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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Marty Ruff
Selected in first round
No. 20 overall by St. Louis Blues

Born May 19, 1963
Position: Defense
Height: 6-1   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Lethbridge (WHL)                            
Birthplace: Warburg, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Warburg, Alberta
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1979-80 TaberAJHL50 1012 2294
  LethbridgeWHL 30 00 0
1980-81 LethbridgeWHL 719 3746 222

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 11 overall prospect and No. 5 WHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ... Also played right wing during his junior career.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Lethbridge (WHL); Montana (CHL); Toledo, Muskegon (IHL); Portland (WHL); Peoria (IHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1984-85:
Played five games for Peoria team that won IHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Missed St. Louis' 1981 training camp and start of 1981-82 season with mononucleosis. ... Missed nearly half of 1981-82 season with knee injury. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with shoulder injury, suffered in November 1982. ... Played for Portland (WHL) as an overage junior in 1983-84. ... Missed remainder of 1983-84 season with left knee injury, suffered in November 1983. ... Missed remainder of 1984-85 season with re-aggravation of left knee injury, suffered in October 1984. The injury required reconstructive surgery.
Personal: Younger brother of former NHL player Lindy Ruff. ... Younger brother of former major-junior player and coach Randy Ruff. ... Older brother of former major-junior player Brent Ruff, killed in Swift Current team bus accident in December 1986.

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SNAPSHOT '81
Total Selected: 211
Forwards: 119
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 25
Major Junior: 122
Tier II/Jr. B: 10/4
College Players: 21
High School: 18
Canadian: 139
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 37
U.S.-Born: 36
European: 32
Reached NHL: 114
Stanley Cup: 17
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 14
Year-end All-Star: 7
Olympians: 30
Picks Traded: 38
 
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