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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jim Korn
Selected in fifth round
No.
73 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born July 28, 1957
 | Position:
Defense / Left Wing
Height: 6-4 Weight:
220
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Providence (ECAC)
Birthplace: Hopkins, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Minnetonka, Minnesota. |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Providence | ECAC |
20 | 2 |
0 | 2 |
10 | | 1976-77 |
Providence | ECAC |
29 | 6 |
9 | 15 |
73 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Attended Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minn. ... Turned down scholarship
offer from Minnesota (WCHA) to play for Providence. ... Set Providence single-season record (since broken) with 73
penalty minutes in 1976-77. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 28, 1979 (Detroit at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 26 (Detroit); 20 (Toronto); 34, 4
(Buffalo); 14 (New Jersey); 26 (Calgary)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-1990 |
DET, TOR, BUF, NJ, CGY | 597 |
66 | 122 |
188 | 1,801 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G | A |
TP | PIM |
| 1983-1990 | Toronto, New Jersey, Calgary |
16 | 1 |
2 | 3 | 109 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Detroit Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1980-81 (246)
Toronto
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1982-83 (236), 1983-84 (257)
Toronto
Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1983 (26)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1980-81 season with damaged ligaments in
right leg, an injury suffered during Detroit's Jan. 13, 1981 game vs. Boston.
... Missed part of 1983-84 season with rib injury suffered during Toronto's
Feb. 8, 1984, game vs. Boston. ... Switched from defense to left wing during
1983-84 season. ... Missed parts of 1984-85 season with
dislocated shoulder, an injury suffered when he crashed into goalpost during
Toronto's Nov. 5, 1984, game at Minnesota, and with separated shoulder, an
injury suffered while fighting Chris Nilan during Toronto's Feb. 9, 1985, game
at Montreal. The injury required surgery during the summer of 1985. ... Suspended three games during 1984-85 season in January 1985.
... Missed entire 1985-86 season while recovering from a right knee
injury suffered during a Toronto practice on Oct. 9, 1985. The injury required
season-ending surgery. ... Was part of three-way trade between Toronto,
Calgary and Buffalo on Oct. 3, 1986. Korn went from Toronto to Calgary for
Terry Johnson, and then to Buffalo for Brian Engblom. ... Missed parts of
1988-89 season with strained right knee, an injury suffered during New
Jersey's Dec. 26, 1988, game at N.Y. Rangers, and with flu. ... Suspended
three games during 1988-89 season for post-game altercation with Boston coach
Terry O'Reilly on Dec. 29, 1988. ... Suspended one game during 1988-89 season
for receiving third game misconduct of season during New Jersey's March 29,
1989, game at N.Y. Islanders. ... Chose to
retire after being released by Calgary on Aug. 24, 1990. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Providence (ECAC);
Adirondack (AHL)
World Championships: 1979 (seventh place), 1981
(fifth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
ECAC All-Star Second Team:
1978-79 (Providence)
Providence Captain: 1978-79
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by
New England, No. 52 overall in Round 6)
1980-81: Played nine regular-season
games for Adirondack team that went on to win AHL playoff title, but was not
with team in postseason.
Miscellaneous: Ended career at
Providence with career record (since broken) of 202 penalty minutes. ... Was
active in charitable events during playing days, particularly in raising
money for cancer research because his father died from the disease. ...
Returned to Minnetonka, Minn., after retirement and became active in local
youth hockey association, serving as its hockey development director in
2002-03.
Personal: Full name is James Allen Korn. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Detroit traded Korn to Toronto in
exchange for 1982 fourth-round pick (Craig Coxe) and 1983 fifth-round pick
(Joe Kocur) on March 8, 1982. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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