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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Tiger Williams
Selected in
second round
No. 31 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born
February 3, 1954
 | Position: Left Wing
Height:
5-11 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Swift Current (WCHL)
Birthplace: Weyburn, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Weyburn, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
Vernon | BCJHL | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1971-72 |
Swift Current | WCHL |
68 | 12 |
22 | 34 |
278 | | 1972-73 |
Swift Current | WCHL |
68 | 44 |
58 | 102 |
266 | | 1973-74 |
Swift Current | WCHL |
66 | 52 |
56 | 108 |
310 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No.
13 overall prospect in the 1974 NHL draft. ... Played on a line with Bryan
Trottier for Swift Current in 1972-73 and 1973-74. ... Played for Edmonton (WCHL)
in its 1974 series vs. Moscow Selects. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 7, 1975 (Toronto at N.Y.
Islanders)
Numbers: 22 (Toronto); 26, 22
(Vancouver); 55 (Detroit); 22 (Los Angeles); 25, 22 (Hartford)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1975-1988 |
TOR, VAN, DET, LA, HAR | 962 |
241 | 272 |
513 | 3,966 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1975-1987 |
TOR, VAN, LA | 83 |
12 | 23 |
35 | 455 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1981 (Vancouver)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost):
1982 (Vancouver)
Los Angeles Most Inspirational Player: 1985-86,
1986-87
NHL Records: Most penalty minutes, career (3,966 PIM), most penalty
minutes, career, including playoffs (4,421 PIM)
Toronto Records:
Most playoff penalty minutes (240), most playoff penalty minutes in one season
by a left wing (75 in 1976)
Vancouver Records: Most playoff penalty minutes (181), most penalty
minutes in one playoff year (116 in 1982), most penalty minutes in one playoff
series (51 vs. Chicago in 1982)
NHL
PIM Leader: 1976-77 (338), 1978-79 (298), 1980-81 (343)
NHL Playoffs PIM
Leader: 1978 (63), 1979 (48), 1982 (116)
Toronto Penalty-Minutes Leader:
1974-75 (187), 1975-76 (299), 1976-77 (338), 1977-78 (351), 1978-79 (298),
1979-80 (197)
Toronto Playoffs Penalty Minutes Leader: 1975 (25), 1976 (75), 1977 (29),
1978 (63), 1979 (48)
Vancouver Goals Leader: 1980-81 (35)
Vancouver Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1980-81 (343),
1981-82 (341), 1982-83 (265), 1983-84 (294)
Vancouver Playoffs
Penalty Minutes Leader: 1980 (20), 1981 (20), 1982 (116)
Los Angeles Penalty Minutes
Leader: 1985-86 (320), 1986-87 (358)
Los Angeles Playoffs Goals Leader: 1987 (3, tie)
Los Angeles Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader:
1987 (30)
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Darryl Sittler and Ron Ellis for
Toronto in 1974-75. ... Set Toronto record (since broken) for penalty minutes
in a season with 299 in 1975-76. ... Was charged with assault for a high-sticking incident on
Oct. 20, 1976, against Pittsburgh's Dennis Owchar, who suffered a head wound
that required 46 stitches. Was acquitted in his trial. ... Set Toronto record
(since broken) with 338 penalty minutes in 1976-77. ... Set Toronto record
(since broken) with 351 penalty minutes in 1977-78. ... Left Toronto on
Feb. 18, 1980, as franchise's all-time penalty-minutes leader with 1,670 PIM
(record since broken). ... Suspended one game for allegedly hitting Buffalo coach Scotty Bowman
over the head with his stick during Game 3 of Vancouver-Buffalo playoff series
on April 11, 1980. ... Missed part of
1980-81 season with fractured lower lumbar transverse, an injury he suffered
on Oct. 10, 1980, when he crashed into goal-mouth during Vancouver's season
opener vs. Detroit. Missed only three games with the injury. ... Became first
Vancouver player voted to start an All-Star Game, when he achieved feat in
1981. ... Played on line with Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy in
1981 NHL All-Star Game. ... Took over as NHL's all-time penalty-minutes leader
during 1981-82 season. ... Scored in overtime of Game 2 and also had
series-winning goal for Vancouver in 1982 first-round playoff series vs.
Calgary. ... Missed 12 games in 1982-83 season due to suspensions. ...
Suspended eight games for his attempt to injure Paul Baxter during a fight in
Vancouver's game at Calgary on Oct. 30, 1983. ... Suspended two games in March
1984 for drawing his fourth game-misconduct penalty of 1983-84 season. ...
Became NHL's all-time playoff penalty-minutes leader in 1984 (record since
broken). ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with bruised shoulder suffered in
Los Angeles' game at Toronto on Jan. 4, 1986. ... Missed one game in 1985-86
season with shoulder injury suffered in Los Angeles' game at Calgary on Jan.
27, 1986. ... Suspended one game during 1985-86 season for receiving three
game-misconduct penalties. ... Set Los Angeles record (since broken) with 320
penalty minutes in 1985-86. ... Set Los Angeles record (since broken) with 358
penalty minutes in 1986-87. ... Suspended three games during 1986-87 season
for receiving four game-misconduct penalties. ... Placed on waivers and released by Hartford on Feb.
12, 1988. The move ended his career. ... Was famous for his jubilant goal
celebrations in which he put his stick between his legs and rode it around the
ice. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Oklahoma City (CHL);
Adirondack (AHL); Vancouver (RHI)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Cincinnati, No. 33 overall in Round 3)
Miscellaneous:
Trained at power skating school in Penticton, British Columbia during summer
of 1975. ... Worked with many charities, including Special Olympics, during
his playing days. Also founded Tiger Williams Pro-Am charity golf tournament
in Vancouver. The annual tournament at Vancouver's University golf club has
raised more than $1 million for the Special Olympics and has become one of
Canada's highest-profile charity golf events. ... Published his
autobiography, Tiger: A Hockey Story, in 1984. The book, co-written
with James Lawton, became a best-seller in Canada. ... Was an avid hunter
during off-seasons of his playing career. ... Returned to Vancouver after his
retirement and remained very active with British Columbia Special Olympics,
becoming a board member in 1989. ... Came out of retirement
in 1993 to play one game for Roller Hockey International's Vancouver Voodoo.
... Inducted into British Columbia Special Olympics Hall of Fame in 2000. ...
Worked as a building contractor for several years after his retirement. ...
Opened an office in downtown Vancouver and began investing in the stock
market, particularly the oil and gas industry. ... Became active in Oldtimers'
charity hockey after his retirement. ... Coached one of the two teams at the
2002 CHL Prospects Game in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. ... Was favorite player of
the Canadian band Hanson Brothers. The band wrote a song named "Tiger
Williams" in his honor and began campaigning for his election to the Hockey
Hall of Fame in 1996.
Personal: Full name is
David James Williams. ...
Was nicknamed "Tiger" as a 5-year-old by his minor hockey coach in Weyburn,
Saskatchewan. ... Also known as Dave Williams, Dave "Tiger" Williams and David "Tiger"
Williams during his playing days. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Toronto traded Williams and Jerry
Butler to Vancouver in exchange for Rick Vaive and Bill Derlago on February
18, 1980. |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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