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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Joe Kowal
Selected in second round
No.
33 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born February 3, 1956
 | Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-5 Weight:
212
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Hamilton (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Whitby, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Whitby | OPJHL | 38 |
12 | 13 |
25 | 47 | | 1974-75 |
Oshawa | OMJHL |
61 | 18 |
26 | 44 |
93 | | 1975-76 |
Oshawa | OMJHL |
4 | 0 |
2 | 2 |
13 | | |
Hamilton | OMJHL |
52 | 32 |
45 | 77 |
100 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1976 (Hamilton)
OMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1975-76 (Hamilton)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
OMJHL's No. 10 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. ... Attended Dunbarton High
School in Pickering, Ontario. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 7, 1976 (Philadelphia at
Buffalo)
Numbers: 27 (Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1978 |
Buffalo | 22 | 0 |
5 | 5 | 13 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1978 | Buffalo | 2 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Hershey, Springfield,
Binghamton, Rochester, Nova Scotia (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by
Indianapolis, No. 64 overall in Round 6)
Miscellaneous: Missed start
of 1977-78 season with knee injury.
Personal: Full name is Joseph
Douglas Kowal. |
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SNAPSHOT '76 | | Total Selected: |
135 | | Forwards: |
83 | | Defense: |
39 | | Goaltenders: |
13 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
26 |
| Canadian: |
103 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
23 | | U.S.-Born: |
23 |
| European: |
8 |
| Reached NHL: |
73 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
12 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
2 |
| Olympians: |
6 |
| Picks Traded: |
15 |
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