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1974 NHL DRAFT PICK
Bruce Affleck
Selected in second round
No. 21 overall by California Golden Seals

Born May 5, 1954
Position: Defense
Height: 6-0   Weight: 200
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Denver (WCHA)                               
Birthplace: Salmon Arm, B.C. (Canada)
Hometown: Penticton, British Columbia
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1970-71 PentictonBCJHL 60 2346 6949
1971-72 PentictonBCJHL 57 3169 10091
1972-73 DenverWCHA39 619 2530
1973-74 DenverWCHA 388 2331 42

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team:
1973 (Denver)
WCHA All-Star First Team: 1972-73 (Denver)
WCHA All-Star Second Team: 1973-74 (Denver)
BCJHL All-Star First Team: 1970-71, 1971-72 (Penticton)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No. 3 overall prospect and top defenseman available in the 1974 NHL draft.
NHL CAREER
Debut: January 28, 1975 (Detroit at St. Louis)
Numbers:  4 (St. Louis); 26 (Vancouver); 32 (N.Y. Islanders)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1984
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1975-1983 St. Louis, Vancouver, NYI280 146680 86
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1975-1976 St. Louis80 000

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
St. Louis Rookie of Year:
1975-76
Broadcasting Career: Worked as St. Louis radio and television color commentator from 1989 to 2000.
Management Career: Named St. Louis Director of Sales prior to 1987-88 season, promoted to Vice President/Director of Sales in 1990, promoted again to Vice President of Sales in 1994 and remained in that position into 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Broke shoulder in off-season Jeep accident during spring of 1975. ... Missed most of St. Louis' 1976 training camp after having off-season appendectomy. ... Played in 195 consecutive games for St. Louis from 1975 to 1977.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Salt Lake (CHL); Springfield (AHL); Dallas, Indianapolis (CHL); Kloten (Switzerland)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup:
1982, 1983 (Indianapolis)
CHL Ivan Trophy (MVP): 1983-84 (Indianapolis) (co-winner)
CHL McNab Trophy (Playoffs MVP): 1983 (Indianapolis)
CHL Orr Trophy (Top Defenseman): 1979-80 (Dallas), 1980-81 (Indianapolis), 1983-84 (Indianapolis)
CHL All-Star First Team: 1979-80 (Dallas), 1980-81 (Indianapolis), 1983-84 (Indianapolis)
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Cleveland, No. 42 overall in Round 3)
CHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1982 (Indianapolis) (17 assists, tie), 1983 (Indianapolis) (18 assists)
1974-75: Played 35 games for Salt Lake team that won CHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team during postseason.
1978-79: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Salt Lake).
1982-83: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Indianapolis).
Education: Studied business administration during his two years at University of Denver.
Miscellaneous: Worked on his father-in-law's campaign for U.S. Senate during summer of 1976. ... Worked on obtaining real estate license during off-seasons of his playing days. ... Coached youth football when he had time during 1977-78 season. ... Returned to St. Louis after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Robert Bruce Affleck. ... Son-in-law of former Hawaii governor William F. Quinn.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: California traded Affleck to St. Louis in exchange for Frank Spring and cash on January 9, 1975.

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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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