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1972 NHL DRAFT PICK
Claude St. Sauveur
Selected in fourth round
No. 54 overall by California Golden Seals

Born January 2, 1952
Position: Left Wing / Center
Height: 6-0   Weight: 170
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Sherbrooke (QMJHL)                       
Birthplace: Sherbrooke, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Sherbrooke, Quebec
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1969-70 SherbrookeQMJHL 26 2318 416
1970-71 SherbrookeQMJHL 6252 67119 80
1971-72 SherbrookeQMJHL 6053 58111 97

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL All-Star First Team:
1971-72 (Sherbrooke)
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 8, 1975 (California at Atlanta)
Numbers:  11 (Atlanta)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1982
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1975-76 Atlanta7924 244823
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1976Atlanta2 000 0
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Roanoke Valley (EHL); Philadelphia/Vancouver (WHA); Calgary (WHA); Tidewater (SHL); Edmonton, Indianapolis, Cincinnati (WHA); Milwaukee (IHL); Sapporo (Japan)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
EHL Rookie of Year:
1972-73 (Roanoke Valley)
IHL All-Star Second Team: 1979-80 (Milwaukee)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Miami)
1976-77: Played on Tidewater (SHL) team that folded on Jan. 7, 1977.
1978-79: Played on Indianapolis (WHA) team that folded on Dec. 15, 1978.
Miscellaneous: Was one of Wayne Gretzky's first professional teammates while playing for Indianapolis (WHA) in 1978-79. ... Inducted into Roanoke Valley Hockey Hall of Fame by Roanoke Valley fans in 2000.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
RIGHTS SOLD: California sold St. Sauveur's NHL rights to Atlanta on September 23, 1975.

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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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