Position: C ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: July 20, 1968 in Southfield, Michigan
Draft: Los Angeles, 1st round (2nd overall), 1986 NHL Entry
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1986-87 | 18 | LAK | NHL | 80 | 37 | 42 | 79 | 31 | -5 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 215 | 17.2 | ||
| 1987-88 | 19 | LAK | NHL | 80 | 55 | 52 | 107 | 44 | -19 | 45 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 264 | 20.8 | ||
| 1988-89 | 20 | EDM | NHL | 80 | 49 | 51 | 100 | 40 | 3 | 36 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 240 | 20.4 | ||
| 1989-90 | 21 | TOT | NHL | 48 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 17 | -8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 138 | 15.2 | ||
| 1989-90 | 21 | EDM | NHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9.1 | ||
| 1989-90 | 21 | DET | NHL | 44 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 15 | -6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 127 | 15.7 | ||
| 1990-91 | 22 | DET | NHL | 64 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 18 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 175 | 12.0 | ||
| 1991-92 | 23 | DET | NHL | 80 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 28 | 17 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 150 | 22.7 | ||
| 1992-93 | 24 | TOT | NHL | 86 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 29 | -2 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 189 | 19.6 | ||
| 1992-93 | 24 | DET | NHL | 52 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 108 | 23.1 | ||
| 1992-93 | 24 | LAK | NHL | 34 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 9 | -2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 14.8 | ||
| 1993-94 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 59 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 11 | -15 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 129 | 8.5 | ||
| 1993-94 | 25 | LAK | NHL | 25 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 8.5 | ||
| 1993-94 | 25 | VAN | NHL | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | -13 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 8.5 | ||
| 1994-95 | 26 | HAR | NHL | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 15.5 | ||
| 1995-96 | 27 | HAR | NHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | ||
| Career | NHL | 626 | 275 | 286 | 561 | 227 | -20 | 254 | 164 | 110 | 1 | 31 | 177 | 0 | 109 | 1567 | 17.5 | ||||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1986-87 | 18 | LAK | NHL | 80 | 0.46 | 0.53 | 0.99 | 0.39 | 0.28 | 2.69 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 27 | 105 | 48 | 64 | 2 | -5 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| 1987-88 | 19 | LAK | NHL | 80 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 1.34 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 3.30 | 46 | 43 | 89 | 37 | 141 | 68 | 94 | 2 | -19 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 9.4 |
| 1988-89 | 20 | EDM | NHL | 80 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 1.25 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 3.00 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 34 | 128 | 49 | 77 | 1 | 3 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 1989-90 | 21 | TOT | NHL | 48 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.81 | 0.34 | 0.17 | 2.88 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 14 | 59 | 27 | 40 | 0 | -8 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| 1989-90 | 21 | EDM | NHL | 4 | 0.25 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 2.75 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 1989-90 | 21 | DET | NHL | 44 | 0.45 | 0.36 | 0.82 | 0.35 | 0.18 | 2.89 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 13 | 55 | 24 | 37 | 0 | -6 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 1990-91 | 22 | DET | NHL | 64 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.72 | 0.28 | 0.44 | 2.73 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 16 | 67 | 21 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 1991-92 | 23 | DET | NHL | 80 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.86 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 1.88 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 25 | 93 | 26 | 50 | 0 | 17 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| 1992-93 | 24 | TOT | NHL | 86 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.85 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 2.20 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 24 | 105 | 49 | 58 | 0 | -2 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 1992-93 | 24 | DET | NHL | 52 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.98 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 2.08 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 17 | 72 | 40 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| 1992-93 | 24 | LAK | NHL | 34 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.65 | 0.27 | 0.41 | 2.38 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 33 | 9 | 26 | 0 | -2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 1993-94 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 59 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.47 | 0.18 | 0.41 | 2.19 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 43 | 13 | 46 | 1 | -15 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 1993-94 | 25 | LAK | NHL | 25 | 0.16 | 0.28 | 0.44 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 1.88 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | -2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 1993-94 | 25 | VAN | NHL | 34 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.50 | 0.19 | 0.65 | 2.41 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 27 | 11 | 30 | 1 | -13 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| 1994-95 | 26 | HAR | NHL | 38 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.76 | 1.53 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 1995-96 | 27 | HAR | NHL | 11 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.82 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Career | NHL | 626 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.90 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 2.50 | 241 | 250 | 491 | 200 | 770 | 309 | 488 | 7 | -20 | 39.1 | 6.5 | 45.6 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 1986-87 | 18 | LAK | NHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | |||
