| 1966 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Jude
Drouin
Selected in third round
No.
17 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born October 28, 1948
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-9 Weight: 155
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Verdun (QJHL)
Birthplace:
Mont Louis, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Mont Louis, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1965-66 | Verdun | QJHL | 38 | 33 | 32 | 65 | 103 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Top
QJHL Pro Prospect: 1966 |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: 1968-69 season
Numbers:
11, 26 (Montreal); 16 (Minnesota); 17 (NYI); 25 (Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup: Never won. Playing Status:
Retired 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1969-1981 | MTL,
MIN, NYI, WIN | 666 | 151 | 305 | 456 | 346 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1971-1976 | Minnesota,
N.Y. Islanders | 72 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 33 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Playoffs Assists Co-leader: 1975 (N.Y.
Islanders) (12 assists)
Miscellaneous: Played nine games
for 1968-69 Montreal team that went on to win Stanley Cup, but did not
appear in playoffs. ... Named NHL West Rookie of the Year by The Sporting
News in 1970-71. ... Held former NHL rookie record of 52 assists in season.
... Scored points in 14 straight games in 1970-71. ... Sat out the entire
1978-79 NHL season in order to achieve unrestricted free agency. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Montreal (OHA); Houston (CHL);
Montreal (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL All-Star First Team:
1969-70 (Montreal)
AHL Garrett Award (Rookie of Year): 1969-70 (Montreal)
AHL
Sollenberger Trophy (Top Scorer): 1969-70 (Mont.) (106 pts)
WHA
Draft Pick: 1972 (by Miami)
AHL Assists Leader: 1969-70 (Montreal)
(69 assists)
1969-70:
Played on AHL regular-season champion (Montreal).
Miscellaneous:
Owned a chain of seafood restaurants on Long Island. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Montreal traded Drouin to Minnesota in exchange for Bill Collins on June 10,
1970. |
