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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Vince Magnan
Selected in sixth round
No. 88 overall by Washington Capitals

Born March 6, 1958
Position: Left Wing
Height: 5-11   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Denver (WCHA)                               
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Beaumont, Alberta
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1973-74 EdmontonAJHL55 823 3140
1974-75 Spruce GroveAJHL 51 1929 48163
  EdmontonAJHL 1 01 10
1975-76 Spruce GroveAJHL 57 2145 66119
  EdmontonAJHL 1 00 02
1976-77 DenverWCHA 394 812 44
1977-78 DenverWCHA 3918 1937 79

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Centennial Cup:
1975 (Spruce Grove)
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Released by Washington organization in December 1980. ... Signed with Hartford as unrestricted free agent in April 1981, but never played for parent team. ... Released by Hartford in September 1983 after announcing his plans to retire. He later changed those plans and returned to playing.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Denver (WCHA); Hershey (AHL); Wichita (CHL); Binghamton, Moncton (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1980-81:
Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
Miscellaneous: Missed remainder of 1978-79 season with ligament damage in knee, an injury suffered in December 1978. The injury required surgery. ... Signed tryout contract with Wichita (CHL) in December 1980. ... Signed with Moncton (AHL) as unrestricted free agent in September 1983.
Personal: Older brother of former NHL player Marc Magnan.

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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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