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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Don Sylvestri
Selected in ninth round
No. 182 overall by Boston Bruins

Born June 2, 1961
Position: Goaltender
Height: 6-0   Weight: 175
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Clarkson (ECAC)                             
Birthplace: Sudbury, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Sudbury, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPW-L-T GAASO SV%
1978-79 Nickel CentreNOJHL 30n/a 2.992 n/a
1979-80 Nickel CentreNOJHL 5n/a 5.280 n/a
  OshawaOMJHL 1605-4-0 4.730 n/a
1980-81 ClarksonECAC 2922-3-4 2.921 n/a

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA East All-America First Team:
1980-81 (Clarkson)
ECAC Rookie of Year: 1980-81 (Clarkson)
ECAC All-Star First Team: 1980-81 (Clarkson)
ECAC Goals-Against Average Leader: 1980-81 (Clarkson) (2.92)
NOJHL Shutouts Leader: 1978-79 (Nickel Centre) (2 shutouts)
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1980 NHL Entry Draft despite being eligible. ... Became first freshman in ECAC history to be named to an NCAA All-America team when he achieved feat in 1980-81.
NHL CAREER
Debut: December 6, 1984 (Montreal at Boston)
Numbers:  30 (Boston)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1985
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeams GP W-L-TGAA SOSV%
1984 Boston3 0-0-23.53 0.885

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Made 33 saves in his lone NHL start, a 5-5 tie vs. Quebec on Dec. 13, 1984. After losing his shot at a win by giving up two goals in the final 6:03, he would never play another NHL game.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Clarkson (ECAC); Indianapolis (IHL); Pinebridge (ACHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
ECAC Goals-Against Average Leader:
1981-82 (Clarkson) (2.93)
Education: Majored in management and marketing at Clarkson.
Miscellaneous: Tried out for Canada's 1984 Olympic team in summer of 1983, but did not make roster and returned to Clarkson. ... Named to 1980s ECAC All-Decade Team by a conference panel in 1990.
Personal: Full name is Donald Sylvestri Jr.

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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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