| Round | Overall |
| 1 | 3 |
Jim Pritchard
Selected by
Montreal from Winnipeg (WCJHL)
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5-foot-9, 175 pounds
Left-hand shot
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1966-67 | Winnipeg | MJHL | 48 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 78 |
| 1967-68 | Winnipeg | WCJHL | 53 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 158 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Served as Winnipeg captain in 1967-68. ... Named to 1966-67 MJHL All-Star First Team. ... Played for St. Boniface Mohawks in 1968 Allan Cup tournament.
Canadian • Born Feb. 14,
1948 in Winnipeg, Man. • Hometown: Winnipeg • Died April 1, 2014
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Named to EHL All-Star First Team with Clinton
in 1971-72.
- Selected by Winnipeg in 1972 WHA
General Player Draft, the first draft in WHA history, in February
1972.
- Long Island (NAHL) captain in
1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons.
- Named to NAHL
All-Star Second Team with Long Island in 1974-75 and with Erie in
1975-76.
- Erie (NAHL) captain for first half of
1975-76 season.
- Rights sold by Johnstown (NAHL) to Erie in January 1977.
- Selected by Maine in August 1977 NAHL Dispersal Draft of players from Johnstown team that folded due to arena flooding.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
James George Pritchard
Post-Draft Teams: Houston (CHL); Salt Lake (WHL); Kansas City, Amarillo (CHL); Jacksonville, Clinton, Long Island (EHL); Long Island (NAHL); Chicago (WHA); Erie, Johnstown (NAHL)
Career Beyond Hockey: Moved to
Vancouver area and worked as a longshoreman after retirement.
| SNAPSHOT '68 | |
| Total Selected: | 24 |
| Forwards: | 13 |
| Defense: | 8 |
| Goaltenders: | 3 |
| Major Junior: | 16 |
| College Players: | 4 |
| Canadian: | 22 |
| USA Citizens: | 2 |
| U.S.-Born: | 1 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 10 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 2 |
| Hall of Fame: | 0 |
| All-Star Game: | 2 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 0 |
| Olympians: | 0 |
| Picks Traded: | 1 |