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Marcel Dionne

Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-9    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: August 3, 1951 in Drummondville, Quebec

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1992

Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 8:34AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #16. Mike Bossy… #17. Joe Sakic… #18. MARCEL DIONNE… #19. Bryan Trottier… #20. Mark Messier… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1971-72 20 DET NHL 78 28 49 77 29 0 14 21 7 0 2 268 10.4
1972-73 21 DET NHL 77 40 50 90 36 -4 21 30 10 0 6 282 14.2
1973-74 22 DET NHL 74 24 54 78 28 -31 10 21 3 0 1 280 8.6
1974-75 23 DET NHL 80 47 74 121 46 -15 14 22 15 10 2 378 12.4
1975-76 24 LAK NHL 80 40 54 94 37 2 38 32 7 1 6 329 12.2
1976-77 25 LAK NHL 80 53 69 122 49 10 12 38 14 1 5 378 14.0
1977-78 26 LAK NHL 70 36 43 79 32 -8 37 27 9 0 4 294 12.2
1978-79 27 LAK NHL 80 59 71 130 51 23 30 40 19 0 7 362 16.3
1979-80 28 LAK NHL 80 53 84 137 52 35 32 36 17 0 6 348 15.2
1980-81 29 LAK NHL 80 58 77 135 53 55 70 31 23 4 9 342 17.0
1981-82 30 LAK NHL 78 50 67 117 45 -10 50 32 17 1 5 351 14.2
1982-83 31 LAK NHL 80 56 51 107 44 10 22 38 17 1 7 345 16.2
1983-84 32 LAK NHL 66 39 53 92 35 8 28 26 13 0 2 278 14.0
1984-85 33 LAK NHL 80 46 80 126 46 11 46 29 16 1 2 316 14.6
1985-86 34 LAK NHL 80 36 58 94 36 -22 42 25 11 0 4 284 12.7
1986-87 35 TOT NHL 81 28 56 84 30 -16 60 18 10 0 2 273 10.3
1986-87 35 LAK NHL 67 24 50 74 26 -8 54 15 9 0 2 224 10.7
1986-87 35 NYR NHL 14 4 6 10 4 -8 6 3 1 0 0 49 8.2
1987-88 36 NYR NHL 67 31 34 65 26 -14 54 9 22 0 4 184 16.8
1988-89 37 NYR NHL 37 7 16 23 8 -6 20 3 4 0 0 74 9.5
Career NHL 1348 731 1040 1771 684 28 600 478 234 19 74 5366 13.6

