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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Sylvain Locas
Selected in sixth round
No. 95 overall by Detroit Red Wings

Born February 17, 1958
Position: Center
Height: 5-9   Weight: 168
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Sherbrooke (QMJHL)                       
Birthplace: Chicoutimi, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: St. Jerome, Quebec
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1974-75 ChicoutimiQMJHL 60 3232 6439
1975-76 ChicoutimiQMJHL 72 8080 16095
1976-77 ChicoutimiQMJHL 72 5998 157101
1977-78 ChicoutimiQMJHL 63 47 10
  SherbrookeQMJHL 6280 77157 128

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Beliveau Trophy (Points Leader):
1975-76 (Chicoutimi) (160 points, tie)
QMJHL East All-Star First Team: 1975-76 (Chicoutimi)
QMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1976-77 (Chicoutimi)
QMJHL Goals Leader: 1975-76 (Chicoutimi) (80 goals)
QMJHL Assists Leader: 1976-77 (Chicoutimi) (98 assists)
Chicoutimi Records: Most goals in one season (80 in 1975-76)
Miscellaneous: Scored seven goals for Chicoutimi in Feb. 17, 1976, game vs. Sorel.
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as QMJHL's No. 6 prospect for the 1978 NHL draft. ... Set Chicoutimi record (since broken) with 388 career points. ... Traded by Chicoutimi to Sherbrooke in exchange for Burton Martin, Michel Brisebois, Larry Mensour, Francois Gravel and Michel Champigny in October 1977.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Kansas City (CHL); Kalamazoo (IHL); Adirondack, Nova Scotia (AHL); Milwaukee (IHL); Grenoble (France)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Hall of Fame:
Inducted 2002
1979-80: Played five games for Kalamazoo team that won IHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team during postseason.
Personal: Son of former NHL player Jacques Locas Sr.. ... Younger brother of former WHA player Jacques Locas Jr.

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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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