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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Steve Payne
Selected in
second round
No. 19 overall by Minnesota North Stars
Born
August 16, 1958
 | Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight:
205
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ottawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Scarborough, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Don Mills | MTJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1976-77 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
61 | 21 |
26 | 47 |
22 | | 1977-78 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
52 | 57 |
37 | 94 |
22 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1977-78 (Ottawa)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
the No. 19 overall prospect for the 1978 NHL draft. ... Played on line with Bobby Smith and Tim Higgins for Ottawa
in 1977-78. ... Missed part of 1977-78 season with broken right hand. ... Had
two five-goal games for Ottawa in 1977-78. ...
Voted OMJHL's most underrated player for 1977-78 in poll of league
coaches. .... Took biology class at Carleton University during his junior
career. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1978 (Minnesota at
Montreal)
Numbers: 26, 44 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Status: Retired December 27, 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1978-1987 |
Minnesota | 613 |
228 | 238 | 466 |
435 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1985 |
Minnesota | 71 |
35 | 35 | 70 |
60 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1980, 1985 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost):
1981 (Minnesota)
Minnesota Three-Star Award (Home 3-Stars Leader): 1984-85
Minnesota KSTP-Radio Trophy (Most Improved): 1979-80
Minnesota/Dallas Records: Most points in one playoff year (29 in 1981,
shares record), most goals in one playoff year (17 in 1981), most goals in one
playoff series (7 vs. Boston in 1981, shares record), most consecutive
games with at least one goal (5 in 1981).
NHL Playoffs Goals Leader:
1981 (17, tie)
Minn. Goals Leader: 1979-80 (42, tie), 1980-81 (30), 1984-85 (29)
Minnesota Playoffs Points Leader: 1981 (29), 1982 (6, tie)
Minnesota Playoffs Goals Leader: 1980 (7, tie), 1981 (17), 1982 (4)
Minnesota Playoffs Assists Leader: 1983 (6, tie)
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Bobby Smith and Al MacAdam for
Minnesota in 1978-79 and 1979-80. ... Set Minnesota/Dallas single-season
records (since broken) for points (85) and goals (42) by a left wing in
1979-80. ... Scored series-winning OT goal for Minnesota in Game 7 of team's
Norris Division final series vs. St. Louis on April 22, 1984. ... Missed
start of 1985-86 season while recovering from cervical disc (back) surgery
that was performed in September 1985. He did not return to action until Dec.
17, 1985. ... Missed remainder of 1985-86 season with right knee injury
suffered during Minnesota's Feb. 8, 1986, game at Philadelphia. ... Missed
start of 1986-87 season while recovering from off-season surgery on injured
right knee. ... Missed start of 1987-88 season with pulled abdominal
muscles. ... missed end of 1986-87 season with knee injury suffered during
Minnesota's March 14, 1987, game at Detroit. ... Suffered neck injury when hit from behind during Minnesota's Nov.
14, 1987, game at Washington. The injury caused bone spurs to develop, and
bone these spurs grew into his spinal cord. Payne played his last game on Dec.
5, 1987, at Calgary, before doctors determined that if he continued playing he
would need career-ending spinal fusion surgery to repair the problem in his
neck. He retired rather than risk further damage. ... Ended career with
Minnesota/Dallas career records (since broken) for goals by a left wing (228)
and playoff goals (35). |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Oklahoma City (CHL);
Kalamazoo (IHL)
Canada Cup: 1981 (second place) (reserve, did not
play)
World Championships: 1979 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played on Minnesota
team that competed in Sweden's 1980 DN Cup tournament. ... Invested in
drag-racing team during his playing days. ... Named left wing on all-time
Ottawa (OMJHL/OHL) team by
CHL panel in 1999.
Personal: Full name is Steven John
Payne. |
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SNAPSHOT '78 | | Total Selected: |
234 | | Forwards: |
143 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
127 | | College Players: |
80 |
| Canadian: |
170 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
47 | | U.S.-Born: |
47 |
| European: |
17 |
| Reached NHL: |
95 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
16 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
16 |
| Picks Traded: |
46 |
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