NHL Miscellaneous

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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
1971-72 20 DET NHL 78 0.36 0.63 0.99 0.37 0.18 3.44 27 50 77 28 107 44 64 1 0 6.1 1.1 7.2
1972-73 21 DET NHL 77 0.52 0.65 1.17 0.47 0.27 3.66 37 46 83 33 116 46 77 3 -4 7.6 1.0 8.6
1973-74 22 DET NHL 74 0.32 0.73 1.05 0.38 0.14 3.78 23 52 75 27 106 42 96 1 -31 5.7 0.3 6.0
1974-75 23 DET NHL 80 0.59 0.93 1.51 0.58 0.18 4.73 40 65 105 40 167 72 140 30 -15 10.0 1.0 11.0
1975-76 24 LAK NHL 80 0.50 0.68 1.18 0.46 0.48 4.11 34 47 81 31 116 35 92 13 2 7.4 1.3 8.7
1976-77 25 LAK NHL 80 0.66 0.86 1.53 0.61 0.15 4.73 47 62 109 43 151 64 91 14 10 11.3 1.5 12.8
1977-78 26 LAK NHL 70 0.51 0.61 1.13 0.45 0.53 4.20 32 39 71 28 107 43 75 3 -8 6.7 0.9 7.6
1978-79 27 LAK NHL 80 0.74 0.89 1.63 0.64 0.38 4.53 50 60 110 44 169 67 87 8 23 11.4 1.9 13.3
1979-80 28 LAK NHL 80 0.66 1.05 1.71 0.65 0.40 4.35 44 72 116 44 184 74 80 5 35 11.6 2.0 13.6
1980-81 29 LAK NHL 80 0.73 0.96 1.69 0.66 0.88 4.28 44 60 104 40 203 76 79 7 55 10.5 2.3 12.8
1981-82 30 LAK NHL 78 0.64 0.86 1.50 0.58 0.64 4.50 36 49 85 33 149 58 115 14 -10 8.0 0.8 8.8
1982-83 31 LAK NHL 80 0.70 0.64 1.34 0.56 0.28 4.31 45 41 86 36 145 53 86 4 10 8.4 1.3 9.7
1983-84 32 LAK NHL 66 0.59 0.80 1.39 0.53 0.42 4.21 31 42 73 28 125 51 72 6 8 6.4 1.1 7.5
1984-85 33 LAK NHL 80 0.58 1.00 1.58 0.58 0.58 3.95 37 64 101 38 151 62 90 12 11 8.8 1.3 10.2
1985-86 34 LAK NHL 80 0.45 0.73 1.18 0.45 0.53 3.55 28 46 74 28 118 42 128 30 -22 5.9 0.5 6.5
1986-87 35 TOT NHL 81 0.35 0.69 1.04 0.37 0.74 3.37 23 47 70 25 116 49 87 4 -16 5.1 0.5 5.6
1986-87 35 LAK NHL 67 0.36 0.75 1.10 0.39 0.81 3.34 20 42 62 22 104 44 72 4 -8 4.6 0.6 5.2
1986-87 35 NYR NHL 14 0.29 0.43 0.71 0.27 0.43 3.50 3 5 8 3 12 5 15 0 -8 0.5 -0.1 0.4
1987-88 36 NYR NHL 67 0.46 0.51 0.97 0.38 0.81 2.75 26 28 54 22 90 63 43 2 -14 4.3 0.6 4.9
1988-89 37 NYR NHL 37 0.19 0.43 0.62 0.22 0.54 2.00 6 13 19 7 37 20 23 0 -6 0.7 0.3 1.0
Career NHL 1348 0.54 0.77 1.31 0.51 0.45 3.98 610 883 1493 574 2357 961 1525 157 28 135.9 19.6 155.5

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1975-76 24 LAK NHL 9 6 1 7 0 3 3 0 0
1976-77 25 LAK NHL 9 5 9 14 2 4 1 0 1
1977-78 26 LAK NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978-79 27 LAK NHL 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1979-80 28 LAK NHL 4 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0
1980-81 29 LAK NHL 4 1 3 4 7 0 1 0 0
1981-82 30 LAK NHL 10 7 4 11 0 3 4 0 0
1984-85 33 LAK NHL 3 1 2 3 -1 2 0 1 0 0 13 7.7
1986-87 35 NYR NHL 6 1 1 2 -4 2 0 1 0 0 15 6.7
Career NHL 49 21 24 45 -5 17 10 11 0 1 28 7.1

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1966-67 15 Montreal L'est Cantonniers QAAA 24 32 39 71
1967-68 16 Drummondville Rangers QJHL 48 34 35 69 45
1968-69 17 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA-Jr. 48 37 63 100 38
1969-70 18 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA-Jr. 54 55 77 132 46
1970-71 19 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA-Jr. 46 62 81 143 20
1976-77 25 Canada Can-Cup 7 1 5 6 4
1977-78 26 Canada WEC-A 10 9 3 12 2
1978-79 27 NHL All-Stars Ch-Cup 2 0 1 1 0
1978-79 27 Canada WEC-A 7 2 1 3 4
1981-82 30 Canada Can-Cup 6 4 1 5 4
1982-83 31 Canada WEC-A 10 6 3 9 2
1985-86 34 Canada WEC-A 10 4 4 8 8
1988-89 37 Denver Rangers IHL 9 0 13 13 6
Career 2 Seasons Can-Cup 13 5 6 11 8
Career 1 Season Ch-Cup 2 0 1 1 0
Career 1 Season IHL 9 0 13 13 6
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 148 154 221 375 104
Career 1 Season QAAA 24 32 39 71
Career 1 Season QJHL 48 34 35 69 45
Career 4 Seasons WEC-A 37 21 11 32 16

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1967-68 16 Drummondville Rangers QJHL 10 14 7 21 4
1967-68 16 Drummondville Rangers M-Cup 4 9 4 13 5
1968-69 17 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA-Jr. 18 15 20 35 8
1969-70 18 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA-Jr. 10 12 20 32 10
1970-71 19 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA-Jr. 15 29 26 55 11
Career 1 Season M-Cup 4 9 4 13 5
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 43 56 66 122 29
Career 1 Season QJHL 10 14 7 21 4

