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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Richard Hajdu
Selected in
second round
No. 34 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born
May 10, 1965
 | Position:
Left Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kamloops (WHL)
Birthplace:
Victoria, British Columbia (Canada)
Hometown: Lake Cowichan,
British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Cowichan | B.C. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1981-82 |
Kamloops | WHL |
64 | 19 |
21 | 40 |
50 | | 1982-83 |
Kamloops | WHL |
70 | 22 |
36 | 58 |
101 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was an outstanding baseball player while growing up in Lake Cowichan,
British Columbia. He was an all-star shortstop for his local Babe Ruth
league team. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 31, 1985 (Boston at Buffalo)
Numbers: 8, 28 (Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1985-1987 |
Buffalo | 5 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
4 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Victoria (WHL); Rochester (AHL); Flint (IHL); Team Canada; Lustenau
(Austria); Gosser (Austria); Collalbo (Italy); Dallas (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1987
(Rochester)
Coaching Career: Named Cowichan Valley (BCHL) interim
co-coach during 1994-95 season and held position for part of 1994-95 season.
Miscellaneous: Traded by Kamloops (WHL)
with Doug Kostynski to Victoria in exchange for Ron Viglasi and Brian
Bertuzzi in July 1983. ... Missed most of 1983-84 season with knee injury.
... Missed part of 1985-86 season with back and shoulder injury. ... Retired
during the 1992-93 season. ... Returned to British Columbia and went into
the real estate business after his retirement, working for Osborne Realty in
Duncan, B.C. ... Also coached minor hockey after his retirement. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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