Position: D ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: January 12, 1957 in St. Catharines, Ontario
Draft: Detroit, 3rd round (37th 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 |
| 1977-78 | 21 | DET | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||
| 1979-80 | 23 | DET | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||
| 1980-81 | 24 | DET | NHL | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | -3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 10.7 | ||
| Career | NHL | 31 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | -15 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 7.5 | ||||
| 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 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.33 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 1979-80 | 23 | DET | NHL | 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | -11 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| 1980-81 | 24 | DET | NHL | 20 | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.50 | 0.18 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 9 | -3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Career | NHL | 31 | 0.10 | 0.23 | 0.32 | 0.12 | 0.94 | 1.29 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 44 | 9 | -15 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1974-75 | 18 | Markham Waxers | ON-Jr.A | 25 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 60 | ||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 19 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 63 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 53 | ||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 20 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 65 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 122 | ||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 21 | Kansas City Red Wings | CHL | 70 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 72 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 22 | Kansas City Red Wings | CHL | 75 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 67 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 23 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 71 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 79 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 24 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 57 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 78 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 25 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 68 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 92 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 27 | Zurcher SC | Swiss | 36 | 12 | 10 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 128 | 39 | 73 | 112 | 157 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | CHL | 213 | 41 | 100 | 141 | 231 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OMJHL | 128 | 15 | 50 | 65 | 175 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | ON-Jr.A | 25 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 60 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Swiss | 36 | 12 | 10 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1976-77 | 20 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 22 | Kansas City Red Wings | CHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 24 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 18 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 25 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHL | 18 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 31 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | CHL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | OMJHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Thru 3 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Rick Vasko | 1.5 | 0.0 | -0.4 | |
| Eddie Mazur | 83.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Josef Melichar | 78.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Jim Mair | 75.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Mike Hurlbut | 72.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jamie Heward | 71.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Steve Poapst | 71.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Bryan Muir | 66.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Shawn Heins | 65.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Graeme Nicolson | 65.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Doug Janik | 63.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Rick Vasko | 1.5 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ||||
| Eddie Mazur | 83.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 | |||
| Graeme Nicolson | 65.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Justin Falk | 62.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ||
| Ty Wishart | 60.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |||
| Glenn Patrick | 59.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Mike Hurlbut | 58.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Forbes | 57.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | |||
| Bubba Berenzweig | 53.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Bruce Cassidy | 53.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dean Kolstad | 52.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | |||
May 28, 1981: Traded to Calgary by Detroit to complete transaction that sent Brad Smith to Detroit (February 24, 1981), May 28, 1981.
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