| Round | Overall |
| 4 | 47 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Edmonton | WCJHL | 46 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 114 |
| 1968-69 | Edmonton | WCHL | 52 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 171 |
| 1969-70 | Edmonton | WCHL | 60 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 153 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Spent 1966-67 season with Calgary (CMJHL).
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1970 |
| Debut: | October 7, 1972 (California at Vancouver) |
| Final NHL game: | November 1, 1974 (California vs. Detroit) |
| Retired: | 1979 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Number: | 23 |
Career NHL Statistics
Team: California
Years: 1972-1974. Playoffs:
None
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 3 years | 158 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 141 |
| 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 1974-75 Salt Lake team that won CHL regular-season title. ... Won CHL Adams Cup with Salt Lake in 1975. ... Named to CHL All-Star Second Team with Salt Lake in 1974-75. ... Named Salt Lake Most Valuable Defenseman in 1974-75. ... Named to WIHL All-Star Second Team with Spokane in 1976-77. ... Named to WIHL All-Star First Team with Spokane in 1977-78. ... Named to PHL All-Star First Team with Spokane in 1978-79.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Edward
Joseph McAneeley
Nickname:
"Dude"
Other Post-Draft Teams: Providence, Baltimore (AHL); Salt Lake (CHL); Edmonton (WHA); Spokane (WIHL/PHL);
Seibu (Japan)
Coaching Career: Named Spokane
(WIHL) player-head coach during 1976-77 season and remained in that
position through 1977-78 season. ... Served as Spokane (PHL)
player-assistant coach in 1978-79 season. ..Served as player-head coach
of Seibu (Japan) from 1979-80 season through 1982-83 season.
Career Beyond Hockey: Went into the
business of managing golf courses and resorts after his retirement from
hockey in 1983. He began his career in Japan after coaching there, and
then moved to Honolulu, Hawaii. He was named the Hawaii Prince Hotel's
general manager in charge of golf in 1997 and then took over the Mauna
Kea Resort's golf and residential services operations as general manager
in 2001. He eventually was named the Corporate Director of Golf for
Hawaii Prince Resorts in 2008.
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McAneeley on LinkedIn
Family: Twin brother of former WHA
player Bob McAneeley.
Transaction History
June 1975 -- WHA rights traded by Houston to Edmonton in exchange for future considerations. June 1975 -- Signed WHA contract with Edmonton.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Dayton Aeros in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. | Was a WHA teammate of his twin brother, Bob, with Edmonton in 1975-76. | Spent several years in Japan as player and coach, and became fluent in Japanese. | Served as special advisor to the NHL as it prepared to open the 1998-99 season in Japan. |
| 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