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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jack Valiquette
Selected in first round
No. 13 overall
by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born March 18, 1956
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sault Ste. Marie (OMJHL)
Birthplace: St. Thomas, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Aylmer, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
Aylmer | Jr. B | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1971-72 |
Laurentian | OUAA |
3 | 0 |
3 | 3 |
6 | | 1972-73 |
St. Mary's | Jr. B |
42 | 47 |
41 | 88 |
25 | | 1973-74 |
Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
69 | 63 |
72 | 135 |
38 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL Tilson Trophy (MVP): 1973-74 (Sault Ste. Marie)
OMJHL Emms Family Award (Rookie of Year): 1973-74 (S.S.M.)
OMJHL
Powers Trophy (Points Leader): 1973-74 (S.S.M.) (135,
tie)
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1973-74 (Sault Ste. Marie)
OMJHL Goals Leader: 1973-74 (Sault Ste. Marie) (63 goals)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No.
2 overall underage prospect in the 1974 NHL draft. ... Was No. 1 overall pick in 1973 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 5, 1974 (Toronto at N.Y.
Islanders)
Numbers: 8 (Toronto), 15 (Colorado)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1981 |
Toronto, Colorado | 350 |
84 | 134 | 218 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1978 |
Toronto | 23 | 3 |
6 | 9 | 4 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was available in 1974 NHL Amateur Draft because of league's
decision to allow drafting of underage players that year. ... Took
power-skating lessons with Russian Yasha Smushkin prior to Toronto's 1974
training camp. ... Missed most of Toronto's 1974 training camp with shoulder
injury. ... Played on Toronto's "Brat Line" with Tiger Williams and Pat
Boutette in 1975-76 and 1976-77. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with foot
infection, suffered in March 1981. ... Attended Colorado's 1981 training camp,
but did not make team and chose to retire. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Oklahoma City (CHL); Tulsa
(CHL); Fort Worth (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Became active in Oldtimers'
charity hockey after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is John Jack
Joseph Valiquette. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Toronto traded Valiquette to Colorado
in exchange for 1981 second-round pick (Gary Yaremchuk) on Oct. 19, 1978. The
original trade was for a "future draft choice" which was later changed to "a
second-round draft choice after 1980." |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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