Dale McCourt

Position: C ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 5-10 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: January 26, 1957 in Falconbridge, Ontario
Draft: Detroit, 1st round (1st overall), 1977 NHL Amateur

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NHL Standard

					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
1977-78	21	DET	NHL	76	33	39	72	30	10	10	20	10	3	5	21	0	18	219	15.1
1978-79	22	DET	NHL	79	28	43	71	27	-27	14	12	14	2	3	19	2	22	222	12.6
1979-80	23	DET	NHL	80	30	51	81	31	1	12	21	7	2	3	36	1	14	200	15.0
1980-81	24	DET	NHL	80	30	56	86	33	-17	50	17	11	2	2	36	0	20	286	10.5
1981-82	25	TOT	NHL	78	33	36	69	28	-4	18	22	10	1	2	27	0	9	206	16.0
1981-82	25	DET	NHL	26	13	14	27	11	-3	6	7	6	0	0	11	0	3	84	15.5
1981-82	25	BUF	NHL	52	20	22	42	17	-1	12	15	4	1	2	16	0	6	122	16.4
1982-83	26	BUF	NHL	62	20	32	52	20	-12	10	16	3	1	3	28	0	4	117	17.1
1983-84	27	TOT	NHL	77	20	27	47	19	-18	10	10	8	2	1	15	2	10	103	19.4
1983-84	27	BUF	NHL	5	1	3	4	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	20.0
1983-84	27	TOR	NHL	72	19	24	43	17	-16	10	9	8	2	1	14	1	9	98	19.4
Career			NHL	532	194	284	478	187	-67	124	118	63	13	19	182	5	97	1353	14.3

NHL Miscellaneous

					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
1977-78	21	DET	NHL	76	0.43	0.51	0.95	0.39	0.13	2.88	29	35	64	25	108	42	71	15	10	5.8	1.4	7.2
1978-79	22	DET	NHL	79	0.35	0.54	0.90	0.34	0.18	2.81	23	36	59	22	119	59	123	36	-27	4.5	0.6	5.2
1979-80	23	DET	NHL	80	0.38	0.64	1.01	0.39	0.15	2.50	25	43	68	25	122	34	120	33	1	5.5	1.2	6.7
1980-81	24	DET	NHL	80	0.38	0.70	1.08	0.41	0.63	3.58	23	43	66	24	128	46	140	41	-17	5.2	0.9	6.1
1981-82	25	TOT	NHL	78	0.42	0.46	0.88	0.36	0.23	2.64	24	26	50	20	111	31	112	28	-4	3.7	1.0	4.7
1981-82	25	DET	NHL	26	0.50	0.54	1.04	0.42	0.23	3.23	9	10	19	8	40	12	50	19	-3	1.7	0.3	2.0
1981-82	25	BUF	NHL	52	0.38	0.42	0.81	0.33	0.23	2.35	15	16	31	13	71	19	62	9	-1	2.1	0.7	2.7
1982-83	26	BUF	NHL	62	0.32	0.52	0.84	0.32	0.16	1.89	16	26	42	16	70	18	70	6	-12	2.7	0.5	3.2
1983-84	27	TOT	NHL	77	0.26	0.35	0.61	0.24	0.13	1.34	16	21	37	14	74	29	90	27	-18	1.8	0.5	2.3
1983-84	27	BUF	NHL	5	0.20	0.60	0.80	0.28	0.00	1.00	1	2	3	1	5	1	7	1	-2	0.2	0.0	0.2
1983-84	27	TOR	NHL	72	0.26	0.33	0.60	0.24	0.14	1.36	15	19	34	13	69	28	83	26	-16	1.6	0.5	2.1
Career			NHL	532	0.36	0.53	0.90	0.35	0.23	2.54	156	230	386	148	732	259	726	186	-67	29.3	6.2	35.4

NHL Playoffs

					Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1977-78	21	DET	NHL	7	4	2	6	3		2	2	2	0	0
1981-82	25	BUF	NHL	4	2	3	5	2		0	1	1	0	0
1982-83	26	BUF	NHL	10	3	2	5	2		4	1	2	0	1
Career			NHL	21	9	7	16	7		6	4	5	0	1

