames: "Glennie", "Wimpy"
Post-Draft Teams: Kansas City (CHL); Montreal (AHL); Denver (WHL); Chicago (WHA); Long Island (NAHL); Kenosha (CnHL); Saginaw, Columbus (IHL)
Education: Attended Dartmouth
College for one year before opting to go to major-junior hockey.
Career Beyond Hockey: Earned
an Ontario real estate license in 1973 and purchased a cattle ranch on
an island east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. ... Passed away at age 56
when he drowned while swimming in Northern Ontario's Goulais River.
Family: Son of former
minor-league coach and WHA scout Jim Glenwright, a member of the Sault
Ste. Marie Hockey Hall of Fame.
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 |