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1972 NHL DRAFT PICK
Jean Lemieux
Selected in third round
No. 34 overall by Atlanta Flames

Born May 31, 1952
Position: Defense
Height: 6-1   Weight: 175
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Sherbrooke (QMJHL)                       
Birthplace: Noranda, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Noranda, Quebec
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1969-70 SherbrookeQMJHL 54 723 3032
1970-71 SherbrookeQMJHL 6218 3755 52
1971-72 SherbrookeQMJHL 6120 5070 32
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 10, 1973 (N.Y. Islanders at Atlanta)
Numbers:  6 (Atlanta); 17, 3 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1979
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1973-1978 Atlanta, Washington204 236386 39
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1974 Atlanta31 120

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Scored on first shot in a Washington Capitals uniform vs. N.Y. Rangers on Jan. 23, 1976. ... Tied Washington record (since broken) for points by a defenseman in a single game with three vs. Detroit on Feb. 15, 1976.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Omaha (CHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Springfield (AHL); Hershey (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup:
1973 (Omaha)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Quebec)
1975-76: Played 11 regular-season games for Nova Scotia team that went on to win AHL regular-season and playoff titles.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1972-73 season with strained ligaments in right knee. ... Named Omaha (CHL) rookie of year for 1972-73. ... Missed part of 1973-74 season with separated shoulder. ... Missed part of 1977-78 season with shoulder injury.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Atlanta traded Lemieux, Gerry Meehan and Buffalo's 1976 first-round pick (Greg Carroll) to Washington in exchange for Bill Clement on January 22, 1976.

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SNAPSHOT '72
Total Selected: 152
Forwards: 88
Defense: 47
Goaltenders: 17
Major Junior: 121
College Players: 25
Canadian: 139
Euro-Canadian: 2
USA Citizens: 11
U.S.-Born: 10
European: 0
Reached NHL: 67
Won Stanley Cup: 11
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 13
Year-end All-Star: 3
Olympians: 1
Picks Traded: 24
 
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