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1977 NHL DRAFT PICK
Lance Nethery
Selected in eighth round
No. 131 overall by New York Rangers

Born June 28, 1957
Position: Center
Height: 6-1   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Cornell (ECAC)                                
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Burlington, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1974-75 BurlingtonJr. B 4051 69120 --
1975-76 CornellECAC 2918 2745 16
1976-77 CornellECAC 2932 4678 18

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
ECAC All-Star First Team:
1976-77 (Cornell)
Ivy League All-Star First Team: 1976-77 (Cornell)
Cornell Bawlf Award (MVP): 1976-77
Cornell Doran Award (Sportsmanship): 1975-76
Cornell Records: Most points by a sophomore (78 in 1976-77), most goals by a sophomore (32 in 1976-77), most assists by a sophomore (46 in 1976-77)
Miscellaneous: Set Cornell single-season record (since broken) with 78 points in 1976-77.
NHL CAREER
Debut: November 5, 1980 (N.Y. Rangers at Chicago)
Numbers:  21 (N.Y. Rangers); 28 (Edmonton)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1990
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1980-1981 N.Y. Rangers, Edmonton41 111425 14
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1981N.Y. Rangers14 538 9

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Scored goal in his first NHL game, sending puck past Tony Esposito in N.Y. Rangers' 3-3 tie with Chicago on Nov. 5, 1980.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Cornell (ECAC); New Haven (AHL); Springfield (AHL); Wichita (CHL); Duisburg (West Germany); Davos (Switzerland); Hershey (AHL); Herisau (Switzerland)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Swiss Championship:
1984, 1985 (Davos)
German Championship: 1997, 1998, 1999 (Mannheim) (as coach)
NCAA East All-America First Team: 1977-78, 1978-79 (Cornell)
ECAC Player of Year: 1977-78 (Cornell)
ECAC All-Star First Team: 1977-78, 1978-79 (Cornell)
Ivy League All-Star First Team: 1977-78, 1978-79 (Cornell)
Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame: Inducted 1984
Cornell Bawlf Award (MVP): 1977-78, 1978-79
Cornell Co-Captain: 1977-78, 1978-79
ECAC Records: Most career points (271), most career assists (180)
Ivy League Records: Most career points (119), most career assists (88), most assists in one season (30)
Cornell Records: Most career points (271), most career assists (180), most points in one season (83 in 1977-78), most points by a junior (83 in 1977-78), most assists by a junior (60 in 1977-78)
ECAC Points Leader: 1977-78 (Cornell) (83 points)
ECAC Assists Leader: 1977-78 (Cornell) (60 points)
West Germany Points Leader: 1982-83 (Duisburg) (156 points)
Switzerland Goals Leader: 1985-86 (Davos) (46 goals)
Switzerland Assists Leader: 1983-84 (Davos) (43 assists)
Switzerland Playoffs Points Leader: 1987 (Davos) (12 points)
Switzerland Playoffs Goals Leader: 1987 (Davos) (5 goals)
1979-80: Played on AHL regular-season champion (New Haven).
1985-86: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
Coaching Career: Named Davos (Switzerland) head coach prior to 1990-91 season and remained in position through 1990-91 season. ... Named Landshut (Germany) assistant coach prior to 1993-94 season and held that position through 1993-94 season. ... Named Mannheim (Germany) head coach prior to 1994-95 season and remained in position through 1998-99 season. ... Named Cologne (Germany) head coach prior to 1999-00 season and remained in that position through 1999-00 season. ... Named self Cologne (Germany) head coach during 2000-01 season and remained in position until late January 2002. ... Named Frankfurt (Germany) head coach on April 11, 2002, and remained in position into 2002-03 season. ... Served as assistant coach for Team Canada at 2001 Deutschland Cup tournament.
Management: Named Cologne general manager prior to 2000-01 season and remained in that position until late January 2002. ... Named Frankfurt (Germany) general manager on Feb. 5, 2003.
Miscellaneous: Joined New Haven (AHL) for one game at end of 1978-79 season after completing his NCAA eligibility at Cornell. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with fractured wrist, an injury suffered during New Haven's Nov. 2, 1980, AHL game vs. Maine.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: N.Y. Rangers traded Nethery to Edmonton in exchange for Eddie Mio on December 11, 1981.

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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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