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1983
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1983 NHL DRAFT PICK
Garnet McKechney
Selected in second round
No. 37 overall by New York Islanders

Born April 28, 1965
Position: Right Wing
Height: 6-1   Weight: 175
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Kitchener (OHL)                              
Birthplace: Swift Current, Sask. (Canada)
Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1981-82 Thunder BayOnt. AAA 62 4030 7054
1982-83 KitchenerOHL 6620 2040 95

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was Kitchener's fourth-round pick, No. 59 overall, in 1982 OHL priority selection.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Kitchener, London (OHL); Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Saginaw (IHL); Springfield (AHL); Peoria (IHL); Brantford (ColHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Traded by Kitchener (OHL) with Greg Puhalski to London in exchange for Brad Sparkes, 1985 third-round OHL priority selection pick (Paul Porter) and future considerations in January 1985. ... Played for London as an overage junior in 1985-86. ... Went into the trucking business after his retirement, working as sales manager for Provincial Equipment Ltd. in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, before moving on to the position of trailer sales representative at Maxim Transport Services in Edmonton, Alberta.

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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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