Position: LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: March 23, 1957 in Milton, Ontario
Draft: NY Islanders, 2nd round (33rd overall), 1977 NHL Amateur
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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 |
| 1975-76 | 18 | HSA | WHA | 79 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 123 | 13.8 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 19 | HSA | WHA | 80 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 22 | 14 | 109 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 179 | 13.4 | ||||||
| 1977-78 | 20 | HSA | WHA | 65 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 23 | 13 | 103 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 146 | 15.8 | ||||||
| 1978-79 | 21 | NYI | NHL | 73 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 20 | 29 | 44 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 15.0 | ||
| 1979-80 | 22 | NYI | NHL | 77 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 13.6 | ||
| 1980-81 | 23 | NYI | NHL | 70 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 20 | 8 | 57 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 114 | 17.5 | ||
| 1981-82 | 24 | NYI | NHL | 80 | 35 | 58 | 93 | 35 | 48 | 57 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 13 | 165 | 21.2 | ||
| 1982-83 | 25 | NYI | NHL | 76 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 28 | 30 | 55 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 166 | 18.7 | ||
| 1983-84 | 26 | NYI | NHL | 73 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 26 | 21 | 66 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 105 | 25.7 | ||
| 1984-85 | 27 | NYI | NHL | 80 | 42 | 58 | 100 | 39 | 50 | 95 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 16 | 197 | 21.3 | ||
| 1985-86 | 28 | TOT | NHL | 74 | 23 | 45 | 68 | 25 | 21 | 60 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 157 | 14.6 | ||
| 1985-86 | 28 | NYI | NHL | 65 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 22 | 22 | 50 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 139 | 14.4 | ||
| 1985-86 | 28 | CGY | NHL | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16.7 | ||
| 1986-87 | 29 | CGY | NHL | 78 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 19 | -2 | 72 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 150 | 13.3 | ||
| 1987-88 | 30 | CGY | NHL | 74 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 21 | 10 | 84 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 128 | 13.3 | ||
| 1988-89 | 31 | LAK | NHL | 77 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 26 | 9 | 110 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 156 | 19.9 | ||
| 1989-90 | 32 | LAK | NHL | 73 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 27 | -8 | 62 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 163 | 19.0 | ||
| 1990-91 | 33 | LAK | NHL | 71 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 16.7 | ||
| 1991-92 | 34 | TOT | NHL | 52 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | -5 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 1991-92 | 34 | CHI | NHL | 33 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 3.4 | ||
| 1991-92 | 34 | QUE | NHL | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12.5 | ||
| Career | NHL | 1028 | 325 | 511 | 836 | 317 | 222 | 911 | 249 | 72 | 4 | 47 | 391 | 3 | 117 | 1846 | 17.6 | ||||
| Career | WHA | 224 | 64 | 86 | 150 | 58 | 38 | 278 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 448 | 14.3 | |||||||
| 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 |
| 1975-76 | 18 | HSA | WHA | 79 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.39 | 0.17 | 0.84 | 1.56 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 19 | HSA | WHA | 80 | 0.30 | 0.39 | 0.69 | 0.27 | 1.36 | 2.24 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 20 | HSA | WHA | 65 | 0.35 | 0.63 | 0.98 | 0.36 | 1.58 | 2.25 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 21 | NYI | NHL | 73 | 0.23 | 0.53 | 0.77 | 0.27 | 0.60 | 1.55 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 17 | 88 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 29 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 4.0 |
| 1979-80 | 22 | NYI | NHL | 77 | 0.18 | 0.39 | 0.57 | 0.21 | 0.64 | 1.34 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 68 | 10 | 52 | 2 | 8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| 1980-81 | 23 | NYI | NHL | 70 | 0.29 | 0.46 | 0.74 | 0.28 | 0.81 | 1.63 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 72 | 15 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 3.2 |
| 1981-82 | 24 | NYI | NHL | 80 | 0.44 | 0.73 | 1.16 | 0.43 | 0.71 | 2.06 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 25 | 139 | 29 | 67 | 5 | 48 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 7.2 |
| 1982-83 | 25 | NYI | NHL | 76 | 0.41 | 0.53 | 0.93 | 0.36 | 0.72 | 2.18 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 22 | 110 | 27 | 58 | 5 | 30 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 6.0 |
| 1983-84 | 26 | NYI | NHL | 73 | 0.37 | 0.55 | 0.92 | 0.36 | 0.90 | 1.44 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 20 | 90 | 13 | 69 | 13 | 21 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| 1984-85 | 27 | NYI | NHL | 80 | 0.53 | 0.73 | 1.25 | 0.49 | 1.19 | 2.46 | 33 | 46 | 79 | 31 | 158 | 42 | 77 | 11 | 50 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 9.0 |
| 1985-86 | 28 | TOT | NHL | 74 | 0.31 | 0.61 | 0.92 | 0.33 | 0.81 | 2.12 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 19 | 106 | 23 | 78 | 16 | 21 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| 1985-86 | 28 | NYI | NHL | 65 | 0.31 | 0.63 | 0.94 | 0.34 | 0.77 | 2.14 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 17 | 94 | 22 | 66 | 16 | 22 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| 1985-86 | 28 | CGY | NHL | 9 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 0.78 | 0.31 | 1.11 | 2.00 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | -1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 1986-87 | 29 | CGY | NHL | 78 | 0.26 | 0.40 | 0.65 | 0.25 | 0.92 | 1.92 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 16 | 93 | 32 | 63 | 0 | -2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| 1987-88 | 30 | CGY | NHL | 74 | 0.23 | 0.55 | 0.78 | 0.28 | 1.14 | 1.73 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 17 | 101 | 38 | 53 | 0 | 10 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 1988-89 | 31 | LAK | NHL | 77 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.83 | 0.34 | 1.43 | 2.03 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 22 | 94 | 13 | 83 | 11 | 9 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 4.7 |
