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1976 NHL DRAFT PICK
Morris Lukowich
Selected in third round
No. 47 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Born June 1, 1956
Position: Left Wing
Height: 5-9   Weight: 170
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Medicine Hat (WCHL)                      
Birthplace: Speers, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1972-73 SaskatoonSask. AAA -- ---- ----
1973-74 Medicine HatWCHL 6513 1427 55
1974-75 Medicine HatWCHL 7040 5494 111
1975-76 Medicine HatWCHL 7265 77142 195

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL All-Star First Team:
1975-76 (Medicine Hat)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as WCHL's No. 16 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. ... Played on line with Don Murdoch and Greg Carroll for Medicine Hat in 1975-76. ... Was star junior baseball player in Saskatchewan and a teammate of Terry Puhl, who went on to play in major leagues. ... Grew up in Saskatoon idolizing local hero Gordie Howe.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 10, 1979 (Winnipeg at Pittsburgh)
Numbers:  12 (Winnipeg); 12 (Boston); 10, 12 (Los Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1990
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1979-1987Winnipeg, Boston, L.A. 582199219 418584
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1982-1987 Winnipeg, Boston, L.A.11 022 24

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game:
1980, 1981 (Winnipeg)
Winnipeg MVP: 1979-80
Winnipeg Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader): 1979-80
Winnipeg Captain: 1980-81
Winnipeg Points Leader: 1979-80 (74)
Winnipeg Goals Leader: 1979-80 (35), 1980-81 (33)
Winnipeg Assists Leader: 1979-80 (39)
1979-80: Played on first Winnipeg Jets NHL team.
Miscellaneous: Scored first goal in Winnipeg/Phoenix franchise history at 13:34 of third period in 4-2 loss at Pittsburgh. It was also his first NHL goal, scored in his first NHL game. ... Played on line with Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier at 1980 NHL All-Star Game. ... Set Winnipeg record (since broken) for goals by left wing in one game (3 vs. Chicago on Oct. 17, 1980). ... Set Winnipeg record (since broken) by scoring at least one point in eight consecutive games during 1980-81 season. ... Set Winnipeg record (since broken) by scoring at least one point in 12 consecutive games during 1981-82 season. ... Set Winnipeg record (since broken) for assists in one game by left wing (4 at Philadelphia on March 2, 1982). ... Set Winnipeg single-season records (since broken) for power-play goals (13) and game-winning goals (6) in 1981-82. ... Missed end of 1982-83 season and 1983 playoffs with stretched knee ligaments, an injury suffered when he was checked by teammate Tim Watters during a March 1983 Winnipeg practice in Los Angeles. ... Missed start of 1984-85 season with knee injury that required arthroscopic surgery in September 1984. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with sprained ankle, injury suffered in February 1985. ... Scored goal and had three assists in his first game with Boston on Feb. 7, 1985, vs. Hartford. ... Placed on waivers by Boston and claimed by Los Angeles on Nov. 14, 1985. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with sprained arm, an injury suffered in Los Angeles' Nov. 30, 1985, game vs. Chicago. ... Played 1986-87 season on termination contract so he could become unrestricted free agent in 1987, but failed to find an NHL team that would meet his agent's contract demands.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Houston, Winnipeg (WHA); Merano (Italy); Rapperswil-Jona (Switzerland)
InLine Hockey: Calgary (RHI)
World Championships: 1981 (fourth place)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Avco Trophy:
1979 (Winnipeg)
WHA All-Star Second Team: 1978-79 (Winnipeg)
WHA All-Star Game: 1978 (Houston), 1979 (Winnipeg)
Winnipeg Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader): 1978-79
Winnipeg Most Exciting Player: 1978-79
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by Houston, No. 22 overall in Round 2)
1976-77: Played on WHA regular-season champion (Houston).
Miscellaneous: Decided to play in WHA largely because he could be teammate of his childhood idol Gordie Howe. ... Missed part of 1976-77 season with broken left ankle. ... Played on line with Terry Ruskowski and Rich Preston for Houston in 1976-77 and 1977-78. ... Sold by Houston (WHA) to Winnipeg (WHA) as Houston prepared to fold in July 1978. Pittsburgh offered him second chance to enter NHL at that point, but he chose to sign five-year contract with Winnipeg. ... Also played center and right wing during his years in WHA. ... Was active in charitable causes during his days in Winnipeg, and served as honorary chairman of Manitoba Big Brothers and local Ronald McDonald House. ... Came out of retirement at age 37 to played three games for Calgary (RHI) in the InLine league's first season. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Morris Eugene Lukowich. ... Younger brother of former Canadian curling champion Ed Lukowich. ... Cousin of former NHL player Bernie Lukowich and NHL player Brad Lukowich.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
WHA/EXPANSION: Lukowich never signed with Pittsburgh, instead jumping to the WHA. He did not enter the NHL until the 1979 NHL-WHA merger. Pittsburgh briefly regained his rights in the NHL Reclaim Draft on June 9, 1979, but Winnipeg immediately took him back as part of its privilege to protect three players from its WHA franchise.

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SNAPSHOT '76
Total Selected: 135
Forwards: 83
Defense: 39
Goaltenders: 13
Major Junior: 97
College Players: 26
Canadian: 103
Euro-Canadian: 1
USA Citizens: 23
U.S.-Born: 23
European: 8
Reached NHL: 73
Won Stanley Cup: 8
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 12
Year-end All-Star: 2
Olympians: 6
Picks Traded: 15
 
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