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1977 NHL DRAFT PICK
Dave Hoyda
Selected in third round
No. 53 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

Born May 20, 1957
Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-1   Weight: 205
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Portland (WCHL)                             
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1973-74 EdmontonAJHL 28 01 156
1974-75 Spruce GroveAJHL 59 2531 56141
  EdmontonWCHL1 00 02
1975-76 Spruce GroveAJHL 43 36 37
  EdmontonWCHL 435 1823 170
1976-77 PortlandWCHL 6116 2642 220

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Centennial Cup:
1975 (Spruce Grove)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as WCHL's No. 17 prospect for the 1977 NHL draft. ... Was on Edmonton (WCHL) team that relocated to Portland after 1975-76 season.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 15, 1977 (Philadelphia at Pittsburgh)
Numbers:  8 (Philadelphia); 15, 21 (Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1981
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1977-1981Philadelphia, Winnipeg 132617 23299
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1978-1979Philadelphia12 000 17

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1979-80:
Played on first Winnipeg Jets NHL team.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Ken Linseman and Dennis Ververgaert for Philadelphia in 1978-79. ... Missed parts of 1979-80 season with pinched knee cartilage, an injury suffered in January 1980, and torn knee ligaments, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Feb. 17, 1980, game vs. Quebec. ... Missed end of 1980-81 season with knee injury suffered in February 1981.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Maine (AHL); Tulsa (CHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick:
1977 (by Edmonton, No. 60 overall in Round 7)
1977-78: Played 31 games for Maine team that won AHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team during postseason.
Personal: Full name is David Allan Hoyda. ... Younger brother of former major-junior player Ron Hoyda.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
EXPANSION: Philadelphia left Hoyda unprotected for the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, and he was claimed by Winnipeg on June 13, 1979.

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SNAPSHOT '77
Total Selected: 185
Forwards: 104
Defense: 57
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 123
College Players: 51
Canadian: 141
Euro-Canadian: 2
USA Citizens: 37
U.S.-Born: 36
European: 5
Reached NHL: 97
Won Stanley Cup: 8
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 13
Year-end All-Star: 5
Olympians: 9
Picks Traded: 37
 
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