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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dave Hutchison
Selected in third round
No.
36 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born May 2, 1952
 | Position:
Defense / Left Wing
Height: 6-3 Weight: 205
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
London (OMJHL)
Birthplace: London, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
London, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
London | Jr. B | -- |
-- | -- |
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London | OHA |
7 | 1 |
2 | 3 |
30 | | 1970-71 |
London | OHA |
54 | 2 |
13 | 15 |
154 | | 1971-72 |
London | OHA |
46 | 3 |
11 | 14 |
151 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 13,
1974 (Los Angeles at Buffalo)
Numbers: 4 (L.A.); 23, 33
(Toronto); 5 (Chicago); 3 (New Jersey)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1974-1984 |
L.A., Toronto, Chicago, N.J. |
584 | 19 |
97 | 116 | 1,550 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1975-1982 |
L.A., Toronto, Chicago | 48 |
2 | 12 |
14 | 149 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Los Angeles Outstanding Rookie: 1974-75
Los Angeles Penalty
Minutes Leader: 1975-76 (181)
Los Angeles Playoffs Penalty Minutes
Leader: 1976 (29)
1982-83: Played on first New Jersey Devils NHL team.
Miscellaneous: Was encouraged by former junior teammate Dan Maloney to
leave WHA and enter NHL with Los Angeles in 1974. ... Was suspended for last
three games of 1975 Stanley Cup playoffs and first five games of 1975-76
season as a result of stick fight with Toronto's Tiger Williams in 1975
Stanley Cup playoffs. ... Missed part of 1975-76 season with sprained ankle.
... Set Los Angeles record (since broken) with 181 penalty minutes in 1975-76.
... Broke jaw in Buffalo on Jan. 1, 1976, and continued to play with jaw wired
shut. Drank his meals through a straw. ... Scored first NHL goal in his 120th
career game at Atlanta on Oct. 7, 1976. ... Was Los Angeles' all-time
penalty-minutes leader when he left team on June 14, 1978 (record since
broken). ... Missed parts of 1977-78 season with severely lacerated hand,
charley horse and broken left foot. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with
broken finger, suffered in game at Colorado on Feb. 14, 1981. ... Led Chicago
in plus-minus with plus-4 rating in 1981-82. ... Traded to Washington by
Chicago on Aug. 12, 1982, but never played for Capitals because he was claimed
by New Jersey in 1982 NHL Waiver Draft. Was slated to wear No. 22 with
Capitals. ... Is only player other than Ken Daneyko in New Jersey Devils' NHL
history to wear No. 3. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Philadelphia/Vancouver (WHA); Roanoke Valley, Providence (EHL); Wichita (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Miami)
Miscellaneous: Went into real
estate business in his native London, Ontario, after his retirement and worked
as Re-max sales representative in Dorchester, Ontario. ... Became active
member of Toronto Maple Leafs' alumni charity team after his retirement. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Los Angeles traded Hutchison and Lorne
Stamler to Toronto in exchange for Brian Glennie, Kurt Walker, Scott Garland
and Toronto's 1979 second-round pick (Mark Hardy) on June 14, 1978. |
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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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