Gregory Brooks Vaydik (born October 9, 1955) is a former

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(NHL) player. He was born in

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, Northwest Territories. As a youth, he played in the 1966 and 1967

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s with a

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team from Yellowknife. He was selected with the seventh overall pick in the

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by the

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, and played five games in the NHL without scoring any points.

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* 1955 births Canadian ice hockey forwards Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Chicago Blackhawks players Dallas Black Hawks players Ice hockey people from the Northwest Territories Living people Medicine Hat Tigers players National Hockey League first-round draft picks New Brunswick Hawks players Sportspeople from Yellowknife Phoenix Roadrunners draft picks Rochester Americans players World Hockey Association first round draft picks {{Canada-icehockey-player-stub