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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ed Cooper
Selected in fifth round
No.
85 overall by Colorado Rockies
Born August 28,
1960
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Left Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Portland (WHL)
Birthplace: Loon Lake, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Biggar, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Estevan | SJHL |
49 | 30 |
37 | 67 |
137 | | |
New Westminster | WCHL |
1 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | 1978-79 |
Portland | WHL |
66 | 8 |
17 | 25 |
61 | | 1979-80 |
Portland | WHL |
44 | 35 |
43 | 78 |
76 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
1977-78: Played one game for New Westminster team that went on to win
Memorial Cup, but was not with team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1979-80 season with torn ligaments in right
knee, an injury that required surgery. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 4, 1980 (N.Y. Islanders at
Colorado)
Numbers: 12 (Colorado)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1986 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1980-1981 |
Colorado | 49 |
8 | 7 |
15 | 46 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1980-81 season
with broken toe, an injury suffered in February 1981. ... Traded by Colorado
to Edmonton in exchange for Stan Weir on March 9, 1982, but never played for
parent team. Five months later, in August 1982, Edmonton returned Cooper to
Colorado for Stan Weir, after the original deal was officially voided by the
NHL because Cooper had reported to Edmonton with a previously undisclosed
shoulder injury. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Fort Worth, Wichita (CHL);
Muskegon (IHL); Nelson (WIHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Did not play in 1982-83
season while recuperating from shoulder injury. ... Also played defense in
minor-league career.
Personal: Full name is Edward
William Cooper. |
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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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