| Round | Overall |
| 8 | 106 |
Pierre Brind'Amour
Selected by
New York from Montreal (OHA)
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5-foot-8, 170 pounds
Left-hand shot
Left Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Laval | QJHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1968-69 | Laval | QJHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1969-70 | Montreal | OHA | 52 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 25 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Won Memorial Cup with Montreal in 1970.
Canadian • Born June
16, 1950 in Quebec City, Quebec • Hometown:
Quebec City, Quebec
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Led EHL playoffs in points (29) and
goals (14) with New Haven in 1971.
- Named EHL Northern
Division Rookie of Year with New Haven in 1970-71.
- Selected by Quebec Nordiques in 1972 WHA General Player Draft,
first draft in league history, February 1972.
-
Signed WHA contract with Quebec in June 1972.
- Loaned to Rhode Island (EHL) by Quebec in October 1972.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Douglas Glen Shirton
Nickname: "Lucky"
Post-Draft Teams: New Haven, Rhode Island, Charlotte (EHL)
Coaching Career: Became a
minor hockey coach in the Quebec City area after his retirement and made
headlines in 1985 when he offered female goaltender Manon Rheaume a spot
on his Bantam AA boys team. Brind'Amour enabled Rheaume to become the
first Canadian girl to play at the Bantam AA level.
| 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