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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Joe Casey
Selected in 14th round
No. 216 overall by St. Louis Blues

Born December 29, 1958
Position: Defense
Height: 5-10   Weight: 168
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Boston College (ECAC)                    
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1976-77 SouthwestMinn. H.S. ---- ---- --
1977-78 Boston CollegeECAC 332 46 20

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Southwest Captain:
1976-77
Miscellaneous: Attended Southwest High School in Minneapolis, where his coach was future U.S. Olympic coach Dave Peterson. ... Also starred as a catcher in high school baseball and was Southwest baseball team's captain.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Boston College (ECAC)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Education:
Majored in communications at Boston College.
Personal: Full name is Joseph Patrick Casey. ... Son of longtime Minnesota Twins public-address announcer Bob Casey, a member of the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame with more than 40 years of service.

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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