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Brian Lawton

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: June 29, 1965 in New Brunswick, New Jersey

Drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1983-84 18 Minnesota North Stars NHL 58 10 21 31 0 33 10 0 0 4 74 13.5
1984-85 19 Minnesota North Stars NHL 40 5 6 11 -2 24 4 1 0 1 40 12.5
1985-86 20 Minnesota North Stars NHL 65 18 17 35 10 36 14 4 0 7 98 18.4
1986-87 21 Minnesota North Stars NHL 66 21 23 44 20 86 19 2 0 2 125 16.8
1987-88 22 Minnesota North Stars NHL 74 17 24 41 -10 71 10 7 0 1 155 11.0
1988-89 23 2 Teams NHL 65 17 26 43 -11 67 7 10 0 2 128 13.3
1988-89 23 New York Rangers NHL 30 7 10 17 -2 39 4 3 0 0 58 12.1
1988-89 23 Hartford Whalers NHL 35 10 16 26 -9 28 3 7 0 2 70 14.3
1989-90 24 3 Teams NHL 35 7 7 14 -15 30 3 4 0 0 52 13.5
1989-90 24 Hartford Whalers NHL 13 2 1 3 -2 6 1 1 0 0 17 11.8
1989-90 24 Quebec Nordiques NHL 14 5 6 11 -9 10 2 3 0 0 25 20.0
1989-90 24 Boston Bruins NHL 8 0 0 0 -4 14 0 0 0 0 10 0.0
1991-92 26 San Jose Sharks NHL 59 15 22 37 -25 42 8 7 0 1 131 11.5
1992-93 27 San Jose Sharks NHL 21 2 8 10 -9 12 2 0 0 0 29 6.9
Career 9 Seasons NHL 483 112 154 266 -42 401 77 35 0 18 832 13.5

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1983-84 18 Minnesota North Stars NHL 58 0.17 0.36 0.53 0.19 0.00 0.57 1.28 8 18 26 9 48 7 42 1 0
1984-85 19 Minnesota North Stars NHL 40 0.13 0.15 0.28 0.11 -0.05 0.60 1.00 4 5 9 4 21 3 22 2 -2
1985-86 20 Minnesota North Stars NHL 65 0.28 0.26 0.54 0.22 0.15 0.55 1.51 15 14 29 12 53 10 33 0 10
1986-87 21 Minnesota North Stars NHL 66 0.32 0.35 0.67 0.27 0.30 1.30 1.89 19 21 40 16 66 6 41 1 20
1987-88 22 Minnesota North Stars NHL 74 0.23 0.32 0.55 0.21 -0.14 0.96 2.09 16 22 38 15 72 35 66 19 -10
1988-89 23 2 Teams NHL 65 0.26 0.40 0.66 0.25 -0.17 1.03 1.97 15 23 38 14 68 30 50 1 -11
1988-89 23 New York Rangers NHL 30 0.23 0.33 0.57 0.21 -0.07 1.30 1.93 6 9 15 6 24 6 21 1 -2
1988-89 23 Hartford Whalers NHL 35 0.29 0.46 0.74 0.28 -0.26 0.80 2.00 9 14 23 9 44 24 29 0 -9
1989-90 24 3 Teams NHL 35 0.20 0.20 0.40 0.16 -0.43 0.86 1.49 7 7 14 6 24 9 30 0 -15
1989-90 24 Hartford Whalers NHL 13 0.15 0.08 0.23 0.10 -0.15 0.46 1.31 2 1 3 1 4 2 4 0 -2
1989-90 24 Quebec Nordiques NHL 14 0.36 0.43 0.79 0.31 -0.64 0.71 1.79 5 6 11 4 19 6 22 0 -9
1989-90 24 Boston Bruins NHL 8 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.50 1.75 1.25 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 -4
1991-92 26 San Jose Sharks NHL 59 0.25 0.37 0.63 0.25 -0.42 0.71 2.22 15 21 36 14 56 26 68 13 -25
1992-93 27 San Jose Sharks NHL 21 0.10 0.38 0.48 0.16 -0.43 0.57 1.38 2 7 9 3 19 6 26 4 -9
Career 9 Seasons NHL 483 0.23 0.32 0.55 0.21 -0.09 0.83 1.72 101 138 239 93 427 132 378 41 -42

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1983-84 18 Minnesota North Stars NHL 5 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
1985-86 20 Minnesota North Stars NHL 3 0 1 1 -5 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
1988-89 23 Hartford Whalers NHL 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 20.0
Career 3 Seasons NHL 11 1 1 2 -3 12 1 0 0 0 14 7.1

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1981-82 16 Mount St. Charles Mounties High-RI 26 45 43 88
1982-83 17 Mount St. Charles Mounties High-RI 23 40 43 83
1982-83 17 United States Nat-Tm 7 3 2 5 6
1982-83 17 United States WJC-A 7 3 1 4 6
1984-85 19 United States Can-Cup 6 5 0 5 4
1984-85 19 Springfield Indians AHL 42 14 28 42 37
1986-87 21 United States WEC-A 8 3 3 6 14
1989-90 24 Maine Mariners AHL 5 0 0 0 14
1990-91 25 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 63 26 40 66 108
1992-93 27 Kansas City Blades IHL 9 6 4 10 10
1992-93 27 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 17 5 11 16 30
Career 2 Seasons AHL 47 14 28 42 51
Career 1 Season Can-Cup 6 5 0 5 4
Career 2 Seasons High-RI 49 85 86 171
Career 2 Seasons IHL 89 37 55 92 148
Career 1 Season Nat-Tm 7 3 2 5 6
Career 1 Season WEC-A 8 3 3 6 14
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 3 1 4 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1984-85 19 Springfield Indians AHL 4 1 1 2 2
1990-91 25 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 11 4 9 13 40
Career 1 Season AHL 4 1 1 2 2
Career 1 Season IHL 11 4 9 13 40

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Game-Winning Goals

1985-86 NHL 7 (9)

Transactions

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October 11, 1988: Traded to NY Rangers by Minnesota with Igor Liba and the rights to Rick Bennett for Paul Jerrard, Mark Tinordi, Mike Sullivan, the rights to Bret Barnett and Los Angeles' 3rd round choice (previously acquired, Minnesota selected Murray Garbutt) in 1989 Entry Draft, October 11, 1988.

December 26, 1988: Traded to Hartford by NY Rangers with Norm MacIver and Don Maloney for Carey Wilson and Hartford's 5th round choice (Lubos Rob) in 1990 Entry Draft, December 26, 1988.

December 1, 1989: Claimed on waivers by Quebec from Hartford, December 1, 1989.

February 7, 1990: Signed as a free agent by Boston, February 7, 1990.

July 27, 1990: Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles, July 27, 1990.

August 9, 1991: Signed as a free agent by San Jose, August 9, 1991.

January 22, 1993: Traded to New Jersey by San Jose for future considerations, January 22, 1993.

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