| Round | Overall |
| 7 | 89 |
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Left-hand shot
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Fredericton | NBSHL | 29 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 72 |
| 1968-69 | Hamilton | OHA | 52 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 103 |
| 1969-70 | Ham.-London | OHA | 48 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 77 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Played for Halifax (NSJHL) in 1966-67. ... Was in N.B. bantam league in 1965-66.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1970 |
| Debut: | December 12, 1970 (Minnesota at Pittsburgh) |
| Final NHL game: | December 16, 1970 (Minnesota vs. Montreal) |
| Retired: | 1978 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Number worn: | 5 |
Career NHL Statistics
Team: Minnesota
Year: 1970. Playoffs:
None
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 1 year | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 0 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Won AHL Calder Cup with Nova Scotia in 1976. ... Named to AHL All-Star Second Team with Nova Scotia in 1976-77. ... Inducted into the Moncton Wall of Fame that honors local athletes in 2008.
Transaction History
Dec. 10, 1969 -- Traded by Hamilton
(OHA) with Dave Gilmour, Gord Brooks, and Mike Craig to London for Rick Kehoe, Jim Schoenfeld, and Ken Southwick.
September 1973 -- Rights sold by
Minnesota to Montreal.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Gary
Daniel Geldart
Other Post-Draft Teams: Cleveland/Jacksonville, Nova Scotia, New Haven (AHL)
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned
to New Brunswick after his retirement.
Significant Injuries
Missed part of 1973-74 season with eye injury, suffered while playing for Nova Scotia (AHL). ... Missed entire 1975-76 regular season after having off-season knee surgery in September 1975.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by New England Whalers in 1972 WHA Draft, the first WHA Draft, February 1972. | Won Maritime junior hockey championship with Halifax Junior Canadians in 1967. | Won New Brunswick/PEI junior championship with Fredericton Junior Red Wings in 1968. | Represented by Los Angeles attorney Charles Abrahams during his early playing days. |
| 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