| Round | Overall |
| 3 | 39 |
Wendell Bennett
Selected by
New York from Weyburn (SJHL)
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6-foot-2, 180 pounds
Right-hand shot
Right Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Weyburn | WCJHL | 42 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 34 |
| 1968-69 | Weyburn | SJHL | 42 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 31 |
| 1969-70 | Weyburn | SJHL | 36 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 86 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Weyburn captain in 1969-70, ,,. Played in 1970 Memorial Cup tournament.
Canadian • Born March
24, 1950 in Loon Lake, Saskatchewan • Hometown: Loon Lake, Sask.
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Played six games for 1970-71
Omaha team that went on to win CHL regular-season and playoff
titles, but was not with team for majority of season and entire playoffs
because he was loaned to Kansas City (CHL) in November 1970.
- Selected by
Alberta Oilers in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, the first draft in
WHA history, February 1972.
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Played defense for
Omaha (CHL) during 1972-73 season.
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Won CHL Adams Cup with Omaha in 1973.
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Selected by Phoenix (WHL) from N.Y. Rangers in Reverse draft of June
1973.
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Missed start of 1973-74 season recovering from surgery for torn
cartilage in his knee.
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Played on 1973-74 Phoenix team that won WHL regular-season title.
- Won
WHL Patrick Cup with Phoenix in 1974.
- Signed WHA contract with expansion Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974. The
team received his WHA rights from Edmonton because he had
been playing for the WHL Roadrunners team.
- Opened 1974-75 season a Tulsa (CHL) captain for 11 games before
being called up to Phoenix.
- Played on 1978-79 Phoenix team that won PHL regular-season title.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Wendell James Bennett
Post-Draft Teams: Omaha, Kansas City (CHL); Phoenix (WHL); Tulsa
(CHL); Phoenix (WHA); Fort St. John (British Columbia Sr.); Phoenix (PHL)
Career Beyond Hockey: Remained
in Phoenix area after his retirement from hockey.
| SNAPSHOT '70 | |
| Total Selected: | 115 |
| Forwards: | 67 |
| Defense: | 36 |
| Goaltenders: | 12 |
| Major Junior: | 87 |
| College Players: | 18 |
| Canadian: | 109 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 0 |
| American: | 6 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 62 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 12 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 11 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 4 |
| Olympians: | 2 |
| Picks Traded: | 13 |
| 1970 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | Chicago |
| Detroit | Los Angeles | Minnesota |
| Montreal | New York | Oakland |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1970