1970 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Jeff Rotsch
Selected by
St. Louis from Wisconsin (WCHA)
6-foot-0, 175 pounds
Left-hand shot
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| 1968-69 | Wis. fresh. |
WCHA |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1969-70 |
Wisconsin |
WCHA |
28 |
1 |
12 |
13 |
26 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Wisconsin Most Improved Player award for 1969-70. ... Led
Minneapolis Southwest High School to 1968 city title. ... Attended
the Bob Johnson Ice Hockey School.
American • Born
July 22, 1950 in
Minneapolis, Minnesota • Hometown:
Minneapolis, Minn.
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Was the first University of Wisconsin player
ever drafted by an NHL team.
- Served as Wisconsin co-captain in 1971-72.
- Selected by Minnesota Fighting Saints in 1972 WHA General Player
Draft, the first draft in WHA history, in February 1972.
- Named to NCAA All-America West First Team with Wisconsin in
1971-72.
- Played for Team USA squad that finished
second in Pool B of the 1972 IIHF World Championship tournament at
Bucharest, Romania.
- Played for Team USA squad that finished
sixth in 1975 IIHF World Championship tournament at Munich and
Dusseldorf, West Germany.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Jeffrey John Rotsch
Post-Draft Teams: Wisconsin (WCHA)
Education: Graduated from
University of Wisconsin in 1972. ... Graduated from University of
Wisconsin School of Business with MBA degree in1974. ... Received the
Distinguished Business Alumni Award from the University of Wisconsin in
November 2004. ... Current board member of the University of
Wisconsin's School of Business.
Coaching Career: Served as
Wisconsin (WCHA) graduate-assistant coach fromn 1972 to 1974.
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned
to the Twin Cities and went to work as a marketing assistant for General
Mills after leaving Wisconsin in 1974. He rose to the highest ranks of
senior management in his 36 years as an executive. He was President of
several General Mills divisions, including Betty Crocker and Big G
Cereals (Wheaties, Cheerios, Trix, etc.). He was the company's Senior
Vice President of Sales and Channel Development from 1993 to 1997. He
was General Mills' President of Consumer Food Sales from 1997 to 2005,
and finally the Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Channel
Development, from 2005 until his retirement from the company in August
2010.
| 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 |
