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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John O'Connor
Selected in eighth round
No.
154 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Born March 29, 1961
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Defense
Height: 6-3 Weight: 217
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Vermont (ECAC)
Birthplace: New York, New York (USA)
Hometown:
Bellerose, New York |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1978-79 |
Trinity-Pawling | N.Y. H.S. |
-- | 9 |
24 | 32 |
-- | | 1979-80 |
Vermont | ECAC |
35 | 2 |
10 | 12 |
26 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
U.S. Prep School All-Star First Team: 1978-79 (Trinity-Pawling)
Trinity-Pawling MVP: 1978-79
Trinity-Pawling Captain: 1978-79
Miscellaneous: Attended Trinity-Pawling School in Pawling, New York,
prior to entering University of Vermont. ... Also played high school football
and baseball. ... Worked as usher at Yankee Stadium and also hot-walked
thoroughbreds for trainer John Campbell at Belmont Park during summers of his
high school playing days. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Vermont (ECAC); Nashville,
Carolina, Virginia (ACHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
ACHL Payne Cup: 1985 (Carolina)
1984-85: Played on ACHL regular-season champion (Carolina)
Education: Majored in mathematics at University of Vermont.
Personal: Full name is John Kennedy O'Connor. |
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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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