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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Bobby Hehir
Selected in eighth round
No. 136 overall by Boston Bruins

Born October 5, 1958
Position: Center / Left Wing
Height: 5-11   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Boston College (ECAC)                    
Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown: Worcester, Massachusetts
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1976-77 St. Peter'sMass. H.S. ---- ---- --
1977-78 Boston CollegeECAC 3317 1734 22

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
U.S. High School All-America Team:
1975-76, 1976-77 (St. Peter's)
Central Mass. (High School) All-Star First Team: 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77 (St. Peter's)
Miscellaneous: Attended St. Peter's High School. ... Played in Natick (Mass.) Summer Developmental League in 1976. ... Also played third base on St. Peter's baseball team. ... Scored goal for Boston College in its NCAA title-game loss to Boston University on March 25, 1978.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Boston College (ECAC); Fort Wayne (IHL); Cape Cod, Hampton Roads, Nashville/Virginia (ACHL); Tulsa (CHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Boston College Tiernan Award (Most Improved):
1980-81
Boston College Alternate Captain: 1980-81
1983-84: Played 6 games for IHL regular-season champ (Fort Wayne).
Education: Majored in sociology at Boston College.
Miscellaneous: Was on Cape Cod (ACHL) team that folded on Feb. 1, 1982. ... Was active in Big Brothers program at Boston College.
Personal: Nicknamed "Rocket." ... Full name is Robert Gordon Hehir. ... Also known as Bob Hehir 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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