| Round | Overall |
| 5 | 57 |
Mike Morton
Selected by
Buffalo from Shawinigan (QMJHL)
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5-foot-8, 155 pounds
Right-hand shot
Right Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Shawinigan | QJHL | 50 | 39 | 62 | 101 | -- |
| 1968-69 | Shawinigan | QJHL | -- | 41 | 84 | 125 | -- |
| 1969-70 | Shawinigan | QMJHL | 56 | 55 | 92 | 147 | 80 |
Pre-Draft Notes
1967-68 QJHL Rookie of Year & 1969-70 QMJHL All-Star 2nd Team, assists leader.
Canadian • Born
September 15, 1950 in Malartic, Quebec • Hometown: Malartic, Quebec
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Took part in Buffalo Sabres' first training
camp in September 1970, but never signed with Buffalo and instead
went straight into the EHL with Syracuse.
- Played on 1972-73 Syracuse team that won EHL
regular-season title.
- Won EHL Walker Cup with
Syracuse in 1973.
- Played on line with Terry Moran and Bill Goldthorpe for Syracuse in 1973-74.
- Played in 1973-74 Syracuse team that won NAHL regular-season title.
- Won
NAHL Lockhart Cup with Syracuse in 1974.
- Named to Northern New Brunswick Senior league All-Star First Team with Bathurst in 1976-77.
-
Won Hardy Cup with Campbellton (New Brunswick Sr.) in 1977 after
joining team for the tournament.
- Named Northern New Brunswick Senior league Player of Month for January 1978.
- Led
Northern New Brunswick Senior league playoffs with eight goals for
Bathurst in 1978.
- Led Southeastern New Brunswick Senior league in points (56) and assists
(30) with Bathurst in 1979.
- Inducted into New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame along with his 1977 Campbellton Tigers Hardy Cup champion teammates in 2002.
Miscellaneous
Nickname: "The Mighty Mite"
Post-Draft Teams: Syracuse (EHL/NAHL/AHL); Greensboro, Tidewater (SHL);
Bathurst, Campbellton (New Brunswick Sr.)
Career Beyond Hockey: Moved to
Bathurst, New Brunswick, in 1976 to take a full-time job and play
senior-league hockey. He remained in Bathurst after playing his final
senior-league season in 1980-81.
| 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