| 1989-90 | 32 | LAK | NHL | 73 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 0.93 | 0.37 | 0.85 | 2.23 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 23 | 88 | 36 | 60 | 0 | -8 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| 1990-91 | 33 | LAK | NHL | 71 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 0.17 | 0.69 | 1.18 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 51 | 16 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 1991-92 | 34 | TOT | NHL | 52 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.09 | 0.98 | 0.87 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 22 | 1 | -5 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 1991-92 | 34 | CHI | NHL | 33 | 0.03 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.07 | 1.12 | 0.88 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 1991-92 | 34 | QUE | NHL | 19 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0.32 | 0.12 | 0.74 | 0.84 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | -7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | NHL | 1028 | 0.32 | 0.50 | 0.81 | 0.31 | 0.89 | 1.80 | 261 | 413 | 674 | 255 | 1289 | 321 | 811 | 65 | 222 | 43.2 | 15.6 | 58.8 | ||
| Career | WHA | 224 | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.67 | 0.26 | 1.24 | 2.00 | 38 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | |
| 1975-76 | 18 | HSA | WHA | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 19 | HSA | WHA | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1977-78 | 20 | HSA | WHA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1978-79 | 21 | NYI | NHL | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1979-80 | 22 | NYI | NHL | SC | 21 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1980-81 | 23 | NYI | NHL | SC | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1981-82 | 24 | NYI | NHL | SC | 19 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1982-83 | 25 | NYI | NHL | SC | 20 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1983-84 | 26 | NYI | NHL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 | |||
| 1984-85 | 27 | NYI | NHL | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 | |||
| 1985-86 | 28 | CGY | NHL | 22 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 15.9 | |||
| 1986-87 | 29 | CGY | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |||
| 1987-88 | 30 | CGY | NHL | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 22.2 | |||
| 1988-89 | 31 | LAK | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | |||
| 1989-90 | 32 | LAK | NHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 | |||
| 1990-91 | 33 | LAK | NHL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 | |||
| Career | NHL | 4 | 172 | 40 | 75 | 115 | 42 | -4 | 200 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 144 | 9.7 | ||||
| Career | WHA | 34 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 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 |
| 1973-74 | 16 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 69 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 62 | ||||||||||
| 1974-75 | 17 | Toronto Marlboros | OMJHL | 70 | 49 | 86 | 135 | 85 | ||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 27 | Canada | Can-Cup | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Can-Cup | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | OHA-Jr. | 69 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 62 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | OMJHL | 70 | 49 | 86 | 135 | 85 | |||||||||||
| Thru 14 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| John Tonelli | 9.0 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | |
| Scott Young | 94.9 | 9.8 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| Jamie Langenbrunner | 93.0 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Sergei Samsonov | 91.8 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | |
| Kevin Dineen | 91.6 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Brent Sutter | 91.5 | 9.2 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| Bert Olmstead | 91.1 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | -0.2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 90.8 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | -0.1 |
| Tomas Holmstrom | 90.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | -0.1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 90.1 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Brendan Morrison | 90.0 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
| John Tonelli | 9.0 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | ||||
| Sergei Samsonov | 91.8 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | ||||
| Jozef Stumpel | 91.2 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Bert Olmstead | 91.1 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | -0.2 | |||
| Wayne Cashman | 90.3 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
| Rick Kehoe | 90.1 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | |||
| Brendan Morrison | 90.0 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | |||
| Phil Goyette | 89.8 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -0.1 | |
| Shawn McEachern | 89.6 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |||
| Tomas Holmstrom | 89.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | -0.1 | ||
| Ivan Boldirev | 89.2 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | -0.1 | ||
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All-Star Games
1982 NHL1985 NHL |
Honors
1981-82 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)1984-85 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd) |
Championships
1980 New York Islanders (NHL)(Minimum 1 playoff game) 1981 New York Islanders (NHL) 1982 New York Islanders (NHL) 1983 New York Islanders (NHL) |
Games Played 1984-85 NHL 80 (1) |
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Plus/Minus 1984-85 NHL 50 (7) Career NHL 222 (47) |
Penalties in Minutes |
Even Strength Goals 1988-89 NHL 29 (9) |
Game-Winning Goals |
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Shooting Percentage Career NHL 17.6 (43) |
March, 1975: Signed as an underage free agent by Houston (WHA), March, 1975.
July 6, 1978: NHL rights reclaimed by NY Islanders after Houston (WHA) franchise folded, July 6, 1978.
March 11, 1986: Traded to Calgary by NY Islanders for Richard Kromm and Steve Konroyd, March 11, 1986.
June 29, 1988: Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles, June 29, 1988.
June 30, 1991: Signed as a free agent by Chicago, June 30, 1991.
February 18, 1992: Traded to Quebec by Chicago for future considerations, February 18, 1992.
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