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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Robert Picard
Selected in first round
No.
3 overall by Washington Capitals
Born May 25, 1957
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Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 211
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Montreal (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
70 |
7 | 46 |
53 | 296 | | 1974-75 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
70 | 13 |
74 | 87 |
339 | | 1975-76 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
72 | 14 |
67 | 81 |
282 | | 1976-77 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
70 | 32 |
60 | 92 |
267 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
CCM QMJHL Player of Year:
1976-77 (Montreal)
QMJHL Bouchard Trophy (Defenseman of Year):
1976-77 (Mont.)
QMJHL All-Star First Team: 1976-77 (Montreal)
QMJHL West All-Star
First Team: 1975-76 (Montreal)
QMJHL All-Star Second Team:
1974-75 (Montreal)
Montreal Captain: 1976-77
QMJHL Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1973-74 (Montreal) (296 PIM)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
QMJHL's No. 1 prospect for the 1977 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 24, 1977 (Washington at
Montreal)
Numbers: 24 (Washington); 4 (Toronto); 24
(Montreal); 3 (Winnipeg); 24 (Quebec); 7 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired October 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP | G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1977-1990 |
Wash., Toronto, Montreal,
Winnipeg, Quebec, Detroit | 899 |
104 | 319 | 423 |
1,025 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1981-1987 |
Mont., Winnipeg, Quebec | 36 |
5 | 15 |
20 | 39 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1980 (Washington), 1981 (Toronto)
Washington MVP:
1978-79
Washington Best Defenseman: 1977-78, 1978-79
Washington Rookie of Year: 1977-78
Quebec Emery Edge Trophy (+/- Leader): 1984-85 (plus-31)
Washington Assists Leader: 1979-80 (43)
Winnipeg Playoffs
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1984 (12)
Quebec Playoffs Assists Leader:
1986 (2, tie), 1987 (10)
Miscellaneous: Played his first NHL game in his hometown of Montreal. ...
Tied Washington record (since broken) for assists by defenseman in one game
with three at Atlanta on Oct. 26, 1977. It was his second NHL game. ... Broke
nose twice during 1977-78 season. ... Set Washington single-season records
(since broken) for points (37), goals (10) and assists (27) by a defenseman in
1977-78. ... Set Washington single-season records (since broken) for points
(65), goals (21) and assists (44) by a defenseman in 1978-79. ... Wore No. 24
in Toronto's 1980 training camp. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with
strained knee ligaments, an injury suffered during Toronto's Nov. 12, 1980
game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with broken foot,
an injury suffered in January 1983. ... Traded by Montreal to Winnipeg on Nov.
4, 1983, for the 1984 third-round pick that Montreal used to select Patrick
Roy. ... Scored shorthanded goal in his first game with Winnipeg, vs. Edmonton
on Nov. 6, 1983. ... Paired on defense with Randy Carlyle for Winnipeg in
1984-85. ... Missed start of 1985-86 season with concussion suffered during
Winnipeg's training camp in September 1985. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season
with lacerated hand, an injury suffered during Quebec's Jan. 4, 1986, game at
Detroit, and broken ribs, an injury suffered during Quebec's Feb. 25, 1986,
game vs. Boston. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with sprained right ankle,
an injury suffered in early January 1990 and re-aggravated in late February
1990.
... Elected to retire after being released by Detroit on Oct. 1, 1990. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: None
Challenge Cup: 1979 (did not play)
World Championships: 1978 (bronze medal), 1979 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by Quebec,
No. 38 overall in Round 4)
Miscellaneous: Wore No. 24 in honor
of his uncle Noel Picard. ... Signed a five year, $625,000 WHA contract with
Quebec in September 1977 after realizing he would make more money there, but
the WHA refused to let him play in the league since he was already under
contract with the NHL's Capitals and knew it would face a lawsuit if it did
not bar him. An angry Picard said he would "rather deliver pizzas in Quebec
City" than play hockey in Washington before reporting to the Capitals'
training camp. ... Planned for career selling life insurance in
Montreal during off-seasons of his playing days.
Personal: Full name is Robert Rene
Joseph Picard. ... Nephew of former NHL player Noel Picard. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Washington traded Picard, Tim Coulis
and 1980 second-round pick (Bob McGill) to Toronto in exchange for Mike
Palmateer and 1980 third-round pick (Torrie Robertson) on June 11, 1980. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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