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| 1973 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Russ Walker
Selected in third round
No.
38 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born May 24, 1953
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Saskatoon (WCHL)
Birthplace: Red Deer, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Red Deer, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Red Deer | AJHL | 1 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | | |
Lethbridge | AJHL |
2 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
0 | | 1970-71 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1971-72 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
68 | 24 |
28 | 52 |
218 | | 1972-73 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
65 | 42 |
38 | 80 |
193 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played defense until 1971. ... Played defense and right
wing in 1971-72 season before switching to right wing for good. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6, 1976 (Los Angeles at
Cleveland)
Numbers: 26 (Los Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1979 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1976-1977 |
Los Angeles | 17 |
1 | 0 | 1 |
41 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Cleveland (WHA); Fort Worth
(CHL); Springfield (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (by Cleveland,
No. 49 overall in Round 4)
Miscellaneous: Returned to Saskatoon
after retirement. ... Went into real estate business with Century 21 in 1986
and joined Sutton Realtors in 1991, selling real estate in Saskatoon. |
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SNAPSHOT '73 | | Total Selected: |
168 | | Forwards: |
103 | | Defense: |
53 | | Goaltenders: |
12 | | Major Junior: |
131 | | College Players: |
28 |
| Canadian: |
151 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
14 | | U.S.-Born: |
14 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
70 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
35 |
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