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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Richard Mulhern
Selected in first round
No.
8 overall by Atlanta Flames
Born March 1, 1955
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Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Beaconsfield, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
40 |
8 | 37 |
45 | 96 | | 1974-75 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
70 | 26 |
64 | 90 |
152 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL All-Star First Team: 1974-75 (Sherbrooke)
QMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1973-74 (Sherbrooke)
Miscellaneous: Attended Boston University in fall of 1973, but left school
before playing in any varsity games. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 8,
1975 (California at Atlanta)
Numbers: 4 (Atlanta); 5
(Los Angeles); 8 (Toronto); 15 (Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1975-1981 |
ATL, LA, TOR, WIN | 303 |
27 | 93 | 120 |
217 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1980 |
Atlanta, L.A., Toronto | 7 |
0 | 3 | 3 |
5 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Set Atlanta/Calgary record
(since broken) for goals in season by a defenseman with 12 in 1976-77. ...
Tied Atlanta/Calgary record (since broken) for assists in game by a rookie
with three vs. Chicago on Nov. 19, 1976. ... Set Atlanta/Calgary rookie
defenseman records (since broken) and led all NHL rookie defensemen with 44
points and 32 assists in 1976-77. ... Had back surgery in May 1979. ... Missed
part of 1979-80 season with sprained neck, an injury suffered in January 1980. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Tulsa (CHL); Dallas (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1976 (Tulsa)
WHA Draft Pick: 1975 (by Houston,
No. 15 overall in Round 1)
1975-76: Played on CHL regular-season
champion (Tulsa).
1980-81: Played on CHL regular-season champion
(Dallas).
Miscellaneous: Represented NHL at 1979 Izvestia Tournament
in Moscow. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with knee injury suffered in
February 1981. ... Named to defense position on all-time Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
team by Canadian Hockey League panel in 1999.
Personal: Full name is Richard
Sidney Mulhern. ... Also known as Rich Mulhern and Rick Mulhern during his
playing days. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Atlanta traded Mulhern and 1980
second-round pick to Los Angeles in exchange for Bob Murdoch and 1980
second-round pick on January 16, 1979. |
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SNAPSHOT '75 | | Total Selected: |
217 | | Forwards: |
126 | | Defense: |
65 | | Goaltenders: |
26 | | Major Junior: |
135 | | College Players: |
61 |
| Canadian: |
162 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
46 | | U.S.-Born: |
45 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
87 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
6 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
11 |
| Picks Traded: |
21 |
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