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1980 NHL DRAFT PICK
Tony Feltrin
Selected in fourth round
No. 72 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Born December 6, 1961
Position: Defense
Height: 6-1   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Victoria (WHL)                                
Birthplace: Ladysmith, B.C. (Canada)
Hometown: Ladysmith, British Columbia
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1977-78 NanaimoBCJHL 632 1315 65
1978-79 VictoriaWHL 472 1113 119
1979-80 VictoriaWHL 716 2531 138
NHL CAREER
Debut: February 2, 1981 (Pittsburgh at Chicago)
Numbers:  33 (Pittsburgh); 32 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: 1994 (as scout).  Status: Retired September 1986
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATPPIM
1981-1985Pittsburgh, N.Y. Rangers 483 36 65

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Scouting Career:
Named N.Y. Rangers amateur scout (Western Canada) in September 1986 and remained in that position through 1989-90 season. ... Named N.Y. Rangers amateur scout for all of Canadian major-junior hockey as well as special European duties, prior to 1990-91 season and remained in position until Aug. 21, 1996.
Management Career: Named N.Y. Islanders head amateur scout on Aug. 21, 1996, and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Played key role in convincing N.Y. Rangers to use their 1991 first-round pick on Alexei Kovalev after scouting Kovalev extensively during the 1990-91 season.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Victoria (WHL); Erie (AHL); Muskegon (IHL); Baltimore (AHL); Salt Lake (CHL/IHL); New Haven (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1983-84:
Played on AHL regular-season champion (Baltimore).
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1980-81 season with ligament damage in right knee, an injury suffered during Victoria's Oct. 18, 1980, WHL game vs. Lethbridge. ... Missed remainder of 1985-86 season with eye injury, suffered during New Haven's Dec. 31, 1985, AHL game vs. Nova Scotia. The injury ended his career.
Personal: Full name is Anthony Louis Feltrin.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
FREE AGENCY: Pittsburgh did not offer Feltrin a contract for the 1984-85 season, and he became an unrestricted free agent. He signed with N.Y. Rangers on October 8, 1985.

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SNAPSHOT '80
Total Selected: 210
Forwards: 122
Defense: 71
Goaltenders: 17
Major Junior: 138
Tier II Junior: 7
College Players: 42
High School: 8
Canadian: 159
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 35
U.S.-Born: 35
European: 13
Reached NHL: 132
Won Stanley Cup: 24
Hall of Fame: 4
All-Star Game: 17
Year-end All-Star: 5
Olympians: 19
Picks Traded: 25
 
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