Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: January 23, 1958 in Richfield, Minnesota
Drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the 2nd round (24th overall) of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 22 | MNS | NHL | 20 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 23.5 | ||
| 1980-81 | 23 | MNS | NHL | 56 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 18 | -9 | 58 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 19.7 | ||
| 1981-82 | 24 | MNS | NHL | 69 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 14.6 | ||
| 1982-83 | 25 | CGY | NHL | 45 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 7 | -3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 17.3 | ||
| 1983-84 | 26 | LAK | NHL | 58 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | -19 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 10.8 | ||
| Career | NHL | 248 | 77 | 64 | 141 | 60 | -19 | 108 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 470 | 16.4 |
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1979-80 | 22 | MNS | NHL | 20 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.75 | 0.32 | 0.95 | 1.70 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 1980-81 | 23 | MNS | NHL | 56 | 0.46 | 0.23 | 0.70 | 0.32 | 1.04 | 2.36 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 14 | 63 | 20 | 56 | 4 | -9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 1981-82 | 24 | MNS | NHL | 69 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 0.80 | 0.32 | 0.20 | 2.58 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 79 | 12 | 58 | 0 | 9 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| 1982-83 | 25 | CGY | NHL | 45 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.38 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 1.16 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 33 | 0 | -3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 1983-84 | 26 | LAK | NHL | 58 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 1.28 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 40 | 0 | -19 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Career | NHL | 248 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.57 | 0.24 | 0.44 | 1.90 | 59 | 49 | 108 | 46 | 219 | 41 | 201 | 4 | -19 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 8.4 | ||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | 19 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 38 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 20 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 38 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 21 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 43 | 38 | 39 | 77 | 50 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 21 | United States | WEC-A | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 22 | United States | Nat-Tm | 57 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 22 | United States | Olympics | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 23 | Minnesota North Stars | DN-Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 23 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 24 | United States | Can-Cup | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Can-Cup | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | DN-Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Nat-Tm | 57 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Olympics | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WCHA | 119 | 77 | 82 | 159 | 88 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WEC-A | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Thru 5 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Steve Christoff | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 | |
| Scott Mellanby | 91.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Bill Collins | 90.3 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Pentti Lund | 89.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 88.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Greg Johnson | 88.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Brian Bradley | 88.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Guy Charron | 85.4 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 85.0 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | -0.4 |
| Darrin Shannon | 84.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Eric Nesterenko | 84.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Steve Christoff | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 | |||
| Pentti Lund | 89.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | ||
| Benoit Pouliot | 82.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ||
| Ray Allison | 81.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Eddie Kullman | 81.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | |
| Kyle Okposo | 80.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | |||
| Nigel Dawes | 80.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ||
| Gus Giesebrecht | 79.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | |||
| Matti Hagman | 78.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | |||
| Joel Ward | 78.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 0.0 | |||
| Bob Murdoch | 76.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | |||
June 7, 1982: Traded to Calgary by Minnesota with Bill Nyrop and St. Louis' 2nd round choice (previously acquired, Calgary selected Dave Reierson) in 1982 Entry Draft for Willi Plett and Calgary's 4th round choice (Dusan Pasek) in 1982 Entry Draft, June 7, 1982.
June 8, 1983: Traded to Minnesota by Calgary with Calgary's 2nd round choice (Frantisek Musil) in 1983 Entry Draft for Mike Eaves and Keith Hanson, June 8, 1983.
October 3, 1983: Traded to Los Angeles by Minnesota with Fred Barrett for Dave Lewis, October 3, 1983.
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