| Round | Overall |
| 4 | 44 |
George Hulme
Selected by
Detroit from St. Catharines (OHA)
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5-foot-10, 170 pounds
Left-hand catcher
Goaltender
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | W-L-T | GAA | SO | SV% | ||
| 1968-69 | St.Catharines | OHA | 41 | 22-7-9 | 3.66 | 0 | -- | ||
| 1969-70 | St.Catharines | OHA | 53 | 29-13-6 | 3.61 | 1 | n/a | ||
| 1970-71 | St.Catharines | OHA | 54 | 34-16-4 | 3.86 | 2 | n/a |
Pre-Draft Notes
Named to OHA All-Star First Team with St. Catharines in 1969-70.
Canadian • Born July 9,
1951 in Toronto, Ontario • Hometown: Scarborough, Ontario
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
Miscellaneous
- Led OHA playoffs with one shutout for
St. Catharines in 1969.
- Won OHA championship
with St. Catharines in 1971.
- Played for St.
Catharines in 1971 Memorial Cup tournament, leading all goalies with
two wins.
- Selected by Alberta
Oilers in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, first draft in league
history, February 1972.
- Won IHL Turner Cup with Port Huron in 1972.
- Signed with Maine (NAHL) as an unrestricted free agent on Sept. 10, 1975.
Additional Facts
Full Name:
George David Hulme
Post-Draft Teams: Port Huron (IHL); Fort Worth (CHL); Virginia (AHL); Omaha (CHL); Maine (NAHL)
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned
to St. Catharines, Ontario, after his retirement and went into the
automotive business, working for several years, beginning in 2004, at
St. Catharines Mazda.
| SNAPSHOT '71 | |
| Total Selected: | 117 |
| Forwards: | 63 |
| Defense: | 45 |
| Goaltenders: | 9 |
| Major Junior: | 84 |
| College Players: | 19 |
| Canadian: | 107 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 2 |
| American: | 8 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 5 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 10 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 5 |
| Olympians: | 4 |
| Picks Traded: | 18 |
| 1971 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | California |
| Chicago | Detroit | Los Angeles |
| Minnesota | Montreal | New York |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1971