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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
| Gary
Yaremchuk Selected in second round No.
24 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs Born August
15, 1961
| Position:
Center Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Portland (WHL)
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) Hometown:
Edmonton, Alberta |
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PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | 1978-79 |
Ft. Saskatchewan | AJHL |
13 | 5 |
16 | 21 |
9 | 1979-80 |
Ft. Saskatchewan | AJHL |
27 | 27 |
44 | 71 |
61 | |
Portland | WHL |
41 | 21 |
34 | 55 |
23 | 1980-81 |
Portland | WHL |
72 | 56 |
79 | 135 |
121 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS Miscellaneous:
Not selected in 1980 NHL Entry Draft despite being eligible.
... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview as
No. 16 overall prospect and No. 12 WHL prospect for 1981 NHL draft. |
NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6, 1981 (Toronto at Winnipeg) Numbers: 8, 28, 32,
25 (Toronto) Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1994 |
CAREER NHL STATISTICS | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | 1981-1985 |
Toronto | 34 |
1 | 4 |
5 | 28 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS Miscellaneous: Signed three-year contract with Toronto prior to 1981-82
season. ... Signed with Detroit as unrestricted free agent on July 30,
1985, but never played for parent team. |
NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Cincinnati (CHL); St.
Catharines, Adirondack (AHL); Helsinki Jokerit, Oulu, Kouvola (Finland);
Uzwil, Zug (Switzerland); Amiens (France); Val Gardena (Italy); Durham (Great
Britain) NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS 1985-86: Played 60 regular-season games for Adirondack team that won
AHL playoff title, but appeared in only one playoff game and therefore did not
have his name engraved on Calder Cup. Miscellaneous: Missed part of
1982-83 season with bruised lung, an injury suffered in October 1982. ...
Missed part of 1985-86 season with knee injury that required surgery in
November 1985. ... Joined Zug (Switzerland) during 1990-91 season as a
replacement for his brother Ken, who was injured. Personal: Nicknamed "The General." ...
Older brother of former NHL player Ken Yaremchuk. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | Total Selected: |
211 | Forwards: |
119 | Defense: |
67 | Goaltenders: |
25 | Major Junior: |
122 | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | College Players: |
21 | High School: |
18 |
Canadian: |
139 |
Euro-Canadian: |
3 | USA Citizens: |
37 | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
European: |
32 |
Reached NHL: |
114 |
Stanley Cup: |
17 | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
All-Star Game: |
14 |
Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
Olympians: |
30 |
Picks Traded: |
38 |
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