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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Jim Farrell
Selected in 14th round
No. 218 overall by St. Louis Blues

Birthdate: n/a.  Died November 29, 2004
Position: Center
Height: 6-2   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Princeton (ECAC)                            
Birthplace: Weston, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown: Weston, Massachusetts
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1975-76 Belmont HillMass. H.S. ---- ---- --
1976-77 ChoateConn. H.S. ---- ---- --
1977-78 PrincetonECAC 256 1622 10

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Belmont Hill Captain:
1975-76
Choate Captain: 1976-77
Miscellaneous: Attended Belmont Hill School in Belmont, Mass., and Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn., before entering Princeton University. ... The son of a doctor, he split his childhood between Weston, Mass., and Chatham, Mass.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Princeton (ECAC); Oberboltzen (Italy)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Ivy League All-Star Second Team:
1980-81 (Princeton)
Princeton Blackwell Trophy (MVP): 1980-81 (co-winner)
Princeton Tri-Captain: 1980-81
Education: Earned law degree from Boston College in 1986.
Miscellaneous: Played two seasons in Italy after his college career. ... Moved to Wayland, Mass., and became an attorney after his retirement. ... Was serving as Massachusetts assistant state attorney general at the time of his death at age 46. His work included time as an aide to Sen. Warren Rudman, R-N.H., and enforcing environmental regulations for the U.S. Department of Justice before he joined the Mass. attorney general's office in 1999. ... Also coached youth hockey, soccer and baseball in Wayland, Mass., after his retirement. ... Co-authored a book called The Charm and Disorder of Democracy; Decentralization, Ownership Restructuring and Regulatory Reform in Poland with his wife, Martha Pyle Farrell, in 1991.
Personal: Nicknamed "The Eel." ... Full name is James D.P. Farrell.

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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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