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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Eddie Bumbacco
Selected in ninth round
No.
142 overall by Montreal Canadiens
Born January
10, 1952
 | Position:
Left Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Notre Dame (WCHA)
Birthplace: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Sault Ste. Marie | NOHA |
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65 | 54 |
119 | 44 | | 1970-71 |
Notre Dame | WCHA |
25 | 15 |
15 | 30 |
10 | | 1971-72 |
Notre Dame | WCHA |
34 | 23 |
27 | 50 |
8 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NOHA All-Star First Team: 1969-70 (Sault Ste. Marie)
NOHA Points Leader: 1969-70 (Sault Ste. Marie) (119 points)
NOHA Goals
Leader: 1969-70 (Sault Ste. Marie) (65 goals)
Miscellaneous:
Attended Sir James Dunn high school in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. ... Missed
part of 1970-71 season with mononucleosis. ... Had surgery to repair separated
shoulder following 1970-71 season. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Notre Dame (WCHA)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA West All-America First Team: 1972-73 (Notre Dame)
All-WCHA
First Team: 1972-73 (Notre Dame)
Notre Dame MVP: 1972-73
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Dayton)
WCHA Points Leader: 1972-73 (Notre Dame) (65 points)
WCHA Goals
Leader: 1972-73 (Notre Dame) (31 goals)
Notre Dame Records: Most points in one
season (90 in 1972-73), most goals in one season (43 in 1972-73), most assists
in one season (47 in 1972-73, tie), most career hat tricks (8, tie).
Miscellaneous: Scored hat tricks on back-to-back nights against Michigan
State on Jan. 26-27, 1973. ... Ranks as third-leading scorer in Notre Dame
history with 220 career points and is second in career goals with 103. ...
Returned to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, after retirement and went to work as
executive in local steel business.
Personal: Son of former Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) general manager and part
owner Angelo Bumbacco, who brought Wayne Gretzky into OMJHL, was one of the people
Gretzky credited for developing him as a player and was the person who first
suggested Gretzky wear No. 99. ... Also known as Ed Bumbacco during his
playing days. |
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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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