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Dale McCourt

Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-10    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: January 26, 1957 in Falconbridge, Ontario

Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1977-78 21 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76 33 39 72 0.95 29 0.38 108 42 71 15 10 10 20 10 3 5 219 2.88 15.1
1978-79 22 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79 28 43 71 0.90 27 0.34 119 59 123 36 -27 14 12 14 2 3 222 2.81 12.6
1979-80 23 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 30 51 81 1.01 31 0.39 122 34 120 33 1 12 21 7 2 3 200 2.50 15.0
1980-81 24 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 30 56 86 1.08 33 0.41 128 46 140 41 -17 50 17 11 2 2 286 3.58 10.5
1981-82 25 2 Teams NHL 78 33 36 69 0.88 27 0.35 111 31 112 28 -4 18 22 10 1 2 206 2.64 16.0
1981-82 25 Detroit Red Wings NHL 26 13 14 27 1.04 11 0.42 40 12 50 19 -3 6 7 6 0 0 84 3.23 15.5
1981-82 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 52 20 22 42 0.81 17 0.32 71 19 62 9 -1 12 15 4 1 2 122 2.35 16.4
1982-83 26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 62 20 32 52 0.84 20 0.32 70 18 70 6 -12 10 16 3 1 3 117 1.89 17.1
1983-84 27 2 Teams NHL 77 20 27 47 0.61 19 0.24 74 29 90 27 -18 10 10 8 2 1 103 1.34 19.4
1983-84 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 5 1 3 4 0.80 1 0.29 5 1 7 1 -2 0 1 0 0 0 5 1.00 20.0
1983-84 27 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 72 19 24 43 0.60 17 0.24 69 28 83 26 -16 10 9 8 2 1 98 1.36 19.4
Career 7 Seasons NHL 532 194 284 478 0.90 186 0.35 732 259 726 186 -67 124 118 63 13 19 1353 2.54 14.3

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1977-78 21 Detroit Red Wings NHL 7 4 2 6 0.86 2 2 2 0 0
1981-82 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4 2 3 5 1.25 0 1 1 0 0
1982-83 26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 10 3 2 5 0.50 4 1 2 0 1
Career 3 Seasons NHL 21 9 7 16 0.76 6 4 5 0 1

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1972-73 16 Welland Sabres SOJHL 34 35 28 63 1.85 39
1972-73 16 Sudbury Wolves OHA-Jr. 26 6 11 17 0.65 0
1973-74 17 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 69 20 38 58 0.84 45
1974-75 18 Hamilton Fincups OMJHL 69 52 74 126 1.83 57
1975-76 19 Hamilton Fincups OMJHL 66 55 84 139 2.11 19
1975-76 19 Hamilton Fincups M-Cup 3 0 4 4 1.33 2
1976-77 20 St. Catharines Fincups OMJHL 66 60 79 139 2.11 26
1976-77 20 Canada WJC-A 7 10 8 18 2.57 14
1978-79 22 Canada WEC-A 7 0 1 1 0.14 6
1980-81 24 Canada WEC-A 4 1 0 1 0.25 2
1984-85 28 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss-2 26 22 14 36 1.38
1985-86 29 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss 35 41 15 56 1.60
1986-87 30 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss 35 25 28 53 1.51
1987-88 31 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss 35 33 22 55 1.57
1988-89 32 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss 38 42 24 66 1.74
1989-90 33 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss 38 18 26 44 1.16
1990-91 34 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss 35 10 12 22 0.63
1991-92 35 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss 5 4 1 5 1.00 2
Career 1 Season M-Cup 3 0 4 4 1.33 2
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 95 26 49 75 0.79 45
Career 3 Seasons OMJHL 201 167 237 404 2.01 102
Career 1 Season SOJHL 34 35 28 63 1.85 39
Career 7 Seasons Swiss 221 173 128 301 1.36 2
Career 1 Season Swiss-2 26 22 14 36 1.38
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 11 1 1 2 0.18 8
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 10 8 18 2.57 14

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1972-73 16 Sudbury Wolves OHA-Jr. 4 0 1 1 0.25 0
1974-75 18 Hamilton Fincups OMJHL 17 10 17 27 1.59 0
1975-76 19 Hamilton Fincups OMJHL 14 20 8 28 2.00 12
1976-77 20 St. Catharines Fincups OMJHL 14 7 13 20 1.43 6
1984-85 28 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss-2 14 12 11 23 1.64
1986-87 30 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss 3 5 2 7 2.33
1987-88 31 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss 4 6 6 12 3.00
1988-89 32 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss 6 1 4 5 0.83
1989-90 33 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 4 0 1 1 0.25 0
Career 3 Seasons OMJHL 45 37 38 75 1.67 18
Career 4 Seasons Swiss 15 12 12 24 1.60 0
Career 1 Season Swiss-2 14 12 11 23 1.64

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

1979-80 NHL 80 (3)
1980-81 NHL 80 (2)

Power Play Goals For

1978-79 NHL 59 (7)

Power Play Goals

1978-79 NHL 14 (7)

Short-Handed Goals

1977-78 NHL 3 (5)
1978-79 NHL 2 (9)
1979-80 NHL 2 (9)

Transactions

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August 8, 1978: Rights transferred to Los Angeles by Detroit as compensation for Detroit's signing of free agent Rogie Vachon, August 8, 1978; McCourt remained property of Detroit pending result of litigation hearing.

August 22, 1979: Rights traded to Detroit by Los Angeles for Andre St. Laurent and Detroit's 1st round choices in 1980 (Larry Murphy) and 1981 (Doug Smith) Entry Drafts, August 22, 1979.

December 2, 1981: Traded to Buffalo by Detroit with Mike Foligno and Brent Peterson for Danny Gare, Jim Schoenfeld and Derek Smith, December 2, 1981.

October 22, 1983: Signed as a free agent by Toronto, October 22, 1983.