| Round | Overall |
| 4 | 45 |
Ed Sidebottom
Selected by
Montreal from Estevan (WCHL)
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5-foot-8, 165 pounds
Left-hand shot. Hockey News Pre-Draft Ranking: 10
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1968-69 | Estevan | WCHL | 59 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 54 |
| 1969-70 | Estevan | WCHL | 56 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 52 |
| 1970-71 | Estevan | WCHL | 62 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 71 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Named to WCHL All-Star First Team with Estevan in 1970-71.
Canadian • Born July 18,
1951 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan • Hometown: North Battleford, Sask.
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Played part of season with 1971-72 Charlotte
team that went on to win EHL regular-season and playoff titles, but
was not with team during playoffs.
- Played 17
games for 1971-72 Muskegon team that won IHL regular-season title.
- Was a road roommate of Glenn "Chico" Resch with Muskegon (IHL)
in 1971-72.
- Selected by Calgary Broncos in 1972 WHA General Player Draft,
first draft in league history, February 1972.
- Nicknamed "Sidebuttons" by players at Montreal's 1972 training
camp because he showed up for camp with a black eye after being hit
by a puck over summer.
- Played 16 games for 1972-73 Omaha team
that went on to win CHL playoff title, but was not with team during
postseason.
- Named one of two greatest defensemen in Estevan Bruins (WCHL) history by a Canadian Hockey League panel in 1999.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Edward Ernest Sidebottom
Post-Draft Teams: Muskegon, Des Moines (IHL); New Haven, Charlotte (EHL); Omaha (CHL)
Coaching Career: Served as an
assistant coach at Briercrest Bible College in Caronport, Saskatchewan.
He also ran the annual summer Hockey Ministries International Christian
Athlete Hockey Camp, beginning in the early 1980s.
Career Beyond Hockey: Settled
in Caronport, Saskatchewan after his retirement from organized hockey in
1974.
| 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