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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Marcel Dionne
Selected in first round
No.
2 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born August 3, 1951
 | Position:
Center / Right Wing
Height: 5-9 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
St. Catharines (OHA)
Birthplace: Drummondville, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Drummondville, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1968-69 |
St. Catharines | OHA |
48 | 37 |
63 | 100 |
38 | | 1969-70 |
St. Catharines | OHA |
54 | 55 |
77 | 132 |
46 | | 1970-71 |
St. Catharines | OHA |
46 | 62 |
81 | 143 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHA All-Star First Team: 1970-71 (St. Catharines)
OHA All-Star Second Team: 1969-70 (St. Catharines)
OHA Powers Trophy (Points Leader): 1969-70 (St. Catharines) (132 points), 1970-71 (St.
Catharines) (143 points)
OHA Goals Leader: 1969-70 (St. Catharines) (55 goals)
OHA Assists Leader: 1969-70 (St.
Catharines) (77 assists)
OHA Playoffs Points Leader: 1971 (St.
Catharines) (64 points)
St. Catharines Captain: 1970-71
Miscellaneous: Missed part of final junior season with broken collarbone.
... Was first OHA/OHL player to win scoring title in two consecutive seasons. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9,
1971 (Minnesota at Detroit)
Numbers: 5, 12 (Detroit); 16 (Los
Angeles) (number
retired), 16 (NYR)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired Oct. 16, 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1971-1989 |
Detroit, L.A., NYR | 1,348 |
731 | 1,040 |
1,771 | 600 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1976-1987 |
Los Angeles, NYR | 49 |
21 | 24 |
45 | 17 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME:
Inducted 1992
Lester B. Pearson Award: 1978-79, 1979-80 (Los
Angeles)
Lady Byng Trophy: 1974-75 (Detroit), 1976-77 (Los Angeles)
Art Ross Trophy (Leading Scorer): 1979-80
Sporting News NHL MVP:
1979-80
NHL All-Star First Team:
1976-77, 1979-80
NHL All-Star Second Team:
1978-79, 1980-81
All-Star
Game: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985
100-Point Seasons: 1974-75
(121) (Detroit), 1976-77 (122), 1978-79 (130), 1979-80 (137), 1980-81 (135),
1981-82 (117), 1982-83 (107), 1984-85 (126) (Los Angeles)
50-Goal Seasons:
1976-77 (53), 1978-79 (59), 1979-80 (53), 1980-81 (58), 1981-82 (50), 1982-83
(56)
Detroit
Captain: 1974-75
Detroit
MVP: 1971-72, 1974-75
Detroit
Rookie of Year: 1971-72
Los Angeles Libby Award (MVP): 1975-76, 1976-77 (co-MVP),
1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82 (co-MVP), 1982-83, 1984-85, 1985-86
Los Angeles Most First Stars: 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1981-82,
1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86
Los Angeles Most
Popular Player: 1978-79, 1979-80, 1984-85, 1985-86
Los Angeles Kings
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1997
Los Angeles Records: Most points (1,307), most
goals (550), most assists (757), most consecutive games played (324 from Jan.
