Position: C ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: September 29, 1964 in Windsor, Ontario
Draft: Buffalo, 2nd round (31st overall), 1983 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 |
| 1983-84 | 19 | BUF | NHL | 21 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 30.0 | ||
| 1984-85 | 20 | BUF | NHL | 64 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 112 | 19.6 | ||
| 1985-86 | 21 | BUF | NHL | 75 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 27 | 0 | 39 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 146 | 21.2 | ||
| 1986-87 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 54 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 19 | -3 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 104 | 16.3 | ||
| 1987-88 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 45 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 93 | 20.4 | ||
| 1988-89 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 60 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 15 | -5 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 94 | 13.8 | ||
| 1989-90 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 46 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 69 | 14.5 | ||
| 1989-90 | 25 | BUF | NHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | ||
| 1989-90 | 25 | WSH | NHL | 38 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 14.8 | ||
| 1990-91 | 26 | TOT | NHL | 38 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | -1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 11.4 | ||
| 1990-91 | 26 | BUF | NHL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| 1990-91 | 26 | NYI | NHL | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15.8 | ||
| 1992-93 | 28 | TBL | NHL | 78 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 20 | -12 | 69 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 179 | 9.5 | ||
| 1993-94 | 29 | TBL | NHL | 66 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 126 | 13.5 | ||
| 1994-95 | 30 | TBL | NHL | 46 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 10 | -10 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 81 | 14.8 | ||
| 1995-96 | 31 | TBL | NHL | 63 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | -8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 5.7 | ||
| Career | NHL | 656 | 177 | 259 | 436 | 168 | -10 | 285 | 126 | 49 | 2 | 18 | 173 | 2 | 84 | 1132 | 15.6 | ||||
| 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 |
| 1983-84 | 19 | BUF | NHL | 21 | 0.57 | 0.19 | 0.76 | 0.37 | 0.19 | 1.90 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 1984-85 | 20 | BUF | NHL | 64 | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.77 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 1.75 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 15 | 76 | 39 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| 1985-86 | 21 | BUF | NHL | 75 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.87 | 0.36 | 0.52 | 1.95 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 20 | 92 | 37 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| 1986-87 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 54 | 0.31 | 0.63 | 0.94 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 1.93 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 16 | 67 | 21 | 51 | 2 | -3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| 1987-88 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 45 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.84 | 0.35 | 0.44 | 2.07 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 13 | 59 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| 1988-89 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 60 | 0.22 | 0.52 | 0.73 | 0.26 | 0.52 | 1.57 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 13 | 65 | 22 | 50 | 2 | -5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| 1989-90 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 46 | 0.22 | 0.46 | 0.67 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 1.50 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 55 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| 1989-90 | 25 | BUF | NHL | 8 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.38 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | -3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1989-90 | 25 | WSH | NHL | 38 | 0.24 | 0.50 | 0.74 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 1.61 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 51 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| 1990-91 | 26 | TOT | NHL | 38 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0.92 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 0 | -1 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 1990-91 | 26 | BUF | NHL | 18 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.22 | 0.89 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 1990-91 | 26 | NYI | NHL | 20 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.35 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.95 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1992-93 | 28 | TBL | NHL | 78 | 0.22 | 0.50 | 0.72 | 0.25 | 0.88 | 2.29 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 16 | 94 | 35 | 94 | 23 | -12 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| 1993-94 | 29 | TBL | NHL | 66 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.61 | 0.24 | 0.42 | 1.91 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 14 | 59 | 9 | 58 | 17 | 9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| 1994-95 | 30 | TBL | NHL | 46 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.54 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 1.76 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 17 | 38 | 11 | 52 | 15 | -10 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| 1995-96 | 31 | TBL | NHL | 63 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.84 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 59 | 30 | -8 | -1.3 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Career | NHL | 656 | 0.27 | 0.39 | 0.66 | 0.26 | 0.43 | 1.73 | 157 | 227 | 384 | 148 | 668 | 228 | 541 | 91 | -10 | 21.0 | 9.5 | 30.4 | ||
| 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 | |
| 1983-84 | 19 | BUF | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |||
| 1984-85 | 20 | BUF | NHL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | |||
| 1987-88 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | -1 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 50.0 | |||
| 1988-89 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |||
| 1989-90 | 25 | WSH | NHL | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | |||
| 1995-96 | 31 | TBL | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career | NHL | 31 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 23.8 | |||||
| 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 |
| 1980-81 | 16 | Windsor Legionnaires | Minor-ON | 58 | 107 | 94 | 201 | |||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 17 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 67 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 32 | ||||||||||
| 1982-83 | 18 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 70 | 60 | 80 | 140 | 33 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 19 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 39 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 25 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 27 | HC Asiago | Alpenliga | 18 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 27 | HC Asiago | Italy | 18 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 32 | HC Milano 24 | Alpenliga | 30 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 88 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 32 | HC Milano | EuroHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 32 | HC Fassa | Italy | 20 | 11 | 16 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 33 | Kapfenberger SV | Alpenliga | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 33 | Kokudo Keikado Toyko | Japan | 39 | 27 | 47 | 74 | 53 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 34 | Kokudo Keikado Toyko | Japan | 23 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 35 | Kokudo Keikado Toyko | Japan | 24 | 14 | 22 | 36 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Alpenliga | 65 | 33 | 71 | 104 | 92 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | EuroHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Italy | 38 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Japan | 86 | 62 | 89 | 151 | 83 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Minor-ON | 58 | 107 | 94 | 201 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | OHL | 176 | 116 | 172 | 288 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1981-82 | 17 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 17 | Kitchener Rangers | M-Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1982-83 | 18 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 19 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 12 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 19 | Kitchener Rangers | M-Cup | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 27 | HC Asiago | Italy | 11 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 35 | Kokudo Keikado Toyko | Japan | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Italy | 11 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Japan | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | M-Cup | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | OHL | 38 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Thru 12 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| John Tucker | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | |
| Ruslan Fedotenko | 89.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Nick Libett | 89.0 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Nick Mickoski | 88.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -0.4 |
| Pat Flatley | 88.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| Dirk Graham | 88.1 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Ron Sutter | 88.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
| Gus Bodnar | 87.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 87.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 87.2 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | ||
| Guy Carbonneau | 87.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| John Tucker | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | |||
| Ruslan Fedotenko | 89.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Nick Mickoski | 88.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -0.4 | ||
| Dirk Graham | 88.1 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ||
| Gus Bodnar | 87.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ||
| Jerry Toppazzini | 87.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ||
| Frank St. Marseille | 87.2 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | ||||
| Nick Libett | 87.1 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Trent Klatt | 86.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Brian Savage | 86.2 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ||
| Pat Flatley | 86.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
January 5, 1990: Traded to Washington by Buffalo for future considerations, January 5, 1990.
July 3, 1990: Traded to Buffalo by Washington for cash, July 3, 1990.
January 21, 1991: Traded to NY Islanders by Buffalo for future considerations, January 21, 1991.
August 5, 1992: Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay, August 5, 1992.
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