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1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ron Homenuke Selected in fourth round No.
51 overall by Vancouver Canucks Born January 5, 1952
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Right Wing Height: 5-10 Weight: 180
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BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Calgary (WCHL)
Birthplace: Hazelton, British Columbia (Canada) Hometown:
Hazelton, British Columbia |
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PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | 1968-69 |
Calgary | WCHL | 37 |
1 | 6 |
7 | 19 | 1969-70 |
Calgary | WCHL |
56 | 17 |
14 | 31 |
54 | 1970-71 |
Calgary | WCHL |
63 | 27 |
33 | 60 |
114 | 1971-72 |
Calgary | WCHL |
68 | 33 |
62 | 95 |
57 |
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NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 1972 Numbers:
18 (Vancouver) Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1976 |
CAREER NHL STATISTICS | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
1972 | Vancouver | 1 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Seattle (WHL); Albuquerque,
Seattle (CHL); Nelson (WIHL) NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Calgary) Miscellaneous:
Missed part of 1973-74 season with sprained ankle. ... Worked for Kootenay
Forest Products during off-seasons of his playing days. ... Left hockey after
the 1975-76 season to work as a carpenter and concentrate on his education. ... Career ended
on Oct. 1, 1976, when he fell hundreds of feet down a glacier slope while on a
forest conservation course field trip in the southeastern part of British Columbia.
He suffered a serious head injury and was in a coma for three weeks. He came
out of the coma with temporary paralysis below the waist and was confined to a
wheelchair. ...
Attended Prairie Bible College and became a Christian missionary after his
retirement. In 1981 he went overseas to the Philippines, working in Manila and Olongapo City. He became a key player in Calvary Chapel in Olongapo
City, working to help impoverished street children. ... Suffered from
hepatitis, typhoid fever and malaria while doing his missionary work. |
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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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