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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Dan Eastman
Selected in seventh round
No. 116 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Born July 13, 1957
Position: Center / Right Wing
Height: 6-2   Weight: 175
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Saginaw (IHL)                                  
Birthplace: Peterborough, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Peterborough, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1974-75 LindsayJr. C-- ---- ----
1975-76 LondonOMJHL 4010 1525 29
1976-77 LondonOMJHL 6631 73104 47
1977-78 SaginawIHL 7527 3259 76

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Scored game-winning goal in overtime as London upset St. Catharines 3-2 in final game of OMJHL semifinal series on April 20, 1977. ... Had surgery on right leg following 1977-78 season.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
PREVIOUS DRAFT:
1977 (Toronto, No. 65 overall in Round 4)
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Saginaw, Kalamazoo, Milwaukee (IHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1978-79:
Played five regular-season games for Kalamazoo team that won IHL playoff title, but was not with team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Was able to re-enter NHL draft in 1978 because Toronto did not offer pro contract within a year of drafting him in 1977.

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SNAPSHOT '78
Total Selected: 234
Forwards: 143
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 127
College Players: 80
Canadian: 170
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 47
U.S.-Born: 47
European: 17
Reached NHL: 95
Won Stanley Cup: 16
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 1
Olympians: 16
Picks Traded: 46
 
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