Position: LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: July 31, 1960 in Toronto, Ontario
Draft: Minnesota, 1st round (10th overall), 1979 NHL Entry
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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 |
| 1979-80 | 19 | MNS | NHL | 68 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 14 | -7 | 39 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 15.8 | ||
| 1980-81 | 20 | MNS | NHL | 62 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 20 | 3 | 62 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 147 | 15.6 | ||
| 1981-82 | 21 | MNS | NHL | 40 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 89 | 13.5 | ||
| 1982-83 | 22 | MNS | NHL | 80 | 28 | 48 | 76 | 28 | 18 | 59 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 18 | 171 | 16.4 | ||
| 1983-84 | 23 | MNS | NHL | 66 | 39 | 31 | 70 | 30 | 17 | 49 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 165 | 23.6 | ||
| 1984-85 | 24 | MNS | NHL | 44 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | ||
| 1985-86 | 25 | MNS | NHL | 25 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 10 | -3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 26.7 | ||
| 1986-87 | 26 | BOS | NHL | 68 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 24 | 10 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 121 | 24.8 | ||
| 1987-88 | 27 | BOS | NHL | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20.0 | ||
| Career | NHL | 460 | 178 | 221 | 399 | 158 | 54 | 330 | 129 | 46 | 3 | 28 | 145 | 3 | 73 | 929 | 19.2 | ||||
| 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 |
| 1979-80 | 19 | MNS | NHL | 68 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.53 | 0.21 | 0.57 | 1.49 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 12 | 64 | 15 | 56 | 0 | -7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 1980-81 | 20 | MNS | NHL | 62 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.77 | 0.32 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 14 | 75 | 24 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
| 1981-82 | 21 | MNS | NHL | 40 | 0.30 | 0.75 | 1.05 | 0.37 | 0.90 | 2.23 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 68 | 17 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 1982-83 | 22 | MNS | NHL | 80 | 0.35 | 0.60 | 0.95 | 0.35 | 0.74 | 2.14 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 23 | 109 | 37 | 60 | 6 | 18 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 5.8 |
| 1983-84 | 23 | MNS | NHL | 66 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 1.06 | 0.45 | 0.74 | 2.50 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 24 | 109 | 42 | 62 | 12 | 17 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 6.1 |
| 1984-85 | 24 | MNS | NHL | 44 | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.84 | 0.33 | 0.82 | 1.82 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 12 | 48 | 14 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 1985-86 | 25 | MNS | NHL | 25 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.96 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 1.80 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 35 | 16 | 22 | 0 | -3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| 1986-87 | 26 | BOS | NHL | 68 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.87 | 0.36 | 0.46 | 1.78 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 20 | 84 | 35 | 39 | 0 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| 1987-88 | 27 | BOS | NHL | 7 | 0.29 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 0.35 | 0.86 | 1.43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Career | NHL | 460 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.87 | 0.34 | 0.72 | 2.02 | 141 | 177 | 318 | 125 | 599 | 202 | 378 | 35 | 54 | 22.9 | 7.6 | 30.5 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 1979-80 | 19 | MNS | NHL | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1980-81 | 20 | MNS | NHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1981-82 | 21 | MNS | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1982-83 | 22 | MNS | NHL | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1983-84 | 23 | MNS | NHL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8.3 | |||
| 1984-85 | 24 | MNS | NHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |||
| 1986-87 | 26 | BOS | NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |||
| 1987-88 | 27 | BOS | NHL | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18.8 | |||
| Career | NHL | 68 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 14 | -8 | 67 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 12.2 | |||||
| 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 | 16 | North York Rangers | MTHL | 43 | 49 | 47 | 96 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 16 | Kingston Canadians | OMJHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 17 | Oshawa Generals | OMJHL | 62 | 47 | 46 | 93 | 72 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 18 | Oshawa Generals | OMJHL | 63 | 69 | 75 | 144 | 98 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 20 | Minnesota North Stars | DN-Cup | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 26 | Moncton Golden Flames | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 27 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 28 | HC Asiago | Italy | 19 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 19 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | DN-Cup | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Italy | 19 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | MTHL | 43 | 49 | 47 | 96 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | OMJHL | 127 | 117 | 121 | 238 | 170 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1977-78 | 17 | Oshawa Generals | OMJHL | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 18 | Oshawa Generals | OMJHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OMJHL | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Thru 9 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Tom McCarthy | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | |
| Travis Green | 92.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Herb Cain | 92.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Jim Pappin | 91.9 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| Nik Antropov | 89.8 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| Russ Courtnall | 89.4 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Valeri Bure | 89.4 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| Bob Bourne | 89.4 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
| Metro Prystai | 89.3 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Art Chapman | 89.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Andrei Kovalenko | 88.6 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Tom McCarthy | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | ||||
| Mud Bruneteau | 90.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | |
| Art Jackson | 88.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Andrei Kovalenko | 88.6 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | |||
| Metro Prystai | 88.3 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | |
| Steve Heinze | 88.1 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Alexandre Daigle | 87.8 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ||
| Art Chapman | 87.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ||
| Red Sullivan | 87.1 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | ||
| Gilles Tremblay | 87.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | |||
| Buzz Boll | 86.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | |
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All-Star Games
1983 NHL |
Games Played |
Power Play Goals |
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Shooting Percentage 1986-87 NHL 24.8 (4) Career NHL 19.2 (13) |
November 23, 1985: Missed majority of 1985-86 due to Bells Palsy, November 23, 1985.
May 16, 1986: Traded to Boston by Minnesota for Boston's 3rd round choice (Rob Zettler) in 1986 Entry Draft and 2nd round choice (Scott McGrady) in 1987 Entry Draft, May 16, 1986.
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