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1973 NHL DRAFT PICK
Jim McCrimmon
Selected in fourth round
No. 54 overall by Los Angeles Kings

Born May 29, 1953
Position: Defense / Right Wing
Height: 6-2   Weight: 220
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Medicine Hat (WCHL)                      
Birthplace: Ponoka, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Ponoka, Alberta
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1969-70 PonokaAJHL41 312 1591
1970-71 PonokaAJHL 100 33 8
  Medicine HatWCHL 521 45 89
1971-72 Medicine HatWCHL 533 2023 270
1972-73 Medicine HatWCHL 547 3037 179

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Suspended 10 games during 1972-73 season for spearing an opponent.
NHL CAREER
Debut: March 23, 1975 (St. Louis at Vancouver)
Numbers:  24 (St. Louis)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1978
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1975St. Louis2 000 0

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Broke his WHA contract to sign with St. Louis after Blues purchased his rights from Los Angeles on March 10, 1975.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Edmonton (WHA); Winston-Salem (SHL); Providence (AHL); Calgary (WHA); Baltimore (AHL); Richmond (SHL); Mohawk Valley (NAHL); Kimberley (WIHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Allan Cup:
1978 (Kimberley)
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (by Edmonton, No. 20 overall in Round 2)
Coaching Career: Was Kimberley (WIHL) player-coach in 1977-78.
Miscellaneous: Took power and figure skating lessons to improve his skating during 1974 off-season. ... Played on Richmond (SHL) team that folded on Jan. 7, 1977.
Personal: Full name is John James McCrimmon.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
RIGHTS SOLD: Los Angeles sold McCrimmon's rights to St. Louis on March 10, 1975.

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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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