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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Steve Christoff
Selected in second round
No.
24 overall by Minnesota North Stars
Born
January 23, 1958
 | Position:
Center / R. Wing / L. Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Minnesota (WCHA)
Birthplace: Springfield, Illinois (USA)
Hometown:
Richfield, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Richfield | Minn. HS |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1976-77 |
Minnesota | WCHA |
38 | 7 |
9 | 16 |
20 | | 1977-78 |
Minnesota | WCHA |
38 | 32 |
34 | 66 |
18 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHA All-Star Second Team: 1977-78 (Minnesota)
U.S. High School All-America Team: 1975-76 (Richfield)
Minnesota High School All-State First Team: 1975-76 (Richfield)
Minnesota Mariucci Award (MVP): 1977-78
Richfield High School
MVP: 1974-75, 1975-76
Miscellaneous: Was one of most heavily-recruited U.S. high school hockey
players in 1976. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 28, 1980 (Minnesota at
Montreal)
Numbers: 28 (Minnesota); 11 (Calgary); 12 (Los
Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1984 |
Minnesota, Calgary, L.A. | 248 |
77 | 64 |
141 | 108 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1983 |
Minnesota, Calgary | 35 |
16 | 12 |
28 | 25 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1981 (Minnesota)
Minnesota Stargazers Award (Most Popular): 1980-81
Minnesota Playoffs Goals Leader: 1980 (8)
Miscellaneous: Set NHL record (since broken) for most goals by a rookie in
his first playoff year (8 in 1980). ... Played left wing on line with Mike
Eaves and Ron Zanussi for Minnesota after joining team for end of 1979-80
season. ... Missed start of 1980-81 season with broken collarbone, an injury
suffered during Minnesota's Sept. 28, 1980, preseason game vs. Edmonton. ...
Played on line with Neal Broten and Brad Palmer for Minnesota during 1981
playoffs. ... Had postseason surgery to repair injured shoulder in April 1982.
... Missed start of 1982-83 season with lacerated forearm, an injury suffered
during a Calgary preseason game in October 1982. ... Missed part of 1982-83
season after a pin inserted into his elbow during April 1982 surgery came
loose, requiring further surgery to repair the shoulder. ... Retired after Los Angeles bought out his contract in August
1984. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota (WCHA); Team USA;
Oklahoma City (CHL)
Olympics: 1980
(gold medal)
Canada Cup: 1981 (fourth place)
World Championships: 1979 (seventh place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1979 (Minnesota)
United States Hockey Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2003 as member of 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame: Inducted in 1983
as member of 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team.
Sports Illustrated Sportsman
of Year: 1980 (as member of 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team)
NCAA All-Tournament First Team: 1979 (Minnesota)
WCHA All-Star Second Team: 1978-79 (Minnesota)
Minnesota
Alternate Captain: 1978-79
Education: Majored in geography at the University of Minnesota.
Miscellaneous: Had goal and assist
in Minnesota's 4-3 NCAA title-game victory over North Dakota on March 23,
1979. ... Was 10th member of
1980 USA "Miracle on Ice" team to be drafted by an NHL team. ... Was
first member of 1980 U.S. Olympic team to play in NHL, joining North Stars just four days after winning gold medal in Lake Placid, N.Y. ... Played on Minnesota
(NHL)
team that competed in Sweden's 1980 DN Cup tournament. ... Christoff's body
was used as model for sculpture that became the Hobey Baker Memorial Award.
... Became a pilot after his retirement, working on commuter flights for
Minnesota-based Northwest Airlines and later for Meseba Airlines. ... Named
one of the 50 greatest players in University of Minnesota hockey history as
part of "Legends on Ice" tribute in 2001.
Personal:
Full name is Steven M. Christoff. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE (2): Minnesota traded Christoff, Bill
Nyrop and St. Louis' 1982 second-round pick (Dave Reierson) to Calgary in
exchange for Willi Plett and 1982 fourth-round pick (Dusan Pasek) on June 7,
1982. One year later, Minnesota got Christoff back from Calgary, along with a
1983 second-round pick (Frantisek Musil), in exchange for Mike Eaves and Keith
Hanson on June 8, 1983. Four months later, Minnesota lost Christoff a second
time when the North Stars traded Christoff and Fred Barrett to Los Angeles in
exchange for Dave Lewis on Oct. 3, 1983. |
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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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