Position: C ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: March 5, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario
Draft: Kansas City, 1st round (11th overall), 1976 NHL Amateur
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1976-77 | 20 | CLR | NHL | 60 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 25 | -28 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 191 | 15.7 | ||
| 1977-78 | 21 | CLR | NHL | 46 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 22 | -17 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 133 | 22.6 | ||
| 1978-79 | 22 | TOT | NHL | 75 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 24 | -25 | 32 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 190 | 15.8 | ||
| 1978-79 | 22 | CLR | NHL | 64 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 20 | -25 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 170 | 13.5 | ||
| 1978-79 | 22 | TOR | NHL | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 35.0 | ||
| 1979-80 | 23 | TOR | NHL | 45 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 10 | -8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 14.9 | ||
| 1980-81 | 24 | PIT | NHL | 62 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 30 | -5 | 59 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 183 | 18.6 | ||
| 1981-82 | 25 | PIT | NHL | 59 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 29 | -7 | 28 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 157 | 22.9 | ||
| 1982-83 | 26 | PIT | NHL | 70 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 23 | -23 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 155 | 18.1 | ||
| 1983-84 | 27 | PIT | NHL | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0.0 | ||
| 1984-85 | 28 | WSH | NHL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11.8 | ||
| 1985-86 | 29 | BUF | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| Career | NHL | 447 | 201 | 201 | 402 | 166 | -121 | 207 | 96 | 105 | 0 | 9 | 107 | 0 | 94 | 1125 | 17.9 | ||||
| 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 |
| 1976-77 | 20 | CLR | NHL | 60 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.98 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 3.18 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 21 | 71 | 25 | 74 | 0 | -28 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| 1977-78 | 21 | CLR | NHL | 46 | 0.65 | 0.48 | 1.13 | 0.48 | 0.63 | 2.89 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 20 | 73 | 34 | 56 | 0 | -17 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| 1978-79 | 22 | TOT | NHL | 75 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.77 | 0.33 | 0.43 | 2.53 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 20 | 78 | 41 | 62 | 0 | -25 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 4.7 |
| 1978-79 | 22 | CLR | NHL | 64 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.77 | 0.31 | 0.50 | 2.66 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 16 | 67 | 36 | 56 | 0 | -25 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| 1978-79 | 22 | TOR | NHL | 11 | 0.64 | 0.18 | 0.82 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 1.82 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 1979-80 | 23 | TOR | NHL | 45 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.53 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 1.64 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 36 | 15 | 29 | 0 | -8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 1980-81 | 24 | PIT | NHL | 62 | 0.55 | 0.65 | 1.19 | 0.48 | 0.95 | 2.95 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 23 | 92 | 45 | 52 | 0 | -5 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 5.9 |
| 1981-82 | 25 | PIT | NHL | 59 | 0.61 | 0.56 | 1.17 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 2.66 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 21 | 99 | 62 | 45 | 1 | -7 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 5.4 |
| 1982-83 | 26 | PIT | NHL | 70 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.79 | 0.32 | 0.17 | 2.21 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 18 | 82 | 53 | 52 | 0 | -23 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 3.6 |
| 1983-84 | 27 | PIT | NHL | 16 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.09 | 0.38 | 1.31 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | -4 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| 1984-85 | 28 | WSH | NHL | 12 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.50 | 0.18 | 0.50 | 1.42 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 1985-86 | 29 | BUF | NHL | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Career | NHL | 447 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.90 | 0.37 | 0.46 | 2.52 | 163 | 165 | 328 | 134 | 551 | 288 | 385 | 1 | -121 | 27.3 | 3.6 | 31.0 | ||
| 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 |
| 1973-74 | 17 | St. Michael's Buzzers | ON-Jr.B | 44 | 87 | 44 | 131 | |||||||||||
| 1974-75 | 18 | Oshawa Generals | OMJHL | 64 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 54 | ||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 19 | Oshawa Generals | OMJHL | 65 | 69 | 75 | 144 | 75 | ||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 20 | Rhode Island Reds | AHL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 23 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 20 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 24 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 14 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 27 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 54 | 32 | 48 | 80 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 28 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 64 | 51 | 79 | 130 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 29 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 71 | 61 | 51 | 112 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Career | 6 Seasons | AHL | 237 | 174 | 210 | 384 | 72 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OMJHL | 129 | 96 | 111 | 207 | 129 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | ON-Jr.B | 44 | 87 | 44 | 131 | ||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1974-75 | 18 | Oshawa Generals | OMJHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 19 | Oshawa Generals | OMJHL | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 23 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 27 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 10 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 28 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 30 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OMJHL | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Thru 10 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Paul Gardner | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |
| Derek Sanderson | 91.7 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| R.J. Umberger | 91.2 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | ||
| Grant Warwick | 90.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | |
| Dave Creighton | 89.6 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Jude Drouin | 88.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Marc Tardif | 88.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 0.2 | ||
| Bill Hay | 88.3 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | ||
| Alexei Ponikarovsky | 88.1 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Brent Ashton | 87.4 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Claude Lemieux | 86.6 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Paul Gardner | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |||
| R.J. Umberger | 91.2 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | ||||
| Grant Warwick | 90.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | |||
| Marc Tardif | 88.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 0.2 | ||||
| Bill Hay | 88.3 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | ||||
| Andre Boudrias | 88.2 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jude Drouin | 88.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Dave Creighton | 87.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 86.4 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 | -0.1 | |||||
| Jussi Jokinen | 85.8 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | ||||
| Billy Taylor | 85.4 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | |||||
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Power Play Goals 1978-79 NHL 16 (3) 1980-81 NHL 18 (6) 1981-82 NHL 21 (1) 1982-83 NHL 20 (1) |
Shooting Percentage 1981-82 NHL 22.9 (10) Career NHL 17.9 (32) |
Goals Per Game Career NHL 0.45 (57) |
Points Per Game |
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Goals Created Per Game |
July 15, 1976: Rights transferred to Colorado after Kansas City relocated, July 15, 1976.
March 13, 1979: Traded to Toronto by Colorado for Don Ashby and Trevor Johansen, March 13, 1979.
November 18, 1980: Traded to Pittsburgh by Toronto with Dave Burrows for Kim Davis and Paul Marshall, November 18, 1980.
July 17, 1984: Signed as a free agent by Washington, July 17, 1984.
July 31, 1985: Signed as a free agent by Buffalo, July 31, 1985.
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