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Dirk Graham

Position: W
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-11    Weight: 198 lbs.
Born: July 29, 1959 in Regina, Saskatchewan

Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round (89th overall) of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.

Coaching Record

8 21 33

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 8:46AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #551. Pat Flatley… #552. DIRK GRAHAM… #553. Marcel Bonin… #553. Tim Young… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1983-84 24 MNS NHL 6 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 10.0
1984-85 25 MNS NHL 36 12 11 23 9 -15 23 9 3 0 1 81 14.8
1985-86 26 MNS NHL 80 22 33 55 21 -6 87 18 0 4 3 173 12.7
1986-87 27 MNS NHL 76 25 29 54 22 -2 142 14 6 5 2 197 12.7
1987-88 28 TOT NHL 70 24 24 48 20 -7 71 13 10 1 2 173 13.9
1987-88 28 MNS NHL 28 7 5 12 5 -11 39 3 4 0 0 66 10.6
1987-88 28 CHI NHL 42 17 19 36 14 4 32 10 6 1 2 107 15.9
1988-89 29 CHI NHL 80 33 45 78 31 8 89 18 5 10 5 217 15.2
1989-90 30 CHI NHL 73 22 32 54 21 1 102 17 2 3 1 180 12.2
1990-91 31 CHI NHL 80 24 21 45 19 12 88 14 4 6 7 189 12.7
1991-92 32 CHI NHL 80 17 30 47 17 -5 89 10 6 1 1 222 7.7
1992-93 33 CHI NHL 84 20 17 37 15 0 139 17 1 2 5 187 10.7
1993-94 34 CHI NHL 67 15 18 33 13 13 45 13 0 2 5 122 12.3
1994-95 35 CHI NHL 40 4 9 13 5 2 42 2 1 1 0 68 5.9
Career NHL 772 219 270 489 194 2 917 146 38 35 32 1819 12.0

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
1983-84 24 MNS NHL 6 0.17 0.17 0.33 0.14 0.00 1.67 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 0.0 0.1 0.1
1984-85 25 MNS NHL 36 0.33 0.31 0.64 0.26 0.64 2.25 10 9 19 8 33 7 47 6 -15 1.0 0.1 1.2
1985-86 26 MNS NHL 80 0.28 0.41 0.69 0.26 1.09 2.16 17 26 43 16 77 13 105 35 -6 2.2 0.9 3.0
1986-87 27 MNS NHL 76 0.33 0.38 0.71 0.29 1.87 2.59 21 25 46 18 73 17 100 42 -2 3.0 0.8 3.9
1987-88 28 TOT NHL 70 0.34 0.34 0.69 0.28 1.01 2.47 20 20 40 16 68 22 76 23 -7 2.6 0.8 3.4
1987-88 28 MNS NHL 28 0.25 0.18 0.43 0.18 1.39 2.36 6 4 10 4 20 9 29 7 -11 0.3 0.1 0.5
1987-88 28 CHI NHL 42 0.40 0.45 0.86 0.34 0.76 2.55 14 16 30 12 48 13 47 16 4 2.3 0.7 3.0
1988-89 29 CHI NHL 80 0.41 0.56 0.98 0.39 1.11 2.71 27 37 64 25 106 23 127 52 8 5.2 1.1 6.3
1989-90 30 CHI NHL 73 0.30 0.44 0.74 0.28 1.40 2.47 18 27 45 17 83 19 95 32 1 2.8 0.9 3.7
1990-91 31 CHI NHL 80 0.30 0.26 0.56 0.24 1.10 2.36 21 19 40 17 71 16 74 31 12 2.4 1.4 3.8
1991-92 32 CHI NHL 80 0.21 0.38 0.59 0.22 1.11 2.78 15 26 41 15 68 20 92 39 -5 1.9 1.1 3.1
1992-93 33 CHI NHL 84 0.24 0.20 0.44 0.18 1.65 2.23 16 14 30 13 57 5 89 37 0 1.0 1.3 2.3
1993-94 34 CHI NHL 67 0.22 0.27 0.49 0.19 0.67 1.82 14 16 30 12 50 4 59 26 13 1.4 1.3 2.8
1994-95 35 CHI NHL 40 0.10 0.23 0.33 0.12 1.05 1.70 7 15 22 8 22 4 28 12 2 0.0 0.6 0.6
Career NHL 772 0.28 0.35 0.63 0.25 1.19 2.36 187 235 422 166 710 150 894 336 2 23.6 10.6 34.2

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1983-84 24 MNS NHL 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1984-85 25 MNS NHL 9 0 4 4 -5 7 0 0 0 0 15 0.0
1985-86 26 MNS NHL 5 3 1 4 3 2 2 0 1 2 23 13.0
1987-88 28 CHI NHL 4 1 2 3 -1 4 1 0 0 0 8 12.5
1988-89 29 CHI NHL 16 2 4 6 -3 38 1 1 0 0 37 5.4
1989-90 30 CHI NHL 5 1 5 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 10 10.0
1990-91 31 CHI NHL 6 1 2 3 2 17 1 0 0 0 5 20.0
1991-92 32 CHI NHL 18 7 5 12 9 8 7 0 0 1 45 15.6
1992-93 33 CHI NHL 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.0
1993-94 34 CHI NHL 6 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 11 0.0
1994-95 35 CHI NHL 16 2 3 5 6 8 2 0 0 1 21 9.5
Career NHL 90 17 27 44 10 92 14 1 2 4 185 9.2

