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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Craig Butz
Selected in eighth round
No.
146 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born March
2, 1965
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kelowna (WHL)
Birthplace: Swift Current, Sask. (Canada)
Hometown:
Swift Current, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1981-82 |
Red Deer | AJHL |
56 | 3 |
10 | 14 |
245 | | 1982-83 |
Kelowna | WHL |
71 | 5 |
20 | 25 |
307 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WHL Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1982-83 (Kelowna) (307 PIM)
Miscellaneous: Played two WHL playoff games for Portland in 1982, but
was not with team during regular season. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kelowna, Portland (WHL)
InLine Hockey:
Los Angeles (RHI); Philadelphia (MLRH)
World InLine Championships: 1996
(silver medal) (assistant coach)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHL Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1983-84 (Kelowna-Portland) (273)
Coaching Career: Named Las Vegas (WSJHL, U.S. Jr. B) head coach prior
to 1995-96 season and remained in that position through 1995-96. ... Named
Las Vegas (IHL) consulting coach prior to 1995-96 season and remained in
that position through 1995-96 season.
Education: Earned Ph.D. in special education from the University of
Nevada-Las Vegas in 2004.
Miscellaneous: Traded by Kelowna (WHL) to Portland in exchange for Jim
Playfair in November 1983. ... Played for Los Angeles (RHI, InLine league)
in 1993. ... Played for Philadelphia (MLRH, InLine league) in 1998. ...
Became the executive director of Odyssey Charter School in Las Vegas after
his retirement, taking over as the school's educational administrator upon
its founding in 2001. |
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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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