| Round | Overall |
| 2 | 16 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1968-69 | Winnipeg | WCHL | 56 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 107 |
| 1969-70 | Winnipeg | WCHL | 55 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 176 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Won WCHL Top Defenseman award with Winnipeg in 1969-70. ... Named to WCHL All-Star First Team in 1969-70. ... Played in MJHL with Winnipeg from 1966-1968.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1970 |
| Debut: | October 9, 1970 (Vancouver vs. Los Angeles) |
| Final NHL game: | February 17, 1973 (Vancouver vs. Detroit) |
| Retired: | 1976 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 20, 5 |
Career NHL Statistics
Team: Vancouver
Years: 1970-1973. Playoffs:
None
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 2 years | 66 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 105 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 0 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Played on first Vancouver team during franchise's inaugural season on 1970-71, and made his NHL debut in team's first game on Oct. 9, 1970. ... Scored his first and only NHL goal in Vancouver's Oct. 12, 1972, game at Philadelphia to close out the scoring in a 7-3 loss to the Flyers.
Transaction History
June 6, 1973 -- Signed two-year WHA contract with Winnipeg. May 30, 1974 -- Selected by Indianapolis from Winnipeg in WHA Expansion Draft. January 1975 -- Traded by Indianapolis (WHA) to San Diego in exchange for Ken Block.
Significant Injuries
Missed start of 1971-72 season recovering from August 1971 ankle surgery. ... Missed remainder of 1972-73 season with separated shoulder, an injury suffered in Vancouver's Feb. 17, 1973, game vs. Detroit. The injury reqruied season-ending surgery to repair the shoulder and remove calcium deposits.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: James
Albert Hargreaves
Nickname:
"Cement Head"
Other Post-Draft Teams: Rochester (AHL); Seattle (WHL); Winnipeg, Indianapolis, San Diego (WHA)
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Winnipeg Jets in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. | Turned down offer to sign with hometown Winnipeg Jets (WHA) in 1972 to remain in NHL. | Played on San Diego Mariners team that reached WHA semifinals in 1975. | Named to defense position on all-time Winnipeg Jets WCHL team by CHL panel in 1999. |
| SNAPSHOT '70 | |
| Total Selected: | 115 |
| Forwards: | 67 |
| Defense: | 36 |
| Goaltenders: | 12 |
| Major Junior: | 87 |
| College Players: | 18 |
| Canadian: | 109 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 0 |
| American: | 6 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 62 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 12 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 11 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 4 |
| Olympians: | 2 |
| Picks Traded: | 13 |
| 1970 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | Chicago |
| Detroit | Los Angeles | Minnesota |
| Montreal | New York | Oakland |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1970