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1975-76 16 Regina Blues SJHL 54 36 32 68 82
1975-76 16 Regina Pats WCJHL 2 0 0 0 0
1976-77 17 Regina Pats WCJHL 65 37 28 65 66
1977-78 18 Regina Pats WCJHL 72 49 61 110 87
1978-79 19 Regina Pats WHL 71 48 60 108 252
1979-80 20 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 62 17 15 32 96
1980-81 21 2 Teams IHL 67 41 47 88 100
1980-81 21 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 6 1 2 3 12
1980-81 21 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 61 40 45 85 88
1981-82 22 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 72 49 56 105 68
1982-83 23 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 78 70 55 125 88
1983-84 24 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 57 37 57 94 72
1984-85 25 Springfield Indians AHL 37 20 28 48 41
1986-87 27 Canada WEC-A 9 0 3 3 8
1991-92 32 Canada Can-Cup 8 3 1 4 0
Career 1 Season AHL 37 20 28 48 41
Career 1 Season Can-Cup 8 3 1 4 0
Career 2 Seasons CHL 119 54 72 126 168
Career 3 Seasons IHL 217 160 158 318 256
Career 1 Season SJHL 54 36 32 68 82
Career 3 Seasons WCJHL 139 86 89 175 153
Career 1 Season WEC-A 9 0 3 3 8
Career 1 Season WHL 71 48 60 108 252

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1975-76 16 Regina Pats WCJHL 6 1 1 2 5
1977-78 18 Regina Pats WCJHL 13 15 19 34 37
1981-82 22 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 13 10 11 21 8
1982-83 23 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 11 13 7 20 30
1983-84 24 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 5 3 8 11 2
Career 1 Season CHL 5 3 8 11 2
Career 2 Seasons IHL 24 23 18 41 38
Career 2 Seasons WCJHL 19 16 20 36 42

Similarity Scores

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Thru 12 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Dirk Graham 6.3 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.3 1.2 0.6 0.1
Todd Marchant 93.1 6.3 3.8 3.7 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.9 -0.1
Mush March 90.3 5.1 3.8 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.2 0.3
Cal Gardner 90.1 6.2 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 2.5 2.5 2.4 1.2 1.1
Darcy Rota 89.9 7.2 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.4
John Tucker 88.1 4.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.5 0.3 -0.6
Greg Malone 87.4 6.1 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 1.0 0.6 -0.1
Pat Flatley 87.1 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.4 1.5 1.4 0.4
Brian Savage 86.9 5.7 4.9 4.6 3.8 3.7 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.1 1.1 0.1 -0.1
Peter Zezel 86.5 6.4 5.2 4.3 4.2 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.0 1.2 1.1 0.7
Ruslan Fedotenko 86.2 4.8 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.2 1.6
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
Dirk Graham 6.3 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.3 1.2 0.6 0.1
Cal Gardner 90.1 6.2 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 2.5 2.5 2.4 1.2 1.1
Darcy Rota 89.9 7.2 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.4
Claude Larose 88.1 6.0 4.6 3.9 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3
John Tucker 88.1 4.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.5 0.3 -0.6
Todd Marchant 87.4 6.3 3.8 3.7 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.9 0.8 0.4 0.4 -0.1 -1.6
Greg Malone 87.4 6.1 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 1.0 0.6 -0.1
Brian Savage 86.9 5.7 4.9 4.6 3.8 3.7 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.1 1.1 0.1 -0.1
Nick Libett 86.7 5.6 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.1 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 -0.8
Ruslan Fedotenko 86.2 4.8 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.2 1.6
Johnny Wilson 86.0 5.9 4.2 4.2 3.6 2.7 2.7 2.3 1.7 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Awards

1990-91 NHL Frank J. Selke Trophy

Games Played

1985-86 NHL 80 (3)
1988-89 NHL 80 (1)
 1990-91 NHL 80 (3)
1991-92 NHL 80 (3)
1992-93 NHL 84 (2)

Short-Handed Goals

1985-86 NHL 4 (8)
1986-87 NHL 5 (5)
1988-89 NHL 10 (2)
1989-90 NHL 3 (10)
1990-91 NHL 6 (3)
Career NHL 35 (9)

Game-Winning Goals

1990-91 NHL 7 (8)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1986-87 NHL 42 (9)
1988-89 NHL 52 (7)
Career NHL 336 (94)
      

Transactions

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August 17, 1983: Signed as a free agent by Minnesota, August 17, 1983.

January 4, 1988: Traded to Chicago by Minnesota for Curt Fraser, January 4, 1988.

June 29, 1998: Named as Head Coach of Chicago, June 29, 1998.

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