Position: D ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: October 28, 1963 in Surrey, British Columbia
Draft: Toronto, 1st round (3rd overall), 1982 NHL Entry
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1982-83 | 19 | TOR | NHL | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | ||
| 1983-84 | 20 | TOR | NHL | 47 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5 | -27 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 2.8 | ||
| 1984-85 | 21 | TOR | NHL | 76 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6 | -37 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 4.9 | ||
| 1985-86 | 22 | TOR | NHL | 79 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6 | -32 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 2.4 | ||
| 1986-87 | 23 | CHI | NHL | 80 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 9 | -9 | 190 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 123 | 5.7 | ||
| 1987-88 | 24 | CHI | NHL | 76 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6 | -9 | 208 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 4.3 | ||
| 1988-89 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 69 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | -19 | 137 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 9.5 | ||
| 1988-89 | 25 | CHI | NHL | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -4 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11.5 | ||
| 1988-89 | 25 | NYI | NHL | 46 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | -15 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8.3 | ||
| 1989-90 | 26 | NYI | NHL | 64 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 144 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 65 | 6.2 | ||
| 1990-91 | 27 | NYI | NHL | 72 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 7 | -8 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 102 | 2.0 | ||
| 1991-92 | 28 | NYI | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| 1992-93 | 29 | NYI | NHL | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | ||
| Career | NHL | 608 | 32 | 139 | 171 | 56 | -138 | 1235 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 6 | 19 | 708 | 4.5 | ||||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1982-83 | 19 | TOR | NHL | 16 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 1.00 | 0.75 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 1983-84 | 20 | TOR | NHL | 47 | 0.04 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.11 | 2.19 | 1.51 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 57 | 3 | 109 | 28 | -27 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| 1984-85 | 21 | TOR | NHL | 76 | 0.04 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.08 | 1.30 | 0.80 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 64 | 1 | 138 | 38 | -37 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 1985-86 | 22 | TOR | NHL | 79 | 0.03 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.07 | 2.28 | 1.06 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 108 | 3 | 182 | 45 | -32 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 1986-87 | 23 | CHI | NHL | 80 | 0.09 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.11 | 2.38 | 1.54 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 97 | 11 | 128 | 33 | -9 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| 1987-88 | 24 | CHI | NHL | 76 | 0.05 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 2.74 | 1.21 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 65 | 1 | 117 | 44 | -9 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| 1988-89 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 69 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.10 | 1.99 | 1.07 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 43 | 2 | 98 | 38 | -19 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 1988-89 | 25 | CHI | NHL | 23 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 2.74 | 1.13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 14 | -4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 1988-89 | 25 | NYI | NHL | 46 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.10 | 1.61 | 1.04 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 70 | 24 | -15 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 1989-90 | 26 | NYI | NHL | 64 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.12 | 2.25 | 1.02 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 69 | 7 | 80 | 26 | 8 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| 1990-91 | 27 | NYI | NHL | 72 | 0.03 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.09 | 1.46 | 1.42 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 85 | 17 | 103 | 27 | -8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| 1991-92 | 28 | NYI | NHL | 7 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 1.43 | 0.71 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 | -3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 1992-93 | 29 | NYI | NHL | 22 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 1.95 | 0.86 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 4 | -2 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Career | NHL | 608 | 0.05 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 2.03 | 1.16 | 26 | 116 | 142 | 46 | 622 | 47 | 1000 | 287 | -138 | 2.5 | 21.4 | 23.9 | ||
| 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 | |
| 1985-86 | 22 | TOR | NHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | |||
| 1986-87 | 23 | CHI | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |||
| 1987-88 | 24 | CHI | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | |||
| 1989-90 | 26 | NYI | NHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | |||
| Career | NHL | 24 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | -6 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0.0 | |||||
| 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 |
| 1978-79 | 15 | Delta Sun | BCJHL | 57 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 107 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 15 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 16 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 72 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 59 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 17 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 70 | 6 | 40 | 46 | 186 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 18 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 65 | 7 | 59 | 66 | 267 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 18 | Canada | WJC-A | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 28 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 29 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | BCJHL | 57 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 107 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | WHL | 209 | 18 | 120 | 138 | 512 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJC-A | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1979-80 | 16 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 17 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 18 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 15 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 74 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 18 | Portland Winter Hawks | M-Cup | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | M-Cup | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WHL | 32 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 93 | |||||||||||
| Thru 11 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Gary Nylund | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
| Murray Baron | 90.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Cory Sarich | 88.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Tim Gleason | 88.0 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 87.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
| Randy Hillier | 87.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Jack Evans | 87.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Peter Taglianetti | 87.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Billy Stuart | 87.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||||
| Janne Laukkanen | 87.0 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Denis Gauthier | 86.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Gary Nylund | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
| Tim Gleason | 88.0 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 87.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
| Randy Hillier | 87.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Peter Taglianetti | 87.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Billy Stuart | 87.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||||
| Janne Laukkanen | 87.0 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Denis Gauthier | 86.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | |
| Geoff Smith | 86.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | |
| Nick Beverley | 86.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Bob Boughner | 86.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | |
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Games Played |
Total Goals On-Ice Against 1985-86 NHL 182 (1) 1986-87 NHL 128 (7) |
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against |
August 27, 1986: Signed as a free agent by Chicago, August 27, 1986.
November 25, 1988: Traded to NY Islanders by Chicago with Marc Bergevin for Steve Konroyd and Bob Bassen, November 25, 1988.
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