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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Yvon Vautour
Selected in
sixth round
No. 104 overall by New York Islanders
Born
September 10, 1956
 | Position:
Right Wing / Left Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Laval (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada)
Hometown:
Saint John, New Brunswick |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
Saint John | NBJHL |
40 |
13 | 15 |
28 | 96 | | 1972-73 |
Saint John | NBJHL |
40 |
42 | 31 |
73 | 85 | | 1973-74 |
Laval | QMJHL | 61 |
38 | 39 |
77 | 118 | | 1974-75 |
Laval | QMJHL | 56 |
34 | 37 |
71 | 67 | | 1974-75 |
Laval | QMJHL |
72 | 43 |
60 | 103 |
61 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
QMJHL's No. 7 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 16, 1979 (Atlanta at N.Y.
Islanders)
Numbers: 20 (N.Y. Islanders); 29, 19
(Colorado/N.J.); 28 (Quebec)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Status: Retired for final time in 1991 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1985 |
NYI, COL/NJ, QUE | 204 |
26 | 33 | 59 |
401 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
New Jersey Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1982-83 (136 PIM)
1979-80: Played 17 regular-season games for N.Y. Islanders team that
went on to win Stanley Cup, but was not with team during postseason.
1982-83: Played on first New Jersey Devils team.
Miscellaneous: Left unprotected by N.Y. Islanders in 1979 NHL Expansion
Draft, but was reclaimed as fill-in after Gerry Hart was taken off N.Y.
Islanders roster on June 13, 1979. ... Missed start of 1981-82 season with
broken knuckle in left hand, an injury suffered while fighting during one of
Colorado's Oct. 3, 1981, preseason game at Winnipeg. ... Missed remainder of
1981-82 season with separated shoulder, an injury suffered in a fight with Jim Pavese during Colorado's Nov. 28, 1981, game at St. Louis. The injury required
season-ending surgery on Jan. 4, 1982. ... Was on Colorado team that relocated to New Jersey on
June 30, 1982. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Muskegon (IHL); Fort Worth
(CHL); Indianapolis (CHL); Moncton (AHL); Wichita (CHL); Maine (AHL);
Fredericton (AHL); Saint John (New Brunswick Sr.)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1978 (Fort Worth)
AHL
Calder Cup: 2001 (Saint John) (as assistant coach)
Air Canada Cup
(Canadian Midget Title): 1998 (Saint John) (coach)
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by Edmonton,
No. 48 overall in Round 5)
New Brunswick Sr. PIM Leader: 1989-90
(Saint John) (182)
1977-78: Played on CHL
regular-season champion (Fort Worth).
1983-84: Played 24 regular-season games for Maine team that went on to win
AHL playoff title, but was not with team during postseason.
Coaching Career: Named Saint John (New Brunswick Sr.) head coach prior
to 1987-88 season and remained in that position through 1990-91 season. ...
Named head coach of Saint John (N.B. AAA) prior to 1996-97 season and remained
in that position until Sept. 27, 2000. ... Named Saint John (AHL) assistant
coach on Sept. 27, 2000, and remained in that position into 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of
1977-78 season with broken hand. ... Retired for first
time after 1984-85 season but came out of retirement to play and coach in New Brunswick
senior league from 1987 to 1991. ... Returned to Saint John, N.B., after his
first retirement and went to work for Irving Oil Limited before becoming full-time
coach.
Personal: Full name is Yvon Jean
Vautour. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WAIVER DRAFT: N.Y. Islanders left Vautour
unprotected for the 1980 NHL Waiver Draft, and he was claimed by Colorado on
Oct. 6, 1980. |
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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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