| 1987-88 | 19 | LAK | NHL | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | -2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 31.3 | |||
| 1988-89 | 20 | EDM | NHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13.3 | |||
| 1990-91 | 22 | DET | NHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 33.3 | |||
| 1991-92 | 23 | DET | NHL | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | |||
| 1992-93 | 24 | LAK | NHL | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16.7 | |||
| 1993-94 | 25 | VAN | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |||
| Career | NHL | 55 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 13 | -8 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 17.0 | |||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1983-84 | 15 | Detroit Compuware | MNHL | 65 | 85 | 74 | 159 | |||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 16 | Verdun Jr. Canadiens | QMJHL | 68 | 44 | 72 | 116 | 16 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| 1985-86 | 17 | Verdun Jr. Canadiens | QMJHL | 69 | 70 | 83 | 153 | 51 | 43 | 27 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| 1985-86 | 17 | United States | WJC-A | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 18 | United States | WEC-A | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 27 | Lausanne HC | Swiss | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 28 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 18 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 29 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 49 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 7 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 9.1 | |||
| Career | 2 Seasons | IHL | 67 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 7 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 9.1 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | MNHL | 65 | 85 | 74 | 159 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | QMJHL | 137 | 114 | 155 | 269 | 67 | 71 | 41 | 2 | 13 | |||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Swiss | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WEC-A | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJC-A | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1984-85 | 16 | Verdun Jr. Canadiens | QMJHL | 14 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1984-85 | 16 | Verdun Jr. Canadiens | M-Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 17 | Verdun Jr. Canadiens | QMJHL | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1996-97 | 28 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 29 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | IHL | 22 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 1 Season | M-Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | QMJHL | 19 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Thru 10 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Jimmy Carson | 9.4 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | -0.1 | |
| Andy McDonald | 91.5 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | -0.1 |
| Kristian Huselius | 88.7 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| Elmer Lach | 88.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| Michael Ryder | 88.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | |
| Michael Cammalleri | 88.5 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| Eric Daze | 88.5 | 9.7 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Cory Stillman | 88.3 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | -0.1 |
| Frank Nighbor | 88.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Ken Randall | 87.7 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Martin Straka | 87.7 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Jimmy Carson | 9.4 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | -0.1 | |||
| Andy McDonald | 90.4 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | -0.1 |
| Kristian Huselius | 88.7 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | -0.1 | ||
| Michael Ryder | 88.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | |||
| Michael Cammalleri | 88.5 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Eric Daze | 88.4 | 9.7 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | |
| Ken Randall | 87.7 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | ||
| Bryan Hextall | 87.5 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Derek Roy | 86.7 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 | |||
| Harry Oliver | 86.1 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | |
| Kent Nilsson | 86.1 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | -0.1 | |||
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All-Star Games
1989 NHL |
Honors
1986-87 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st) |
Games Played 1987-88 NHL 80 (1) 1988-89 NHL 80 (1) 1991-92 NHL 80 (3) 1992-93 NHL 86 (1) |
Goals 1988-89 NHL 49 (7) |
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Points 1988-89 NHL 100 (9) |
Goals Created 1988-89 NHL 40.0 (7) |
Even Strength Goals 1988-89 NHL 30 (7) |
Power Play Goals 1987-88 NHL 22 (3) 1988-89 NHL 19 (7) |
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Game-Winning Goals |
Shots |
Shooting Percentage Career NHL 17.5 (46) |
Goals Per Game 1988-89 NHL 0.61 (10) Career NHL 0.44 (65) |
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Points Per Game |
Goals Created Per Game Career NHL 0.36 (92) |
Adjusted Goals 1988-89 NHL 41 (7) |
Adjusted Points 1988-89 NHL 83 (9) |
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Adjusted Goals Created 1988-89 NHL 33.8 (7) |
Offensive Point Shares 1988-89 NHL 7.6 (8) |
August 9, 1988: Traded to Edmonton by Los Angeles with Martin Gelinas, Los Angeles' 1st round choices in 1989 (later traded to New Jersey - New Jersey selected Jason Miller), 1991 (Martin Rucinsky) and 1993 (Nick Stajduhar) Entry Drafts and cash for Wayne Gretzky, Mike Krushelnyski and Marty McSorley, August 9, 1988.
November 2, 1989: Traded to Detroit by Edmonton with Kevin McClelland and Edmonton's 5th round choice (later traded to Montreal - Montreal selected Brad Layzell) in 1991 Entry Draft for Petr Klima, Joe Murphy, Adam Graves and Jeff Sharples, November 2, 1989.
January 29, 1993: Traded to Los Angeles by Detroit with Marc Potvin and Gary Shuchuk for Paul Coffey, Sylvain Couturier and Jim Hiller, January 29, 1993.
January 8, 1994: Traded to Vancouver by Los Angeles for Dixon Ward, January 8, 1994.
July 15, 1994: Signed as a free agent by Hartford, July 15, 1994.
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