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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Tony Kellin
Selected in fourth round
No. 68 overall by Washington Capitals

Born March 19, 1963
Position: Defense
Height: 6-2   Weight: 195
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Grand Rapids (Minn. High School)    
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1979-80 Grand RapidsMinn. H.S. ---- ---- --
1980-81 Grand RapidsMinn. H.S. 2719 2443 38

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Minnesota High School Championship:
1980 (Grand Rapids)
Minnesota High School All-State Second Team: 1980-81 (G.R.)
Minnesota High School Football All-State: 1980 (Grand Rapids)
Miscellaneous: Also played quarterback on Grand Rapids High School's varsity football team and pitched for school's baseball team.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Grand Rapids (Minn. H.S.); Minnesota (WCHA); Binghamton (AHL)
World Junior Championships: 1982 (sixth place), 1983 (fifth place)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHA All-Star Second Team:
1983-84 (Minnesota)
Minnesota High School All-State First Team: 1981-82 (G.R.)
Minnesota High School Football All-State: 1981 (Grand Rapids)
Minnesota Mayasich Award (Student-Athlete): 1983-84, 1984-85
Minnesota Co-Captain: 1985-86
Miscellaneous: Represented Grand Rapids High School in national Boys State leadership program during 1981-82 school year. ... Hit .375 and was 22-5 as a pitcher for Grand Rapids baseball team in 1982. ...  Competed in 1982 U.S. National Sports Festival. ... Also played right wing at University of Minnesota. ... Was a Williams Scholar at University of Minnesota. ... Set Minnesota record (since broken) for career goals by a defenseman with 37. ... Released by Washington in May 1988. ... Became active fisherman after retirement and worked for StrikeMaster Ice Augers as a sales representative in Grand Rapids, Minn.. The company makes ice-cutting devices for use in ice fishing.
Personal: Full name is Anthony J. Kellin. ... Younger brother of former NFL player Kevin Kellin.

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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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