| Round | Overall |
| 5 | 60 |
Doug Kerslake
Selected by
Philadelphia from Edmonton (WCHL)
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5-foot-11, 200 pounds
Right-hand shot
Right Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Edmonton | AJHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1968-69 | Moose Jaw | SJHL | 42 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 96 |
| 1969-70 | Edmonton | WCHL | 42 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 126 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Led WCHL playoffs with 107 penalty minutes for Edmonton in 1970.
Canadian • Born March
23, 1950 in Saskatoon, Sask. • Hometown: Edmonton, Alb. • Died April 25, 2015
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Took part in Philadelphia's 1970 training
camp but never signed with Flyers.
- Missed part
of 1972-73 season with knee injury.
- Played one game for 1972-73 Dallas team that
went on to win CHL regular-season title.
- Missed
part of 1973-74 season with shoulder injury, suffered while playing
with Dallas (CHL).
- Played 21 regular-season
games for 1973-74 Dallas team that went on to win CHL Adams Cup, but
was not with team during postseason due to injury.
-
Signed WHA contract with Edmonton in February 1974-75.
-
Set WHA record (later broken) for fastest two goals from the start
of a game by scoring twice for Edmonton in the first 1:24 of an 8-5
home win over Quebec on March 18, 1975. The goals were scored at 1:12 and
1:24 of the first period.
- Convicted of assault and sentenced to four months in prison on July 17, 1975, as a result of April 26, 1975, incident in an Edmonton restaurant. He was accused of pushing a restaurant employee who told him he would not be served because he and his friend, Richard Cautley, had gone straight to a table without waiting to be seated. He then punched another man, an off-duty policeman, who had tried to intervene. His punch broke the police officer's nose and cheekbone.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Douglas Robert Kerslake
Post-Draft Teams: Edmonton (WCHL); Roanoke Valley (EHL); Flint (IHL); Dallas (CHL); Edmonton (WHA); Greensboro (SHL)
| 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