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| 1973 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bob Neely
Selected in first round
No. 10
overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born November 9, 1953
 | Position:
Defense / Left Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight:
210
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Sarnia, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Sarnia, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
Sarnia | Jr. B | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | |
Hamilton | OHA | 34 |
4 | 11 |
15 | 129 | | 1971-72 |
Hamilton | OMJHL |
17 |
3 | 8 |
11 | 109 | | |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
32 |
8 | 22 |
30 | 96 | | 1972-73 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
55 | 24 |
52 | 76 |
304 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1972-73 (Peterborough)
Miscellaneous: Played center for his first two major junior seasons.
... Selected by Hamilton No. 1 overall in 1970 OHA midget draft. ... Moved to defense by Peterborough coach
Roger Neilson in 1972. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1973 (Buffalo at Toronto)
Numbers:
3 (Toronto); 19
(Colorado)
Stanley Cup: Never won
Playing Status: Retired 1980 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1973-1978 |
Toronto, Colorado | 283 |
39 | 59 | 98 |
266 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1977 |
Toronto | 26 | 5 |
7 | 12 | 15 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Toronto Playoffs Points Leader: 1974 (4)
Toronto Playoffs Assists
Leader: 1974 (3)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1973-74 season with intestinal infection. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Oklahoma City (CHL);
Philadelphia (AHL); New Brunswick (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL All-Star First Team: 1979-80
(New Brunswick)
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (by Chicago,
No. 1 overall in Round 1)
Coaching Career: Coached Markham (OPJHL)
and Aurora (OPJHL) for many years between 1980-81 and 1998-99 seasons.
Miscellaneous: Went into the sales after
his retirement, becoming an industrial sales manager for Snap-On Tools of
Canada in 1987
Personal: Nicknamed "Waldo" by Eddie Shack
at 1973 Toronto training camp. ... Father of former major-junior player Matt
Neely. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| SOLD/LOANED: Toronto sold Neely's rights to Colorado
on Jan. 9, 1978. The deal was made on a conditional basis, giving Colorado the
option to sell him back to Toronto. Colorado sold him back to Toronto on May
30, 1978, making the original deal a loan rather than a sale. |
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SNAPSHOT '73 | | Total Selected: |
168 | | Forwards: |
103 | | Defense: |
53 | | Goaltenders: |
12 | | Major Junior: |
131 | | College Players: |
28 |
| Canadian: |
151 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
14 | | U.S.-Born: |
14 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
70 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
35 |
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