| Round | Overall |
| 10 | 84 |
Darrel Knibbs
Selected by
Montreal from Lethbridge (AJHL)
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6-foot-1, 180 pounds
Right-hand shot
Center
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Lethbridge | AJHL | 30 | 40 | 19 | 59 | 5 |
| 1968-69 | Lethbridge | AJHL | 49 | 55 | 43 | 98 | -- |
Pre-Draft Notes
AJHL O'Keefe Trophy with Lethbridge in 1969. ... AJHL Rookie of Year 1966-67. ... AJHL MVP in 1967-68 and 1968-69. ... Played in 1969 Memorial Cup tournament.
Canadian • Born Sept.
21, 1949 in Medicine Hat, Alberta • Hometown:
Bow Island, Alberta
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Left AJHL with single-season records (since
broken) for points (98) and goals (55). Also led the AJHL in scoring
in 1967-68.
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Shares AJHL record for goals in one period (4 for Lethbridge at home
vs. Calgary on Dec. 17, 1968).
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Also played right wing during his pro career.
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Played on Muskegon teams that won IHL regular-season titles in
1969-70, 1970-71, and 1971-72.
- Won Leo P.
Lamoureux Memorial Trophy as IHL's top scorer (93 points) with
Muskegon in 1970-71.
- Named to IHL
All-Star First Team with Muskegon in 1970-71.
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Selected by Calgary Broncos in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, the
first draft in WHA history, February 1972.
- WHA rights transferred from defunct Calgary Broncos to Chicago in
June 1972.
- Signed WHA contract with Chicago in July 1972.
- Played on first Chicago Cougars team in WHA's inaugural 1972-73
season and appeared in team's first-ever game on Oct. 12, 1972, at
Houston.
- Was
member of Suncoast (SHL, St. Petersburg) team that folded on Dec.
19, 1973.
- Signed with Muskegon (IHL) as free agent following release from
Chciago (WHA) in January 1974.
- Led Austrian league with 46 points for Salzburg in 1974-75.
- Honored by the AJHL as one of the top 50 players in AJHL history in list announced on Jan. 18, 2014.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Darrel Duane Knibbs
Nicknames: "Knibbsie", "Nibber"
Post-Draft Teams: Muskegon (IHL); Rhode Island (EHL); Chicago (WHA); Suncoast (SHL);
Salzburg (Austria)
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned
to Muskegon, Mich., after retirement and made his permanent home there,
playing in Oldtimers' games as a member of the Muskegon Mohawks alumni
team.
| 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