| Round | Overall |
| 4 | 23 |
Bob Pate
Selected by
Montreal from Montreal (OHA)
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5-foot-10, 180 pounds
Left-hand shot
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1965-66 | Montreal | OHA | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Spent part of 1965-66 season playing for Thetford Mines A's of QJHL.
Canadian • Born December 13, 1948 in
Noranda, Quebec • Hometown:
Noranda, Quebec
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
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Traded by Montreal (OHA) with Ted Ouimet to London in exchange for
Rejean Houle prior to 1967-68 season.
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Loaned by Houston (CHL) to Denver in November 1968. Recalled to
Houston later in month and loaned to Muskegon (IHL) for balance of
regular season.
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Missed remainder of
1969-70 season and start of 1970-71 season with broken leg. During
this time, his Muskegon team won the 1969-70 IHL regular-season
title.
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Traded by Muskegon (IHL) with Don Grierson to Port Huron in exchange
for Bob Howard in February 1971.
- Won IHL Turner Cup with Port Huron in
1971.
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Played
10 regular-season games for 1971-72 Port Huron team that went on to
win IHL Turner Cup before team sold his rights to Des Moines in
November 1971.
- Selected by Los Angeles Sharks in 1972 WHA General Player Draft -- the first draft in WHA history -- in February 1972.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Robert Pate
Post-Draft Teams: Montreal, London (OHA); Denver (WHL); Muskegon, Port Huron, Des Moines (IHL); Brantford (OHA Sr.)
Career Beyond Hockey: Moved to
Burlington, Ontario, after his retirement from hockey and became an
independent contractor.
| SNAPSHOT '66 | |
| Total Selected: | 24 |
| Forwards: | 14 |
| Defense: | 8 |
| Goaltenders: | 2 |
| Major Junior: | 17 |
| College Players: | 0 |
| Canadian: | 24 |
| American: | 0 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 0 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 14 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 3 |
| Hall of Fame: | 1 |
| All-Star Game: | 3 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 1 |
| Olympians: | 0 |
| Picks Traded: | 1 |