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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bjorn Johansson
Selected in first round
No.
5 overall by California Golden Seals
Born
January 15, 1956
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Orebro (Sweden)
Birthplace: Orebro, Sweden
Hometown:
Orebro, Sweden |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
Orebro | Sweden-2 |
9 |
2 | 2 |
4 | -- |
| 1972-73 |
Orebro | Sweden-2 |
8 | 2 |
2 | 4 |
4 | | 1973-74 |
Orebro | Sweden |
36 | 15 |
17 | 32 |
10 | | 1974-75 |
Orebro | Sweden |
30 | 13 |
1 | 14 |
22 | | 1975-76 |
Orebro | Sweden |
36 | 30 |
21 | 51 |
30 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1974 (fourth place), 1975 (bronze medal), 1976
(fifth place) (all unofficial tournaments)
European Junior
Championships: 1974 (gold), 1975 (bronze)
World Junior Championships
All-Star First Team: 1976
Miscellaneous: Rated by NHL Central Scouting Service as No. 1 European
prospect for 1976 NHL draft. ... Played in first World Junior Championships in Leningrad,
second World Junior Championships in Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba, and third
World Junior Championships in Finland. All three were unofficial tournaments
that helped set stage for first official World Juniors in 1977. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6, 1976 (Los Angeles at
Cleveland)
Numbers: 13 (Cleveland)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1976-1977 |
Cleveland | 15 | 1 |
1 | 2 | 10 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was first European-trained player ever selected in first
round of an NHL draft. ... Was property of California organization when franchise
relocated to Cleveland on Aug. 26, 1976. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Salt Lake (CHL); Phoenix (CHL);
Binghamton, Rochester (AHL); Orebro, Frolunda, Stockholm (Sweden)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by Toronto,
No. 8 overall in Round 1)
Miscellaneous: Was on Phoenix (CHL)
team that folded on Dec. 13, 1977. ... Returned to Sweden in 1978 and
completed his career there. |
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SNAPSHOT '76 | | Total Selected: |
135 | | Forwards: |
83 | | Defense: |
39 | | Goaltenders: |
13 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
26 |
| Canadian: |
103 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
23 | | U.S.-Born: |
23 |
| European: |
8 |
| Reached NHL: |
73 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
12 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
2 |
| Olympians: |
6 |
| Picks Traded: |
15 |
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