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 18 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Marcel Dionne 13.6 13.3 12.8 12.8 11.0 10.2 9.7 8.8 8.7 8.6 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.5 6.0 5.6 4.9 1.0
Steve Yzerman 94.6 14.4 13.0 11.8 10.4 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.7 8.7 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.1 6.5 5.8 5.4 3.4 2.1
Brett Hull 91.2 15.4 11.9 11.8 10.9 10.3 9.7 9.7 9.4 9.1 8.5 8.4 8.0 7.8 6.7 6.1 5.6 5.5 0.0
Teemu Selanne 90.6 14.3 13.7 13.4 13.3 13.0 11.4 10.9 10.0 9.3 8.2 7.0 6.6 6.3 5.9 5.1 4.6 3.3 3.2
Gordie Howe 90.5 15.5 13.1 12.1 11.8 11.6 11.3 9.5 9.2 8.8 8.7 8.4 7.7 7.5 7.4 6.7 4.4 4.2 0.8
Joe Sakic 90.5 15.8 12.8 11.6 10.8 10.8 10.1 9.8 9.3 9.2 8.9 8.1 7.6 7.6 7.5 6.9 6.7 6.1 3.5
Bobby Hull 90.1 12.2 12.0 11.8 10.9 10.6 10.3 10.0 9.8 9.2 9.0 8.5 6.5 6.0 4.3 3.6 0.9
Maurice Richard 89.9 10.3 10.2 10.1 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.2 8.3 8.1 6.7 6.2 5.7 4.9 4.8 4.1 4.0 3.6 0.6
Brendan Shanahan 88.1 11.6 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.3 9.5 8.9 8.9 7.9 6.9 6.7 6.7 5.9 5.7 5.6 4.4 3.4 0.3
Jean Beliveau 87.9 13.0 11.0 10.2 10.0 9.3 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.4 7.7 6.8 5.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 1.1 0.3
Mark Messier 87.2 11.3 11.3 9.9 9.6 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.1 8.0 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.7 5.4 5.0 3.8 3.7 0.9
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Marcel Dionne 13.6 13.3 12.8 12.8 11.0 10.2 9.7 8.8 8.7 8.6 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.5 6.0 5.6 4.9 1.0
Steve Yzerman 93.5 14.4 13.0 11.8 10.4 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.7 8.7 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.1 6.5 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.1 3.6 3.4 2.1 0.8
Brett Hull 91.1 15.4 11.9 11.8 10.9 10.3 9.7 9.7 9.4 9.1 8.5 8.4 8.0 7.8 6.7 6.1 5.6 5.5 0.0 -0.1
Teemu Selanne 90.6 14.3 13.7 13.4 13.3 13.0 11.4 10.9 10.0 9.3 8.2 7.0 6.6 6.3 5.9 5.1 4.6 3.3 3.2
Bobby Hull 90.1 12.2 12.0 11.8 10.9 10.6 10.3 10.0 9.8 9.2 9.0 8.5 6.5 6.0 4.3 3.6 0.9
Joe Sakic 90.1 15.8 12.8 11.6 10.8 10.8 10.1 9.8 9.3 9.2 8.9 8.1 7.6 7.6 7.5 6.9 6.7 6.1 3.9 3.5 0.8
Jean Beliveau 89.9 13.0 11.0 10.2 10.0 9.3 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.4 7.7 7.7 6.8 5.9 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 1.1 0.3
Maurice Richard 89.9 10.3 10.2 10.1 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.2 8.3 8.1 6.7 6.2 5.7 4.9 4.8 4.1 4.0 3.6 0.6
Brendan Shanahan 87.8 11.6 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.3 9.5 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.7 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.2 4.4 3.4 1.1 0.3
Mark Messier 87.0 11.3 11.3 9.9 9.6 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.1 8.0 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.0 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 1.6 0.9
Luc Robitaille 86.8 11.8 10.3 9.8 9.7 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.0 8.2 8.1 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.3 4.6 4.4 2.7 1.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games

1975 NHL
1976 NHL
1977 NHL
1978 NHL
1980 NHL
1981 NHL
1983 NHL
1985 NHL

Awards

1974-75 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
1976-77 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
1978-79 NHL Ted Lindsay Award
1979-80 NHL Art Ross Trophy
1979-80 NHL Ted Lindsay Award

Honors

1976-77 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1978-79 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1979-80 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1980-81 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

