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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Danny Lucas
Selected in first round
No. 14 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

Born February 28, 1958
Position: Right Wing / Left Wing
Height: 6-1   Weight: 197
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Sault Ste. Marie (OMJHL)                
Birthplace: Powell River, B.C. (Canada)
Hometown: Powell River, British Columbia
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1973-74 HumboldtSJHL18 1111 2214
  VictoriaWCHL 296 1016 38
1974-75 VictoriaWCHL 7057 56113 74
1975-76 VictoriaWCHL 3220 2444 63
1976-77 British ColumbiaCWUAA 2322 2446 55
1977-78 Sault Ste. MarieOMJHL 6150 67117 90

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the No. 15 overall prospect for the 1978 NHL draft. ... Played on line with Wayne Gretzky and Paul Mancini for Sault Ste. Marie in 1977-78.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 12, 1978 (Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers)
Numbers:  15 (Philadelphia)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1981
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1978 Philadelphia6 101 0

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Philadelphia bought out the final two years of Lucas' contract and released him after he cleared waivers for a second time in October 1980. ... Signed with Colorado as unrestricted free agent in October 1980, but never played for parent team.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Maine (AHL); Fort Worth (CHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup:
1979 (Maine)
1978-79: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Maine).
Personal: Full name is Daniel Kenneth Lucas. ... Also known as Dan Lucas during his playing days.

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SNAPSHOT '78
Total Selected: 234
Forwards: 143
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 127
College Players: 80
Canadian: 170
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 47
U.S.-Born: 47
European: 17
Reached NHL: 95
Won Stanley Cup: 16
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 1
Olympians: 16
Picks Traded: 46
 
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