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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Gary
Dillon
Selected in fifth round
No.
85 overall by Colorado Rockies
Born February
28, 1959
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-10 Weight: 173
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Toronto (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
Markham | Jr. B |
31 | 26 |
29 | 55 |
46 | | 1975-76 |
Toronto | OMJHL |
60 | 23 |
46 | 69 |
68 | | 1976-77 |
Toronto | OMJHL |
64 | 40 |
62 | 102 |
77 | | 1977-78 |
Toronto | OMJHL |
64 | 39 |
45 | 84 |
112 | | 1978-79 |
Toronto | OMJHL |
59 | 57 |
63 | 120 |
40 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1978-79 (Toronto)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 21 prospect (among players born in 1959) for the 1979 NHL draft. ...
Missed part of 1978-79 season with mononucleosis, contracted in September
1978. ... Was working at hockey school in St. Andrews, New Brunswick on day
of 1979 NHL Entry Draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1980 (Calgary at
Colorado)
Numbers: 10, 12 (Colorado)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1982 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1980 |
Colorado | 13 |
1 | 1 |
2 | 29 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in first NHL game. The goal beat Calgary
goalie Pat Riggin at 8:06 of the first period. ... Missed part of 1980-81
season with leg injury, suffered in December 1980. ... Released by Colorado on
Oct. 7, 1981. He signed with Quebec an unrestricted free agent on Nov. 19,
1981, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Fort Worth (CHL);
Fredericton (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Personal: Full name is Gary Kevin
Dillon. ... Younger brother of former NHL player Wayne Dillon. |
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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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