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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dan Clark
Selected in fifth round
No.
89 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born
November 3, 1957
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kamloops (WCHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
Langley | BCJHL |
50 | 11 |
22 | 33 |
127 | | 1975-76 |
Kamloops | WCHL |
71 | 0 |
26 | 26 |
109 | | 1976-77 |
Kamloops | WCHL |
61 | 4 |
27 | 31 |
189 |
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PRE-DRAFT
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
WCHL's No. 16 prospect for the 1977 NHL draft. | | NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 20, 1978 (Buffalo at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 32 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Status: Retired for final time in 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1978-79 |
N.Y. Rangers | 4 |
0 | 1 | 1 |
6 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
DRAFT RE-ENTRY: 1978 (N.Y. Rangers,
No.
110 overall in Round 7)
1978-79: Played four games for N.Y. Rangers team that advanced to 1979
Stanley Cup Finals, but was not with team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Had assist
in his first NHL game. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Maine (AHL); Milwaukee (IHL);
New Haven, Hershey, Springfield (AHL); Grindelwald (Switzerland)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by Edmonton,
No. 34 overall in Round 4)
1977-78: Played six games for Maine
team that won AHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team
during postseason.
1979-80: Played on AHL regular-season champion
(New Haven).
Miscellaneous: Retired for first
time after the 1982-83 season but came out of retirement three years later to
play 10 games for New Haven (AHL) during 1985-86 season.
Personal:
Also known as Danny Clark during his playing days. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Philadelphia did not offer Clark
a
pro contract for a full year after the draft, thereby making him a free agent. He
entered the NHL when he was drafted a second time -- by N.Y. Rangers in 1978. |
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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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