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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Len Hachborn Selected in
ninth round No. 184 overall by Philadelphia Flyers Born
September 9, 1961
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Center Height: 5-10 Weight: 175
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BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Brantford (OMJHL)
Birthplace:
Brantford, Ontario (Canada) Hometown: Brantford, Ontario |
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PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | 1979-80 |
Hamilton | OPJHL |
43 | 25 |
20 | 45 |
42 | |
Brantford | OMJHL |
3 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
0 | 1980-81 |
Brantford | OMJHL |
66 | 34 |
52 | 86 |
94 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1980 NHL Entry Draft despite being
eligible. ... Played left wing on line with Wayne Gretzky growing up in
Brantford, Ontario. As 10-year-olds, Hachborn and Brian Croley were playing
on Gretzky's line when Gretzky scored 378 goals in 84 games. |
NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 20, 1983 (Pittsburgh at
Philadelphia) Numbers: 11, 36 (Philadelphia); 14 (Los Angeles) Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 2001 |
CAREER NHL STATISTICS | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | 1983-1986 |
Philadelphia, Los Angeles |
102 | 20 |
39 | 59 |
29 |
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CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | 1984-1985 |
Philadelphia | 7 |
0 | 3 |
3 | 7 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1985 (Philadelphia)
Miscellaneous: Signed first NHL contract with Philadelphia on June 4,
1982. ... Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Missed part of 1983-84
season with strained ligaments in left knee, an injury suffered during
Philadelphia's Jan. 27, 1984, game at Vancouver. He did not return to action
until Philadelphia's Feb. 23, 1984, game vs. Minnesota. ... Missed part of
1984-85 season with separated left shoulder, suffered in December 1984. ...
Missed part of 1985-86 season with groin injury, suffered during Los
Angeles' Jan. 10, 1986, game at Minnesota. |
NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Brantford (OHL); Maine, Springfield (AHL); Hershey (AHL); New Haven (AHL);
Bolzano (Italy); Innsbruck (Austria); Angelholm (Sweden); Zurich
(Switzerland); Binghamton (AHL); San Diego (IHL); Ayr (Great Britain);
Krefeld (Germany); Houston (IHL); Heilbronn (Germany); Grand Rapids (IHL);
San Diego, Phoenix (WCHL) InLine Hockey: New England (RHI) NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS WCHL Taylor Cup: 1998
(San Diego), 2000 (Phoenix) IHL All-Star Second Team: 1991-92 (San Diego)
WCHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1999 (San Diego) (16 points) WCHL Playoffs
Assists Leader: 1999 (San Diego) (12 assists) 1985-86: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
1992-93: Played on IHL regular-season champion (San Diego).
1997-98, 1998-99: Played on WCHL regular-season champion (S.D.).
Coaching Career: Named San Diego (IHL) player-assistant coach prior to
1998-99 season and held position through 1998-99 season. Miscellaneous:
Missed part of 1982-83 season with knee injury, suffered in December 1982.
... Signed with Maine (AHL) as an unrestricted free agent in January 1988
after playing 1987-88 Austrian season with Innsbruck. ... Played for New
England (RHI, InLine league) in 1994. ... Signed with Phoenix (WCHL) as unrestricted free agent on Feb. 29, 2000.
... Returned to Portland, Maine, area after his retirement and became active
as a volunteer coach in the Casco Bay Hockey Association, coaching his
daughter's youth hockey teams. Personal: Full name is Leonard
Hachborn. |
HOW HE GOT AWAY |
RIGHTS SOLD: Philadelphia sold Hachborn's
rights to Los Angeles on December 6, 1985. Just over a year later,
Philadelphia got Hachborn back when Flyers signed him as an unrestricted
free agent in February 1987 after he had completed the 1986-87 Italian
season with Bolzano. Despite the re-signing, he would never play another NHL
game. |
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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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