| Round | Overall |
| 6 | 70 |
Dale Yutsyk
Selected by
St. Louis from Colorado College (WCHA)
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6-foot-1, 190 pounds
Left-hand shot
Left Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1966-67 | Lethbridge | AJHL | 30 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 53 |
| 1967-68 | Calgary | WCJHL | 27 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 51 |
| 1968-69 | Colo. College | WCHA | 20 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 29 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Also played defense. ... Named AJHL MVP with Lethbridge in 1966-67.
Canadian • Born February
9, 1949 in Calgary, Alberta • Hometown: Lethbridge, Alberta
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
-
Shifted from his natural position of defense to left wing when he
entered college hockey.
- Selected by
Minnesota Fighting Saints in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, the
first draft in WHA history, in February 1972.
-
Minor-league
playing rights sold by St. Louis to Phoenix (WHL) in September 1973.
- Played two games for 1973-74 Phoenix team that
went on to win WHL regular-season title and 1974 Patrick Cup, but
was not with team during postseason.
- Attended Kansas City Scouts training camp in 1974.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Dale Richard Yutsyk
Post-Draft Teams: Colorado College (WCHA); Kansas City, Fort Worth (CHL); Denver,
Phoenix (WHL); Albuquerque (CHL)
Education: Attended Colorado
College.
Career Beyond Hockey: Went
into education after retirement and eventually became the principal of
an outreach school in his native Alberta. ... Later moved to Tucson,
Ariz., and worked at the University of Arizona medical school.
| 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