| Round | Overall |
| 7 | 87 |
Bill Green
Selected by
Vancouver from Notre Dame (WCHA)
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6-foot-1, 195 pounds
Left-hand shot
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1968-69 | Ramsey | Minn.HS | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1969-70 | Notre Dame | WCHA | 30 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 40 |
| 1970-71 | Notre Dame | WCHA | 31 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 40 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Attended Alexander Ramsey Senior High School in Roseville, Minn.
American • Born January
22, 1951 in Duluth, Minnesota • Hometown:
Roseville Minnesota
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Served as Notre Dame co-captain in both 1971-72 and 1972-73
seasons.
- Earned WCHA All-Star Honorable Mention with Notre Dame in
1971-72 and 1972-73 seasons.
- Tied for Notre Dame
lead with 36 penalty minutes in 1971-72.
- Named to Notre Dame's All-Decade Second Team, representing years from 1968 to 1980, in 2011.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
William Alan Green
Post-Draft Teams: Notre Dame (WCHA)
Education: Graduated from
Notre Dame with degree in business administration in 1973.
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned
to St. Paul, Minn., after college and later moved to Colorado, where he
was active in charitable causes with the Fort Collins Sertoma Club,
serving as the club's president in 2000-01 and winning the 2003-04
Sertoman of the Year award.
| 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