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1979 NHL DRAFT PICK
Errol Rausse
Selected in second round
No. 24 overall by Washington Capitals

Born May 18, 1959
Position: Left Wing
Height: 5-10   Weight: 180
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Seattle (WHL)                                 
Birthplace: Quesnel, British Columbia (Canada)
Hometown: Quesnel, British Columbia
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1975-76 LangleyBCJHL 6634 4983 47
1976-77 KamloopsWCHL 6822 1840 21
1977-78 SeattleWCHL 7262 92154 60
1978-79 SeattleWHL 7165 47112 17

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships:
1979 (fifth place)
WHL Most Sportsmanlike Player: 1978-79 (Seattle)
WCHL All-Star Second Team: 1977-78 (Seattle)
Seattle MVP: 1978-79
Seattle Most Popular Player: 1978-79
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 7 prospect (among players born in 1959) for the 1979 NHL draft. ... Originally property of New Westminster (WCHL), but his rights were traded to Kamloops as part of multiplayer deal for Barry Beck near end of 1973-74 season. ... Was on Kamloops (WCHL) team that relocated to Seattle prior to 1977-78 season. ... Set Kamloops/Seattle single-season records for points (154) in 1977-78 and goals (65) in 1978-79
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 11, 1979 (Washington at Buffalo)
Numbers:  6, 14, 12 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1994
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1979-1982 Washington31 7310 0

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Played on line with Bengt Gustafsson and Rolf Edberg for Washington in 1979-80. ... Wore No. 23 in Washington's 1980 training camp.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Hershey (AHL); Cortina, Alleghe (Italy)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup:
1980 (Hershey)
Italy Playoffs Points Leader: 1985 (Alleghe)
1980-81: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
Miscellaneous: Missed end of 1980 playoffs with torn MCL in knee. The injury, suffered during Game 3 of 1980 Calder Cup Finals, required surgery in May 1980. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season after re-aggravating knee injury. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after his retirement, playing for Washington Capitals alumni team.
Personal: Full name is Errol Andrew Rausse.

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SNAPSHOT '79
Total Selected: 126
Forwards: 74
Defense: 41
Goaltenders: 11
Major Junior: 97
College Players: 15
Canadian: 109
Euro-Canadian: 1
USA Citizens: 10
U.S.-Born: 10
European: 6
Reached NHL: 103
Won Stanley Cup: 23
Hall of Fame: 3
All-Star Game: 23
Year-end All-Star: 10
Olympians: 15
Picks Traded: 17
 
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