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1976 NHL DRAFT PICK
Drew Callander
Selected in second round
No. 35 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

Born August 17, 1956
Position: Center / Right Wing
Height: 6-2   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Regina (WCHL)                               
Birthplace: Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Regina, Saskatchewan
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1972-73 ReginaSJHL-- ---- ----
1973-74 ReginaWCHL 689 716 7
1974-75 ReginaWCHL 5117 1532 36
1975-76 ReginaWCHL 7249 56105 64

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup:
1974 (Regina)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as WCHL's No. 7 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft.
NHL CAREER
Debut: February 7, 1977 (Atlanta at Philadelphia)
Numbers:  28 (Philadelphia); 17, 20, 10 (Vancouver)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1987
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1977-1980 Philadelphia, Vancouver39 628 7

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Scored goal in first shift of his first NHL game. The goal came at 6:07 of the first period to cap a 3-0 Philadelphia blitz vs. Atlanta. The Flyers went on to win the game 7-4. ... Missed start of 1979-80 season with torn chest muscle, an injury suffered in Vancouver's Oct. 5, 1979, preseason game at Colorado.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Springfield (AHL); Maine (AHL); Dallas (CHL); Duisburg, Cologne, Bayreuth (West Germany); Muskegon (IHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup:
1978 (Maine)
CHL Adams Cup: 1979 (Dallas)
West German Championship: 1984 (Cologne)
CHL All-Star Game: 1982 (Dallas)
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by Edmonton, No. 30 overall in Round 3)
1977-78: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Maine).
1978-79: Played nine games for Maine team that won AHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team during postseason.
1980-81: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Dallas).
Coaching Career: Served as assistant coach of Regina (Midget AAA) in early 1990s, helping team win Air Canada Cup in 1994. ... Served as head coach of Regina (Midget AAA) through 1997-98 season. ... Named Regina (WHL) assistant coach prior to 1998-99 season and remained in that position into 2002-03 season.
Personal: Full name is Leonard Andrew Callander. ... Older brother of former NHL player Jock Callander. ... Father of college hockey player Preston Callander.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Philadelphia traded Callander and Kevin McCarthy to Vancouver in exchange for Dennis Ververgaert on December 29, 1978.

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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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