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1979 NHL DRAFT PICK
Marco Baron
Selected in fifth round
No. 99 overall by Boston Bruins

Born April 8, 1959
Position: Goaltender
Height: 5-11   Weight: 180
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Montreal (QMJHL)                           
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPW-L-T GAASO SV%
1975-76 MontrealQMJHL 23n/a 3.532 n/a
1976-77 MontrealQMJHL 41n/a 5.441 n/a
1977-78 MontrealQMJHL 61n/a 4.440 n/a
1978-79 MontrealQMJHL 67n/a 3.803 n/a

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL All-Star Second Team:
1977-78 (Montreal)
QMJHL Shutouts Leader: 1978-79 (Montreal) (3 shutouts, tie)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1975-76 season with broken collarbone, an injury suffered in February 1976. ... Missed part of 1978-79 season with broken finger on right hand, an injury suffered in December 1978. ... Shared shutout with Daniel Caron for Montreal in 1978-79. Caron received official credit for the shutout.
NHL CAREER
Debut: January 10, 1980 (St. Louis at Boston)
Numbers:  33, 31 (Boston); 31 (Los Angeles); 33 (Edmonton)
Stanley Cup: Never won.   Status: Retired for final time in 1994
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeams GP W-L-TGAA SOSV%
1980-1985 Boston, L.A., Edm.86 34-38-93.63 1n/a
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPW-L GAA SOSV%
1981 Boston1 0-19.000 n/a

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1984-85:
Played one regular-season game for Edmonton team that went on to win Stanley Cup, but was not with team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Made first NHL start in his hometown of Montreal. ... Released by Los Angeles in August 1984 and signed with Edmonton as unrestricted free agent on Feb. 21, 1985.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Binghamton (AHL); Grand Rapids (IHL); Springfield (AHL); Erie (AHL); Baltimore (AHL); Moncton (AHL); Sherbrooke (AHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1984-85:
Played one regular-season game for Sherbrooke team that went on to win AHL playoff title, but was not with team during playoffs.
Coaching Career: Served as Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland) assistant coach during late 1980s and most of 1990s. ... Served as head coach of Ambri-Piotta youth hockey squads after 2001 and coached his son, Olivier Baron, who was part of the Ambri-Piotta junior system.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1980-81 season with pulled groin, suffered in December 1980. ... Retired for the first time after the 1985-86 season, but remained in Switzerland to begin his coaching career. ... Fluent in French, English and Italian. ... Named to goaltender position on all-time Montreal (QMJHL) team by a CHL panel in 1999.
Personal: Full name is Marco Joseph Baron. ... Father of Swiss junior player Olivier Baron.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Boston traded Baron to Los Angeles in exchange for Bob LaForest on January 3, 1984.

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SNAPSHOT '79
Total Selected: 126
Forwards: 74
Defense: 41
Goaltenders: 11
Major Junior: 97
College Players: 15
Canadian: 109
Euro-Canadian: 1
USA Citizens: 10
U.S.-Born: 10
European: 6
Reached NHL: 103
Won Stanley Cup: 23
Hall of Fame: 3
All-Star Game: 23
Year-end All-Star: 10
Olympians: 15
Picks Traded: 17
 
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