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1979 NHL DRAFT PICK
Ken Ellacott
Selected in third round
No. 47 overall by Vancouver Canucks

Born March 3, 1959
Position: Goaltender
Height: 5-8   Weight: 155
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Peterborough (OMJHL)                     
Birthplace: Paris, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Paris, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPW-L-T GAASO SV%
1976-77 HespelerJr. B 41n/a 5.270 n/a
1977-78 PeterboroughOMJHL 55n/a 3.650 n/a
1978-79 PeterboroughOMJHL 48n/a 3.533 n/a

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup:
1979 (Peterborough)
Memorial Cup Emms Trophy (Top Goalie): 1978 (Peterborough)
OMJHL Moore Trophy (Lowest Rookie GAA): 1977-78 (Pete.) (3.56)
Memorial Cup All-Star First Team: 1978 (Peterborough)
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1978-79 (Peterborough)
OMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1977-78 (Peterborough)
Memorial Cup GAA Leader: 1978 (Peterborough) (3.39)
Memorial Cup Wins Leader: 1978 (Pete.) (3), 1979 (Pete.) (3)
Memorial Cup Shutouts Leader: 1978 (Peterborough) (1 shutout)
OMJHL Playoffs Wins Leader: 1978 (Peterborough) (11 wins)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 14 overall prospect and No. 1 goalie prospect (among players born in 1959) for the 1979 NHL draft. ... Was Peterborough's fourth pick, selected in Round 3, of 1977 OMJHL midget draft.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 20, 1982 (Vancouver at N.Y. Rangers)
Numbers:  1 (Vancouver)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1986
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeams GP W-L-TGAA SOSV%
1982-83 Vancouver12 2-3-44.43 0.867

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was pulled after second period of his first NHL game, with Vancouver trailing 5-4 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Dallas (CHL); Fredericton (AHL); Montana (CHL); Flamboro (OHA Sr.)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Sawchuk Trophy (Lowest Team GAA):
1980-81 (Dallas) (co-winner with Paul Harrison)
CHL Shutouts Leader: 1979-80 (Dallas) (4 shutouts)
CHL Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1979-80 (Dallas) (54 GP)
1981-82 (Dallas) (68 GP)
CHL Minutes Leader: 1979-80 (Dallas) (3,155 min.), 1981-82 (Dallas) (3,742 min.)
CHL Playoffs Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1982 (Dallas) (16)
CHL Playoffs Minutes Leader: 1982 (Dallas) (1,015 minutes)
CHL Goals-Allowed Leader: 1981-82 (Dallas) (282 GA)
1980-81: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Dallas).
Miscellaneous: Was invited to try out for Canada's 1980 Olympic team in August 1978, but turned down invitation because he was working at a hockey school in Kitchener, Ontario.
Personal: Full name is Kenneth George Ellacott.

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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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