Other Standard

					Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Team	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1972-73	16	Welland Sabres	ON-Jr.A	34	35	28	63			39
1972-73	16	Sudbury Wolves	OHA-Jr.	26	6	11	17			0
1973-74	17	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA-Jr.	69	20	38	58			45
1974-75	18	Hamilton Fincups	OMJHL	69	52	74	126			57
1975-76	19	Hamilton Fincups	OMJHL	66	55	84	139			19
1976-77	20	St. Catharines Fincups	OMJHL	66	60	79	139			26
1976-77	20	Canada	WJC-A	7	10	8	18			14
1978-79	22	Canada	WEC-A	7	0	1	1			6
1980-81	24	Canada	WEC-A	4	1	0	1			2
1984-85	28	HC Ambri-Piotta	Swiss-2	26	22	14	36
1985-86	29	HC Ambri-Piotta	Swiss	35	41	15	56
1986-87	30	HC Ambri-Piotta	Swiss	35	25	28	53
1987-88	31	HC Ambri-Piotta	Swiss	35	33	22	55
1988-89	32	HC Ambri-Piotta	Swiss	38	42	24	66
1989-90	33	HC Ambri-Piotta	Swiss	38	18	26	44
1990-91	34	HC Ambri-Piotta	Swiss	35	10	12	22
1991-92	35	HC Ambri-Piotta	Swiss	5	4	1	5			2
Career		2 Seasons	OHA-Jr.	95	26	49	75			45
Career		3 Seasons	OMJHL	201	167	237	404			102
Career		1 Season	ON-Jr.A	34	35	28	63			39
Career		7 Seasons	Swiss	221	173	128	301			2
Career		1 Season	Swiss-2	26	22	14	36
Career		2 Seasons	WEC-A	11	1	1	2			8
Career		1 Season	WJC-A	7	10	8	18			14

Other Playoffs

					Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Team	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1972-73	16	Sudbury Wolves	OHA-Jr.	4	0	1	1			0
1974-75	18	Hamilton Fincups	OMJHL	17	10	17	27			0
1975-76	19	Hamilton Fincups	OMJHL	14	20	8	28			12
1975-76	19	Hamilton Fincups	M-Cup	3	0	4	4			2
1976-77	20	St. Catharines Fincups	OMJHL	14	7	13	20			6
1984-85	28	HC Ambri-Piotta	Swiss-2	14	12	11	23
1986-87	30	HC Ambri-Piotta	Swiss	3	5	2	7
1987-88	31	HC Ambri-Piotta	Swiss	4	6	6	12
1988-89	32	HC Ambri-Piotta	Swiss	6	1	4	5
1989-90	33	HC Ambri-Piotta	Swiss	2	0	0	0			0
Career		1 Season	M-Cup	3	0	4	4			2
Career		1 Season	OHA-Jr.	4	0	1	1			0
Career		3 Seasons	OMJHL	45	37	38	75			18
Career		4 Seasons	Swiss	15	12	12	24			0
Career		1 Season	Swiss-2	14	12	11	23

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 7 Years		Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Dale McCourt		7.2	6.7	6.1	5.2	4.7	3.2	2.3
George Allen	94.2	5.6	5.1	4.8	3.9	3.0	2.5	1.4
Gregg Sheppard	94.2	7.5	7.1	5.8	5.5	5.0	3.3	2.8
Patrik Sundstrom	93.9	6.9	6.1	5.8	4.5	4.0	2.6	2.5
Dmitri Khristich	93.8	7.0	6.4	5.8	5.7	5.1	2.4	2.2
Ken Randall	93.6	4.4	3.8	3.5	2.9	2.5	2.0	1.0
Pierre Mondou	93.4	7.4	6.1	5.4	5.2	4.2	3.3	2.8
Brian Bellows	93.2	6.9	6.4	5.9	4.8	3.8	3.8	3.6
Brenden Morrow	93.1	7.1	6.4	5.8	5.3	4.1	3.7	3.7
Ed Olczyk	93.1	7.2	6.6	6.0	5.4	5.2	3.2	2.5
Dan Quinn	93.0	6.7	6.3	6.0	4.4	4.0	3.4	3.4

Career		Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Dale McCourt		7.2	6.7	6.1	5.2	4.7	3.2	2.3
Ladislav Nagy	91.8	7.3	6.6	5.5	5.3	4.3	2.8	1.6	0.7
George Allen	90.8	5.6	5.1	4.8	3.9	3.0	2.5	1.5	1.4
Eric Vail	90.3	7.3	6.6	6.1	4.9	4.4	4.4	3.6	0.8	0.6
Paul Ronty	89.6	6.1	5.6	5.5	4.8	3.5	2.3	1.0	0.0
Pierre-Marc Bouchard	89.4	6.6	6.3	5.9	4.7	3.8	2.6	2.3	2.0	1.4	0.0
Sergei Berezin	89.4	8.0	5.3	5.2	4.9	4.3	3.2	2.3
Alex Shibicky	88.3	4.9	4.7	3.8	3.4	3.0	2.2	1.2	0.8
Gregg Sheppard	88.1	7.5	7.1	5.8	5.5	5.0	3.3	2.8	1.4	1.2	0.9
Keith Crowder	88.0	6.7	6.2	5.9	4.5	4.0	3.1	2.7	2.1	1.6	-0.1
Tomas Plekanec	87.6	8.6	7.9	6.5	5.3	4.5	3.6	3.5	2.3	0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Rate Statistic Requirements

Games Played 1979-80 NHL 80 (3) 1980-81 NHL 80 (2)	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)	Power Play Goals On-Ice For 1978-79 NHL 59 (7)

Games Played

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

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)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1978-79 NHL 59 (7)

Transactions

Transaction information may be incomplete.

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.

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