Position: D ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 5-11 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: April 24, 1960 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Draft: Washington, 1st round (5th overall), 1980 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 |
| 1980-81 | 20 | WSH | NHL | 59 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 8 | -12 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 89 | 4.5 | ||
| 1981-82 | 21 | WSH | NHL | 67 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 17 | -17 | 54 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 203 | 4.4 | ||
| 1982-83 | 22 | WSH | NHL | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0.0 | ||
| 1983-84 | 23 | WSH | NHL | 46 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 120 | 5.0 | ||
| 1984-85 | 24 | WSH | NHL | 75 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 126 | 2.4 | ||
| 1985-86 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 75 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 2.9 | ||
| 1985-86 | 25 | WSH | NHL | 62 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 3.7 | ||
| 1985-86 | 25 | DET | NHL | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0.0 | ||
| 1986-87 | 26 | DET | NHL | 77 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 19 | 14 | 52 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 164 | 7.9 | ||
| 1987-88 | 27 | DET | NHL | 63 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 13 | 11 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 156 | 4.5 | ||
| 1988-89 | 28 | TOR | NHL | 37 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | -17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 4.3 | ||
| 1990-91 | 30 | TOR | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Career | NHL | 511 | 48 | 209 | 257 | 83 | 17 | 296 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 104 | 4 | 101 | 1056 | 4.5 | ||||
| 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 |
| 1980-81 | 20 | WSH | NHL | 59 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.14 | 0.78 | 1.51 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 71 | 23 | 67 | 7 | -12 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| 1981-82 | 21 | WSH | NHL | 67 | 0.13 | 0.66 | 0.79 | 0.25 | 0.81 | 3.03 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 13 | 128 | 60 | 101 | 16 | -17 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 5.8 |
| 1982-83 | 22 | WSH | NHL | 10 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 2.30 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 1 | -1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| 1983-84 | 23 | WSH | NHL | 46 | 0.13 | 0.39 | 0.52 | 0.18 | 0.37 | 2.61 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 65 | 28 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
| 1984-85 | 24 | WSH | NHL | 75 | 0.04 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.49 | 1.68 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 101 | 22 | 81 | 33 | 31 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| 1985-86 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 75 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.07 | 0.39 | 1.39 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 74 | 5 | 81 | 24 | 12 | -0.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 1985-86 | 25 | WSH | NHL | 62 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.44 | 1.32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 57 | 21 | 21 | -0.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 1985-86 | 25 | DET | NHL | 13 | 0.00 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 1.69 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 3 | -9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 1986-87 | 26 | DET | NHL | 77 | 0.17 | 0.58 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 0.68 | 2.13 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 16 | 120 | 46 | 85 | 25 | 14 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 9.1 |
| 1987-88 | 27 | DET | NHL | 63 | 0.11 | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.21 | 0.71 | 2.48 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 102 | 31 | 69 | 9 | 11 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.6 |
| 1988-89 | 28 | TOR | NHL | 37 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.43 | 1.86 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 48 | 10 | -17 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 1990-91 | 30 | TOR | NHL | 2 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | -4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Career | NHL | 511 | 0.09 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.16 | 0.58 | 2.07 | 38 | 165 | 203 | 66 | 710 | 232 | 592 | 131 | 17 | 11.4 | 29.2 | 40.6 | ||
| 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 | 23 | WSH | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |||
| 1984-85 | 24 | WSH | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |||
| 1986-87 | 26 | DET | NHL | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 9.1 | |||
| 1987-88 | 27 | DET | NHL | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | |||
| Career | NHL | 33 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 6.3 | |||||
| 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 | 16 | Regina Blues | SJHL | 60 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 121 | ||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 16 | Regina Pats | WCJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 17 | Regina Pats | WCJHL | 71 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 135 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 18 | Regina Pats | WHL | 51 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 80 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 19 | Regina Pats | WHL | 71 | 29 | 93 | 122 | 118 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 20 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 26 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 21 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1982-83 | 22 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 23 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 28 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 33 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 29 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 29 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 78 | 13 | 54 | 67 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 30 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 56 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 30 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 18 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 31 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 61 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 47 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 31 | EV Landshut | Germany | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 32 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 79 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 33 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 76 | 21 | 54 | 75 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 34 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 75 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 35 | 2 Teams | IHL | 58 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 35 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 15 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 35 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 43 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 37 | Phoenix Mustangs | WCHL | 59 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 40 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 38 | Phoenix Mustangs | WCHL | 52 | 3 | 29 | 32 | -9 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 2.8 | |||
| Career | 8 Seasons | AHL | 280 | 43 | 163 | 206 | 166 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Germany | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | IHL | 306 | 45 | 171 | 216 | 104 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | SJHL | 60 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 121 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WCHL | 111 | 9 | 60 | 69 | -9 | 86 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 2.8 | ||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WCJHL | 72 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 135 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WHL | 122 | 40 | 129 | 169 | 198 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1977-78 | 17 | Regina Pats | WCJHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 19 | Regina Pats | WHL | 18 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 19 | Regina Pats | M-Cup | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 20 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 28 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 30 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 19 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 31 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 32 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 33 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 34 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 35 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 37 | Phoenix Mustangs | WCHL | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 38 | Phoenix Mustangs | WCHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 26 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | IHL | 39 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | M-Cup | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WCHL | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WCJHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WHL | 18 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Thru 10 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Darren Veitch | 9.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 | |
| Clarence Abel | 90.2 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.6 | ||
| Jordan Leopold | 88.2 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Doug Young | 87.7 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Dmitri Mironov | 87.5 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Moe Mantha | 86.8 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Rick Smith | 86.8 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| Leo Reise | 86.8 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | |
| Shawn Chambers | 86.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| Jason Woolley | 86.5 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Richard Smehlik | 86.4 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Darren Veitch | 9.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 | ||
| Clarence Abel | 90.2 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.6 | |||
| Jordan Leopold | 88.2 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | |
| Doug Young | 87.7 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | |
| Dmitri Mironov | 87.5 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | |
| Leo Reise | 86.8 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | ||
| Richard Smehlik | 86.4 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
| Dale Tallon | 86.4 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | |
| Bill Brydge | 85.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Marc-Andre Bergeron | 84.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| Baldy Northcott | 84.6 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
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Defensive Point Shares 1986-87 NHL 5.4 (8) |
October 28, 1982: Missed majority of 1982-83 due to collarbone injury vs. Vancouver, October 28, 1982.
March 10, 1986: Traded to Detroit by Washington for John Barrett and Greg Smith, March 10, 1986.
June 10, 1988: Traded to Toronto by Detroit for Miroslav Frycer, June 10, 1988.
March 5, 1991: Traded to St. Louis by Toronto for Keith Osborne, March 5, 1991.
October 6, 1997: Signed as a free agent by Phoenix (WCHL), October 6, 1997.
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