Position: D/LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: April 10, 1969 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Draft: NY Rangers, 6th round (110th overall), 1988 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 |
| 1990-91 | 21 | TOT | NHL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | ||
| 1990-91 | 21 | NYR | NHL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| 1990-91 | 21 | DET | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| 1991-92 | 22 | DET | NHL | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | ||
| 1992-93 | 23 | DET | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| 1993-94 | 24 | OTT | NHL | 55 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -9 | 214 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 5.4 | ||
| 1994-95 | 25 | OTT | NHL | 27 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | ||
| 1995-96 | 26 | OTT | NHL | 64 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -13 | 276 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3.0 | ||
| 1996-97 | 27 | OTT | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| 1997-98 | 28 | OTT | NHL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | ||
| Career | NHL | 242 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6 | -27 | 794 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 3.6 | ||||
| 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 |
| 1990-91 | 21 | TOT | NHL | 30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.57 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | -7 | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| 1990-91 | 21 | NYR | NHL | 21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.90 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | -4 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 1990-91 | 21 | DET | NHL | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.78 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 1991-92 | 22 | DET | NHL | 27 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 2.67 | 0.22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 1992-93 | 23 | DET | NHL | 9 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 2.22 | 0.56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| 1993-94 | 24 | OTT | NHL | 55 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 3.89 | 0.67 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 46 | 13 | -9 | -0.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 1994-95 | 25 | OTT | NHL | 27 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 2.41 | 0.33 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | -0.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 1995-96 | 26 | OTT | NHL | 64 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 4.31 | 0.52 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 3 | -13 | -0.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| 1996-97 | 27 | OTT | NHL | 11 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 2.27 | 0.36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 1997-98 | 28 | OTT | NHL | 19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.37 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Career | NHL | 242 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 3.28 | 0.46 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 67 | 2 | 111 | 19 | -27 | -3.5 | 9.0 | 5.5 | ||
| 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 |
| 1984-85 | 15 | Sault Ste. Marie Legion | Minor-ON | 31 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 40 | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 16 | Hamilton Kilty B's | ON-Jr.B | 27 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 215 | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 16 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 17 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 53 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 194 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 18 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 52 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 229 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 19 | Niagara Falls Thunder | OHL | 50 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 227 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 20 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 79 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 351 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 21 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 40 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 250 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 22 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 107 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 23 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 30 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 177 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 28 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3.0 | |||
| 1998-99 | 29 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 55 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -7 | 213 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1.6 | |||
| 1999-00 | 30 | Sheffield Steelers | Britain | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 78 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 31 | Sheffield Steelers | BH-Cup | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 31 | Sheffield Steelers | Britain | 44 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 175 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 32 | Columbia Inferno | ECHL | 68 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 137 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2002-03 | 33 | Columbia Inferno | ECHL | 69 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 37 | 158 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 3.1 | |||
| 2003-04 | 34 | Columbia Inferno | ECHL | 54 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 35 | 2 Teams | UHL | 75 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -22 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 35 | Missouri River Otters | UHL | 46 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -14 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 35 | Richmond RiverDogs | UHL | 29 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 90 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 534 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | BH-Cup | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Britain | 68 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 253 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | ECHL | 191 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 60 | 396 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 3.1 | ||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | IHL | 158 | 8 | 36 | 44 | -4 | 650 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 2.1 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | Minor-ON | 31 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 40 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | OHL | 186 | 15 | 53 | 68 | 716 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | ON-Jr.B | 27 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 215 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | UHL | 75 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -22 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| 1986-87 | 17 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 18 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 49 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 19 | Niagara Falls Thunder | OHL | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 44 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 20 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 22 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 43 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 23 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 28 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1999-00 | 30 | Sheffield Steelers | Britain | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 31 | Sheffield Steelers | Britain | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 32 | Columbia Inferno | ECHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2002-03 | 33 | Columbia Inferno | ECHL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2003-04 | 34 | Columbia Inferno | ECHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 57 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Britain | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | ECHL | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 | |||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | IHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | OHL | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 101 | |||||||||||
| Thru 8 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Dennis Vial | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | |
| Alexei Semenov | 85.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ||
| Ryan O'Byrne | 78.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | ||
| Greg Smyth | 77.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Kevan Guy | 76.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||
| Marc Chorney | 76.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | ||||
| Jean-Guy Lagace | 75.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | ||
| Jamie Allison | 75.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Alain Cote | 75.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Garnet Exelby | 75.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| Adam Pardy | 74.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | |||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Dennis Vial | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ||
| Alexei Semenov | 85.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | |||
| Ryan O'Byrne | 78.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | |||
| Kevan Guy | 76.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |||
| Marc Chorney | 76.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | |||||
| Jean-Guy Lagace | 75.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |||
| Garnet Exelby | 75.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ||
| Alain Cote | 74.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Adam Pardy | 74.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | ||||
| Peter Harrold | 74.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||
| Barry Melrose | 73.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | |||
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Penalties in Minutes |
March 5, 1991: Traded to Detroit by NY Rangers with Kevin Miller and Jim Cummins for Joe Kocur and Per Djoos, March 5, 1991.
June 15, 1992: Traded to Quebec by Detroit with Doug Crossman for cash, June 15, 1992.
September 9, 1992: Traded to Detroit by Quebec for cash, September 9, 1992.
June 8, 1993: Traded to Tampa Bay by Detroit for Steve Maltais, June 8, 1993.
June 24, 1993: Claimed by Anaheim from Tampa Bay in Expansion Draft, June 24, 1993.
June 25, 1993: Claimed by Ottawa from Anaheim in Phase II of Expansion Draft, June 25, 1993.
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