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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jerry Byers
Selected in first round
No.
12 overall by Minnesota North Stars
Born March
29, 1952. Died December 25, 2006
 | Position: Left Wing
/ Center
Height:
5-11 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kitchener (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Kentville, Nova Scotia (Canada)
Hometown:
Kentville, Nova Scotia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Kitchener | Jr. B |
20 |
19 | 11 |
30 | 20 | | |
Kitchener | OHA |
36 | 18 |
24 | 42 |
8 | | 1970-71 |
Kitchener | OHA |
62 | 41 |
39 | 80 |
46 | | 1971-72 |
Kitchener | OMJHL |
60 | 41 |
60 | 101 |
49 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played on
line with Bill Barber and Al Blanchard in his final junior season with Kitchener. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 7,
1972 (Minnesota at Montreal)
Numbers: 12 (Minnesota); 10
(Atlanta); 15 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-1978 |
Minnesota, Atlanta, NYR | 43 |
3 | 4 | 7 |
15 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Jacksonville (AHL); New
Haven (AHL); Omaha (CHL); Providence (AHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Salzburg
(Austria); Grindelwald (Switzerland); Kushiro (Japan)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL All-Star Second Team: 1973-74 (N.
Haven); 1978-79 (N. Scotia)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Quebec)
CHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1975 (Omaha)
(9 goals)
Personal: Full name was Jerry William Byers. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Minnesota traded Byers and Buster
Harvey to Atlanta in exchange for John Flesch and Don Martineau on May 27,
1974. |
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SNAPSHOT '72 | | Total Selected: |
152 | | Forwards: |
88 | | Defense: |
47 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
121 | | College Players: |
25 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
11 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
67 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
11 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
1 |
| Picks Traded: |
24 |
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