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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jeff Bandura
Selected in second round
No.
22 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Born February
4, 1957
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Portland (WCHL)
Birthplace: White Rock, B.C. (Canada)
Hometown:
White Rock, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Merritt | BCJHL | 40 |
1 | 14 |
15 | 35 | | 1974-75 |
The Pass | AJHL | 4 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 26 | | |
Calgary | WCHL | 66 |
3 | 12 |
15 | 157 | | 1975-76 |
Calgary | WCHL |
32 | 4 |
16 | 20 |
59 | | |
Edmonton | WCHL |
35 | 6 |
21 | 27 |
64 | | 1976-77 |
Portland | WCHL |
71 | 3 |
28 | 31 |
224 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
WCHL's No. 13 prospect for the 1977 NHL draft. ...
Was on Edmonton (WCHL) team that relocated to Portland after 1975-76 season. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 31, 1980 (Colorado at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 25 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup:
Never won
Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-81 |
N.Y. Rangers | 2 |
0 | 1 | 1 |
0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Wore No. 27 in Vancouver's
1978 training camp. ... Wore No. 26 in Vancouver's 1979 training camp. ... Had
assist in his first NHL game. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Tulsa, Dallas (CHL); New
Haven (AHL); Fribourg (Switzerland); Maine (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1984 (Maine)
CHL Adams
Cup: 1979 (Dallas)
CHL Gassoff Trophy (Most Improved Defenseman):
1978-79 (Dal.)
CHL All-Star Second Team: 1978-79
(Dallas)
1980-81: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Dallas).
Coaching
Career: Became a minor hockey coach in British Columbia after his
retirement, serving as head coach of Fraser Valley Flyers.
Miscellaneous:
Missed part of 1977-78 season with torn rib cartilage and separated shoulder.
... Took power skating lessons during summer of 1978. ... Worked in commercial
crab fishing during off-seasons of his playing days. ... Returned to Vancouver
area and became active on Vancouver Canucks alumni team after his retirement.
... Turned his focus to cycling and became Canadian competitive cyclist in the
Elite Masters category. ... Went to work for Flash-5 Nutrition, a manufacturer
of sports nutrition supplements.
Personal: Full name is Jeff Joseph
Mitchell Bandura. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Vancouver traded Bandura and Jere
Gillis to N.Y. Rangers in exchange for Mario Marois and Jim Mayer on November
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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