Position: C ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: September 27, 1958 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Draft: Colorado, 2nd round (27th overall), 1978 NHL Amateur
Other SR Links: Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1978-79 | 20 | CLR | NHL | 54 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | -17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 7.9 | ||
| 1979-80 | 21 | CLR | NHL | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12.5 | ||
| 1980-81 | 22 | CLR | NHL | 69 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 24 | -24 | 61 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 152 | 16.4 | ||
| 1981-82 | 23 | CLR | NHL | 69 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 15 | -22 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 13.7 | ||
| 1982-83 | 24 | TOT | NHL | 80 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 11 | -40 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 102 | 7.8 | ||
| 1982-83 | 24 | NJD | NHL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 37.5 | ||
| 1982-83 | 24 | HAR | NHL | 75 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 9 | -41 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 94 | 5.3 | ||
| Career | NHL | 282 | 54 | 111 | 165 | 61 | -104 | 121 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 32 | 441 | 12.2 | ||||
| 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 |
| 1978-79 | 20 | CLR | NHL | 54 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0.43 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 1.41 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 50 | 3 | -17 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 1979-80 | 21 | CLR | NHL | 10 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 1.60 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | -1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 1980-81 | 22 | CLR | NHL | 69 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 0.90 | 0.35 | 0.88 | 2.20 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 18 | 84 | 33 | 77 | 2 | -24 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| 1981-82 | 23 | CLR | NHL | 69 | 0.19 | 0.41 | 0.59 | 0.22 | 0.46 | 1.38 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 60 | 8 | 80 | 6 | -22 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| 1982-83 | 24 | TOT | NHL | 80 | 0.10 | 0.31 | 0.41 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 1.28 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 40 | 9 | 73 | 2 | -40 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 1982-83 | 24 | NJD | NHL | 5 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 0.44 | 0.00 | 1.60 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 1982-83 | 24 | HAR | NHL | 75 | 0.07 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 1.25 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 71 | 2 | -41 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Career | NHL | 282 | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.59 | 0.22 | 0.43 | 1.56 | 41 | 87 | 128 | 46 | 225 | 55 | 288 | 14 | -104 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 6.9 | ||
| 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 | 15 | Drumheller Falcons | AJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1974-75 | 16 | Drumheller Falcons | AJHL | 59 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 58 | ||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 17 | Drumheller Falcons | AJHL | 59 | 60 | 86 | 146 | 79 | ||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 18 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WCJHL | 70 | 22 | 48 | 70 | 40 | ||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 19 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WCJHL | 72 | 48 | 78 | 126 | 131 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 20 | Philadelphia Firebirds | AHL | 25 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 21 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 66 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 58 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 25 | EHC Arosa | Swiss | 32 | 37 | 26 | 63 | |||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 26 | EHC Arosa | Swiss | 38 | 48 | 36 | 84 | 35 | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 27 | EHC Arosa | Swiss | 36 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 28 | SC Langnau | Swiss-2 | 36 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 29 | SC Langnau | Swiss | 30 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 29 | Canada | Nat-Tm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 29 | Canada | Olympics | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 30 | SC Langnau | Swiss-2 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 62 | |||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 31 | SC Langnau | Swiss-2 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 61 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHL | 25 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AJHL | 120 | 83 | 130 | 213 | 137 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CHL | 66 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 58 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Nat-Tm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Olympics | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | Swiss | 136 | 134 | 112 | 246 | 91 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Swiss-2 | 104 | 91 | 109 | 200 | 42 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WCJHL | 142 | 70 | 126 | 196 | 171 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1976-77 | 18 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WCJHL | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 19 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WCJHL | 11 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 21 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 15 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 28 | SC Langnau | Swiss-2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 29 | SC Langnau | Swiss | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 30 | SC Langnau | Swiss-2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CHL | 15 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 34 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Swiss | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Swiss-2 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WCJHL | 15 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Thru 5 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Merlin Malinowski | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |
| Bryan Bickell | 90.6 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Jiri Hrdina | 89.8 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Ralph Stewart | 89.0 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Brian Cullen | 88.8 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Craig Johnson | 88.1 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| John Wensink | 86.8 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Hamilton | 86.3 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Gerry Melnyk | 85.3 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | |
| Danton Cole | 84.7 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Lou Angotti | 84.3 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Merlin Malinowski | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |||
| Bryan Bickell | 90.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | |
| Gilbert Brule | 90.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Jiri Hrdina | 89.8 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 | ||
| Jeff Hamilton | 86.3 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | ||
| Gerry Melnyk | 85.3 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | |||
| Danton Cole | 84.3 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Nathan Gerbe | 83.9 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Milan Kraft | 83.9 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |||
| Mathieu Perreault | 83.9 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |||
| Pierre Dagenais | 83.3 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | ||
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Games Played |
June 30, 1982: Transferred to New Jersey after Colorado franchise relocated, June 30, 1982.
October 15, 1982: Traded to Hartford by New Jersey with the rights to Scott Fusco for Garry Howatt and Rick Meagher, October 15, 1982.
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