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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Val James
Selected in 16th round
No.
184 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born February
14, 1957
 | Position:
Left Wing / Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight:
205
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Quebec (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Ocala, Florida (USA)
Hometown:
Long Island, New York |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Quebec | QMJHL |
72 | 14 |
19 | 33 |
83 | | 1976-77 |
Quebec | QMJHL |
68 | 16 |
16 | 32 |
99 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 1, 1981 (Philadelphia at
Buffalo)
Numbers: 26, 29, 30 (Buffalo); 28 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1981-1986 |
Buffalo, Toronto | 11 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
30 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was first African-American to
play in the NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Mississauga (OHA Sr.); Erie
(NEHL/EHL); Rochester, St. Catharines/Newmarket, Baltimore (AHL); Flint (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1983 (Rochester)
NEHL/EHL
Mitchell Cup: 1979, 1980, 1981 (Erie)
1978-79: Played on NEHL
regular-season champion (Erie).
1979-80, 1980-81: Played on EHL
regular-season champion (Erie).
1982-83: Played on AHL
regular-season champion (Rochester).
Miscellaneous: Played part-time
for Mississauga (OHA Sr.) while working as a bouncer at a Toronto night club
in 1977-78.
Personal: Full name is Valmore
Edwin James. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: James never signed with Detroit
and he became an unrestricted free agent after the 1978-79 season. He signed
with Buffalo in September 1980. |
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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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