| Round | Overall |
| 3 | 29 |
Steve Cuddie
Selected by
Buffalo from Toronto (OHA)
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5-foot-10, 190 pounds
Right-hand shot
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | York Steel | Jr.B | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| 1968-69 | Toronto | OHA | 49 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 145 |
| 1969-70 | Toronto | OHA | 38 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 89 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Named to 1969-70 OHA All-Star Second Team with Toronto.
Canadian • Born June 18,
1950 in Toronto, Ontario • Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Tied for fourth in WHL with 169 penalty
minutes for Salt Lake in 1970-71.
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Selected by New England Whalers in 1972 WHA General Player Draft,
the first draft in league history, in February 1972.
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Traded by New England (WHA) with cash to Winnipeg in exchange for
Ted Green in May 1972.
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Signed WHA contract with Winnipeg in August 1972.
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Was youngest member of first Winnipeg Jets WHA team in
inaugural 1972-73 season, and played in the team's first game on
Oct. 12, 1972, at New York.
- Traded by Winnipeg (WHA) with Wally Boyer to Toronto in exchange for Ken Stephanson in June 1973
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Steve Ross Cuddie
Post-Draft Teams: Salt Lake (WHL); Cincinnati (AHL); Winnipeg, Toronto (WHA)
Education: Attended Woburn
Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, Ontario, and the University
of Toronto.
Coaching Career: Served as
head coach for Aurora (OPJHL) during 1976-77 season.
Family: Son of Hugh Cuddie, a captain in the Toronto fire department who
had played pro football with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers.
| 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