7, 1978, to Jan. 9, 1982)
NHL Points Leader: 1979-80 (137 points)
NHL Plus-Minus Leader: 1980-81 (plus-55)
NHL Shots-on-Goal Leader: 1976-77 (378 shots), 1978-79 (362 shots),
1979-80 (348 shots), 1980-81 (342 shots)
Detroit Points Leader: 1971-72 (77), 1973-74 (78), 1974-75 (121)
Detroit Assists Leader: 1971-72 (49), 1973-74 (54), 1974-75 (74)
Los Angeles Points Leader: 1975-76 (94), 1976-77 (122), 1977-78 (79),
1978-79 (130), 1979-80 (137), 1980-81 (135), 1981-82 (117), 1982-83 (107),
1984-85 (126)
Los Angeles Goals Leader: 1975-76 (40), 1976-77 (53), 1978-79 (59),
1980-81 (58), 1981-82 (50), 1982-83 (56), 1984-85 (46, tie), 1985-86 (36, tie)
Los Angeles Assists Leader: 1975-76 (54), 1976-77 (69), 1977-78 (43),
1978-79 (71), 1979-80 (84), 1980-81 (77), 1981-82 (67, tie), 1982-83 (51,
tie), 1984-85 (80), 1986-87 (50)
Los Angeles Playoffs Points Leader:
1976 (7), 1977 (14), 1979 (1, tie), 1980 (3, tie), 1981 (4, tie), 1982 (11,
tie)
Los Angeles Playoffs Goals Leader: 1976 (6), 1982 (7)
Los
Angeles Playoffs Assists Leader: 1977 (9, tie), 1979 (1, tie), 1980 (3),
1981 (3), 1985 (2, tie)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by The Hockey News in 1997 as the 38th greatest
NHL player of all time. ... Set rookie scoring record (since broken) with 77
points in 1971-72. ... Set record (since broken) for shorthanded goals in
season with 10 in 1974-75. ... Named to Sporting News and Hockey
News All-Star First Teams for 1976-77 and 1979-80. ... Won Seagram's Seven Crowns of
Sport Award for NHL in 1976-77 and 1979-80. ... Played on Los Angeles' Triple
Crown Line with Dave Taylor and Charlie Simmer. ... Became first NHL player to
score 40 goals in nine seasons and 100 points in seven seasons when he
achieved feat in 1982-83. ... Cut by New York Rangers on Oct. 16, 1989, but
refused to officially retire because it meant forfeiting half of his salary
for 1989-90. He instead
agreed to collect the money over the next three years. ... Los Angeles retired
his number on Nov. 8, 1990. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Denver (IHL)
Summit
Series: 1972 (did not play). Challenge Cup:
1979
Canada Cup: 1976
(first place), 1981 (second place)
World Championships: 1978 (bronze
medal), 1979 (fourth), 1983 (bronze medal), 1986 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
World Championships
Best Forward: 1978
Canada MVP: 1978
Canada Captain: 1978
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Ottawa)
Miscellaneous: Nicknamed "Beaver" or "Little Beaver"
by Gordie Howe when he was playing in Detroit. ... Assisted on goal that
won 1976 Canada Cup. ... Avid softball player during his playing days, he
played on Los Angeles' 1982 NHL/Molson Slo-Pitch championship team. ... Made minor-league debut with Denver (IHL)
on Feb. 8, 1989, after requesting demotion from New York Rangers so that he
could play more. ... Opened dry-cleaning business in Mount Kisco, N.Y., upon retirement from hockey,
then ran Mount Kisco plumbing and heating business and
eventually founded his own sports marketing company, Marcel Dionne Enterprises, in the
Buffalo, N.Y., area. Company specializes in sale of authentic, signed NHL
memorabilia. ... Became active in Old-timers/Legends hockey after his
retirement.
Personal: Older brother of former NHL player Gilbert Dionne. | | HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY/TRADE: Dionne's contract expired
at the end of the 1974-75 season, and he refused to re-sign with Detroit,
having played out his option year. The
Red Wings traded his NHL rights with Bart Crashley to Los Angeles for Terry Harper, Dan Maloney and 1976 second-round
pick (later traded to Minnesota, North Stars took Jimmy Roberts) on June 23,
1975. Second-round pick and Tim Young traded to Minnesota for North Stars'
1976 second-round pick (Steve Clippingdale) on August 15, 1975. |
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SNAPSHOT '71 | | Total Selected: |
117 | | Forwards: |
63 | | Defense: |
45 | | Goaltenders: |
9 | | Major Junior: |
84 | | College Players: |
19 |
| Canadian: |
107 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
8 | | U.S.-Born: |
8 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
10 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
18 |
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