1971-72 NHL 78 (4)
1974-75 NHL 80 (1)
1975-76 NHL 80 (1)
1976-77 NHL 80 (1)
1978-79 NHL 80 (1)
1979-80 NHL 80 (3)
1980-81 NHL 80 (2)
1982-83 NHL 80 (1)
1984-85 NHL 80 (1)
1985-86 NHL 80 (3)
1986-87 NHL 81 (1)
Career NHL 1348 (44)

Goals

1972-73 NHL 40 (9)
1974-75 NHL 47 (5)
1976-77 NHL 53 (3)
1978-79 NHL 59 (2)
1979-80 NHL 53 (4)
1980-81 NHL 58 (2)
1981-82 NHL 50 (8)
1982-83 NHL 56 (5)
1984-85 NHL 46 (10)
Career NHL 731 (4)

Assists

1973-74 NHL 54 (9)
1974-75 NHL 74 (4)
1976-77 NHL 69 (2)
1978-79 NHL 71 (3)
1979-80 NHL 84 (2)
1980-81 NHL 77 (3)
1981-82 NHL 67 (9)
1984-85 NHL 80 (3)
1986-87 NHL 56 (9)
Career NHL 1040 (9)

Points

1974-75 NHL 121 (3)
1976-77 NHL 122 (2)
1978-79 NHL 130 (2)
1979-80 NHL 137 (1)
1980-81 NHL 135 (2)
1981-82 NHL 117 (7)
1982-83 NHL 107 (5)
1984-85 NHL 126 (4)
Career NHL 1771 (5)

Goals Created

1972-73 NHL 35.9 (10)
1974-75 NHL 46.1 (4)
1976-77 NHL 48.5 (2)
1978-79 NHL 51.4 (2)
1979-80 NHL 52.3 (1)
1980-81 NHL 53.0 (2)
1981-82 NHL 45.2 (6)
1982-83 NHL 44.5 (5)
1984-85 NHL 46.4 (5)
Career NHL 684.1 (4)

Plus/Minus

1980-81 NHL 55 (2)

Even Strength Goals

1972-73 NHL 30 (10)
1975-76 NHL 32 (7)
1976-77 NHL 38 (3)
1978-79 NHL 40 (2)
1979-80 NHL 36 (8)
1980-81 NHL 31 (10)
1981-82 NHL 32 (9)
1982-83 NHL 38 (7)
Career NHL 478 (2)

Power Play Goals

1974-75 NHL 15 (7)
1976-77 NHL 14 (4)
1978-79 NHL 19 (2)
1979-80 NHL 17 (2)
1980-81 NHL 23 (2)
1981-82 NHL 17 (10)
1982-83 NHL 17 (6)
1984-85 NHL 16 (5)
1987-88 NHL 22 (3)
Career NHL 234 (8)

Short-Handed Goals

1974-75 NHL 10 (1)
1980-81 NHL 4 (6)
Career NHL 19 (71)

Game-Winning Goals

1972-73 NHL 6 (9)
1978-79 NHL 7 (6)
1980-81 NHL 9 (2)
Career NHL 74 (32)

Shots

1971-72 NHL 268 (8)
1972-73 NHL 282 (9)
1973-74 NHL 280 (9)
1974-75 NHL 378 (2)
1975-76 NHL 329 (5)
1976-77 NHL 378 (1)
1977-78 NHL 294 (4)
1978-79 NHL 362 (1)
1979-80 NHL 348 (1)
1980-81 NHL 342 (1)
1981-82 NHL 351 (2)
1982-83 NHL 345 (2)
1983-84 NHL 278 (7)
1984-85 NHL 316 (5)
1985-86 NHL 284 (8)
1986-87 NHL 273 (6)
Career NHL 5366 (2)

Goals Per Game

1974-75 NHL 0.59 (5)
1976-77 NHL 0.66 (3)
1978-79 NHL 0.74 (2)
1979-80 NHL 0.66 (7)
1980-81 NHL 0.72 (3)
1981-82 NHL 0.64 (8)
1982-83 NHL 0.70 (5)
Career NHL 0.54 (15)

Assists Per Game

1973-74 NHL 0.73 (8)
1974-75 NHL 0.93 (5)
1976-77 NHL 0.86 (3)
1978-79 NHL 0.89 (5)
1979-80 NHL 1.05 (3)
1980-81 NHL 0.96 (5)
1984-85 NHL 1.00 (3)
Career NHL 0.77 (9)

