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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Rich Nantais
Selected in second round
No.
24 overall by Minnesota North Stars
Born October 27, 1954
 | Position: Left Wing
Height:
5-11 Weight: 188
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Quebec (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Repentigny, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Repentigny, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
St. Foy | Jr. B | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | |
Quebec | QMJHL | 5 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 2 | | 1971-72 |
Quebec | QMJHL |
62 | 25 |
46 | 71 |
283 | | 1972-73 |
Quebec | QMJHL |
59 | 21 |
27 | 48 |
165 | | 1973-74 |
Quebec | QMJHL |
67 | 64 |
130 | 194 |
213 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1971-72 (Quebec) (283)
1970-71:
Played five regular-season games and seven playoff games for Quebec team that
won Memorial Cup, but was not with team during Memorial Cup tournament.
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No.
9 overall prospect in the 1974 NHL draft. ... Played all three forward
positions during his minor hockey and junior career. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9,
1974 (Pittsburgh at Minnesota)
Number: 12 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1978 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1977 |
Minnesota | 63 | 5 |
4 | 9 | 79 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Traded with Alain Langlais by New Haven (AHL)
to Washington (NHL) for Ron H. Anderson and Bob Gryp on Feb. 23, 1976, but never played for parent
team. ... Returned to Minnesota organization as free agent in September 1976. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New Haven, Springfield,
Richmond (AHL); Fort Worth (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1978 (Fort Worth)
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Houston,
No. 44 overall in Round 3)
AHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1976
(Richmond) (33, tie)
CHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1978 (Fort
Worth) (49)
1977-78: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Fort
Worth).
Personal: Full name is Richard
Francois Nantais. ... Also known as Richard Nantais during his playing days.
... One of seven children. |
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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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