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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mark Lofthouse
Selected in second round
No.
21 overall by Washington Capitals
Born April
21, 1957
 | Position:
Right Wing / Center
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
New Westminster (WCHL)
Birthplace: New Westminster, B.C. (Canada)
Hometown:
New Westminster, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Kelowna | BCJHL | 62 |
44 | 42 |
86 | 59 |
| 1974-75 |
New Westminster | WCHL |
61 | 36 |
28 | 64 |
53 | | 1975-76 |
New Westminster | WCHL |
72 | 68 |
48 | 116 |
55 | | 1976-77 |
New Westminster | WCHL |
70 | 54 |
58 | 112 |
59 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1977 (New Westminster)
BCJHL Rookie of Year:
1973-74 (Kelowna)
Memorial Cup All-Star First Team: 1977 (New Westminster)
WCHL
All-Star Second Team: 1976-77 (New Westminster)
New Westminster
Records: Most goals in a season (68 in 1975-76)
Memorial Cup Goals Leader: 1977 (New Westminster) (6 goals)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
WCHL's No. 4 prospect for the 1977 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 11, 1977 (Toronto at
Washington)
Numbers: 8, 27, 11, 20 (Washington); 10, 17 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1983 |
Washington, Detroit | 181 |
42 | 38 | 80 |
73 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Wore No. 23 in Washington's
1977 training camp. ... Wore No. 23 in Detroit's 1981 training camp. ...
Missed part of 1982-83 season with back injury suffered in February 1983. ... Signed with Los Angeles as unrestricted free agent on
Aug. 10, 1983, but never played for parent team. ... Signed with Philadelphia
as unrestricted free agent on Aug. 15, 1987, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Hershey (AHL); Salt Lake (CHL);
Adirondack (AHL); New Haven (AHL); Zurich (Switzerland)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1988 (Hershey)
AHL Sollenberger Trophy
(Points Leader): 1980-81 (Hershey) (103)
AHL All-Star First Team: 1980-81
(Hershey)
AHL All-Star Second Team: 1983-84 (New Haven)
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by Winnipeg,
No. 28 overall in Round 3)
AHL Goals Leader: 1980-81 (Hershey) (48
goals)
1979-80: Played nine regular-season games for Hershey team
that went on to win AHL playoff title, but was not with team in postseason.
1980-81, 1987-88: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
Miscellaneous:
Worked at Okanagen Hockey School in British Columbia during off-seasons of his
playing days. ... Returned to Vancouver area after retirement and became a
real estate agent, working with Re/Max company in Surrey, B.C. Has real-estate
website (www.marklofthouse.com). ... Was active in Oldtimers' charity hockey.
Personal: Full name is Mark Allen
Lofthouse. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Washington traded Lofthouse to Detroit
in exchange for Al Jensen on July 23, 1981. |
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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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