Points Per Game

1974-75 NHL 1.51 (4)
1976-77 NHL 1.52 (2)
1978-79 NHL 1.62 (2)
1979-80 NHL 1.71 (2)
1980-81 NHL 1.69 (2)
1981-82 NHL 1.50 (6)
1982-83 NHL 1.34 (8)
1983-84 NHL 1.39 (9)
1984-85 NHL 1.57 (4)
Career NHL 1.31 (6)

Goals Created Per Game

1974-75 NHL 0.58 (5)
1976-77 NHL 0.61 (2)
1978-79 NHL 0.64 (2)
1979-80 NHL 0.65 (3)
1980-81 NHL 0.66 (3)
1981-82 NHL 0.58 (6)
1982-83 NHL 0.56 (6)
1983-84 NHL 0.53 (10)
1984-85 NHL 0.58 (6)
Career NHL 0.51 (7)

Adjusted Goals

1972-73 NHL 37 (9)
1974-75 NHL 40 (5)
1976-77 NHL 47 (3)
1978-79 NHL 50 (2)
1979-80 NHL 44 (4)
1980-81 NHL 44 (2)
1981-82 NHL 36 (8)
1982-83 NHL 45 (5)
1984-85 NHL 37 (10)
Career NHL 610 (15)

Adjusted Assists

1973-74 NHL 52 (9)
1974-75 NHL 65 (4)
1976-77 NHL 62 (2)
1978-79 NHL 60 (3)
1979-80 NHL 72 (2)
1980-81 NHL 60 (3)
1981-82 NHL 49 (9)
1984-85 NHL 64 (3)
Career NHL 883 (17)

Adjusted Points

1974-75 NHL 105 (3)
1976-77 NHL 109 (2)
1978-79 NHL 110 (2)
1979-80 NHL 116 (2)
1980-81 NHL 104 (2)
1981-82 NHL 85 (7)
1982-83 NHL 86 (5)
1984-85 NHL 101 (4)
Career NHL 1493 (12)

Adjusted Goals Created

1974-75 NHL 39.5 (4)
1976-77 NHL 42.5 (2)
1978-79 NHL 43.6 (2)
1979-80 NHL 43.6 (1)
1980-81 NHL 40.4 (2)
1981-82 NHL 33.0 (6)
1982-83 NHL 35.7 (5)
1984-85 NHL 37.6 (5)
Career NHL 573.6 (13)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1974-75 NHL 167 (7)
1976-77 NHL 151 (10)
1978-79 NHL 169 (5)
1979-80 NHL 184 (2)
1980-81 NHL 203 (2)
Career NHL 2357 (13)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1972-73 NHL 46 (10)
1973-74 NHL 42 (9)
1974-75 NHL 72 (3)
1976-77 NHL 64 (1)
1978-79 NHL 67 (4)
1979-80 NHL 74 (1)
1980-81 NHL 76 (4)
1984-85 NHL 62 (3)
Career NHL 961 (10)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1974-75 NHL 140 (7)
Career NHL 1525 (29)

Offensive Point Shares

1972-73 NHL 7.6 (10)
1974-75 NHL 10.0 (4)
1976-77 NHL 11.3 (2)
1978-79 NHL 11.4 (2)
1979-80 NHL 11.6 (1)
1980-81 NHL 10.5 (2)
1981-82 NHL 8.0 (6)
1982-83 NHL 8.4 (5)
1984-85 NHL 8.8 (6)
Career NHL 135.9 (9)

Point Shares

1976-77 NHL 12.8 (9)
1978-79 NHL 13.3 (5)
1979-80 NHL 13.6 (2)
1980-81 NHL 12.8 (2)
Career NHL 155.5 (30)
 

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

June 17, 1975: Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles, June 17, 1975.

June 23, 1975: Traded to Los Angeles by Detroit with Bart Crashley for Dan Maloney, Terry Harper and Los Angeles' 2nd round choice (later traded to Minnesota - Minnesota selected Jim Roberts) in 1976 Amateur Draft, June 23, 1975.

March 10, 1987: Traded to NY Rangers by Los Angeles with Jeff Crossman and Los Angeles' 3rd round choice (later traded to Minnesota - Minnesota selected Murray Garbutt) in 1989 Entry Draft for Bob Carpenter and Tom Laidlaw, March 10, 1987.

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