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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Gord Salt
Selected in third round
No. 37 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

Born May 30, 1958
Position: Right Wing
Height: 6-5   Weight: 200
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Michigan Tech (WCHA)                    
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1975-76 CalgaryAJHL60 5349 10253
1976-77 Michigan TechWCHA 3812 820 28
1977-78 Michigan TechWCHA 3616 1834 31

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
AJHL Rookie of Year:
1975-76 (Calgary)
Great Lakes Invitational All-Star First Team: 1977 (Michigan Tech)
Miscellaneous: Set Calgary (AJHL) record (since broken) for goals by a rookie with 53 in 1975-76.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Michigan Tech (WCHA); Maine (AHL); Toledo (IHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHA All-Star Second Team:
1978-79 (Michigan Tech)
Great Lakes Invitational All-Star First Team: 1978 (Mich. Tech)
Michigan Tech Records: Most goals in one season by a right wing (34 in 1978-79), most consecutive games with at least one goal (10 from Dec. 19, 1978, to Jan. 26, 1979, shares record)
Personal: Full name is Gordon Salt. ... Also known as Gordie Salt 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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