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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Brian Propp
Selected in first round
No.
14 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born
February 15, 1959
 | Position: Left Wing
Height:
5-9 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Brandon (WHL)
Birthplace: Lanigan, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Jansen, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Melville | SJHL |
57 | 76 |
92 | 168 |
36 | | 1976-77 |
Brandon | WCHL |
72 | 55 |
80 | 135 |
47 | | 1977-78 |
Brandon | WCHL |
70 | 70 |
112 | 182 |
200 | | 1978-79 |
Brandon | WHL |
71 | 94 |
100 | 194 |
127 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1979 (fifth place)
CCM WHL Player of Year: 1978-79 (Brandon)
WCHL/WHL Top Scorer Trophy (Points Lead): 1977-78 (Brandon) (182
points), 1978-79 (Brandon) (194 points)
WCHL Rookie of Year: 1976-77 (Brandon)
WCHL/WHL All-Star First Team: 1977-78, 1978-79 (Brandon)
WCHL
All-Star Second Team: 1976-77 (Brandon)
WCHL/WHA All-Star Game:
1978, 1979 (Brandon)
Memorial Cup Assists Leader: 1979 (Brandon) (7 assists)
WCHL Goals Leader: 1978-79 (Brandon) (94 goals)
WCHL Assists Leader: 1977-78
(Bran.) (112), 1978-79 (Bran.) (100)
WCHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1979
(Brandon) (39 points)
WCHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1977 (Brandon)
(14 goals, tie)
SJHL Points Leader: 1975-76 (Melville) (168
points)
SJHL Assists Leader: 1975-76 (Melville) (92 assists)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 5 prospect (among players born in 1959) for the 1979 NHL draft. ... Played
on line with Ray Allison and Bill Derlago for Brandon in 1976-77 and 1977-78. ... Played
on line with Ray Allison and Laurie Boschman for Brandon in 1978-79. ... Led WHL with 26 power-play goals and 16 game-winners in 1978-79.
... Set WHL record (since broken) for points in one season with 194 in
1978-79. ... Ended junior
career with WCHL/WHL record (since broken) for career points (511). |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1979 (N.Y. Islanders at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 14, 26 (Philadelphia); 36 (Boston); 16 (Minn.);
15, 26
(Hart.)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-1994 |
Phila., Bos., Minn., Hart. |
1,106 | 425 |
579 | 1,004 |
830 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-1992 |
Philadelphia, Bos., Minn. | 160 |
64 | 84 |
148 | 151 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990 (Philadelphia)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1980, 1985, 1987 (Phila.), 1990 (Boston), 1991 (Minnesota)
Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame: Inducted 1999
Philadelphia Records: Most points in one playoff year (28 in 1987),
most career game-winning goals (55), most game-winning goals in one season (12
in 1982-83),
most shorthanded goals in one season (7 in 1984-85, shares record), most
assists in one playoff game (4 vs. Edmonton on May 26, 1987, shares record)
Minnesota/Dallas Records: Most power play goals in one playoff year (8
in 1991)
NHL Game-Winning Goals Leader: 1982-83 (Philadelphia) (12)
Philadelphia Points Leader: 1985-86 (97), 1987-88 (76, tie)
Philadelphia Assists Leader: 1983-84 (53),
1984-85 (54), 1985-86 (57), 1987-88 (49)
Philadelphia Playoffs Points Leader: 1985 (18),
1987 (28)
Phila. Playoffs Goals Leader: 1987 (12), 1988 (4, tie),
1989 (14, tie)
Philadelphia Playoffs Assists Leader: 1985 (10)
Broadcasting Career:
Named Philadelphia radio color commentator during 1998-99 season and held
position through 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in his first NHL game. The goal, at 2:38 of
the second period, came against N.Y. Islanders goaltender Billy Smith. It
stood up as the game-winner. ... Played on Philadelphia team that set NHL record with
35-game unbeaten streak from Oct. 14, 1979, to Jan. 6, 1980. ... Set
Philadelphia records (since broken) for points (75), goals (34) and assists
(41) by a rookie in 1979-80. ... Played on line with Bobby Clarke and Reggie
Leach for
Philadelphia in 1979-80. ... Played on line with Ken Linseman for Philadelphia
in 1980-81. ... Led all NHL
rookies with 75 points in 1979-80. ... Played on "Hi-Speed Line" with Ray
Allison and Ron Flockhart for Philadelphia in 1981-82. ... Set Philadelphia
record (since broken) for shots on goal in one game with 13 vs. Hartford on
Jan. 9, 1983. ... Suspended by NHL for four games during 1984-85 season for
slashing Tim Hunter during Philadelphia's Jan. 13, 1985, game vs. Calgary.
Propp and the Flyers argued that he should not be suspended because the hit
was retaliation for a slash by Hunter. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with
eye injury suffered during Philadelphia's March 4, 1986, game vs. Buffalo. ...
Missed part of 1986-87 season with broken left knee, an injury suffered during
Philadelphia's Dec. 7, 1986, game vs. Edmonton. The injury required surgery.
... Missed part of 1987-88 season with sprained left knee, an injury suffered
in December 1987. ... Missed part of 1989 playoffs with concussion, an injury
suffered when he was hit by Chris Chelios in Game 1 of Philadelphia's Wales
Conference final series at Montreal on May 1, 1989. ... Was traded by Philadelphia at 1990
trade deadline because he was due to become unrestricted free agent at end of
season. ... Played on line with Dave Gagner and Mike Modano for second half of
1990-91 season. ... Suspended one game by NHL during 1990-91 season for a
taking his second stick-related major penalty of the season during Minnesota's
Feb. 23, 1991, game vs. Chicago. ... Missed parts of 1991-92 season with groin
injury, suffered during Minnesota's Nov. 29, 1991, game vs. Toronto, with
dislocated shoulder, an injury suffered during Minnesota's Feb. 9, 1992, game
at Hartford, and with sprained knee, an injury suffered during Minnesota's
March 14, 1992, game vs. Detroit. ... Missed start of 1992 playoffs with
shoulder injury suffered during Minnesota's April 14, 1992, game vs. Detroit.
... Cleared waivers for the second time of the season on Nov. 14, 1992 -- just
seven games into Minnesota's 1992-93 schedule -- and was assigned by
Minnesota to play in Switzerland on Nov. 14, 1992. This prevented him from
having to report to the minor leagues, and he played most of the season with
Lugano of Swiss league before returning to the NHL on March 21, 1993 ... Did
not miss playoffs until final two seasons of NHL career (1992-93 with
Minnesota and 1993-94 with Hartford). ... Did not return to NHL after 1993-94 season, instead opting to finish his career in France while NHL
players endured the 1994-95 lockout. ... Set NHL record (since broken) for
playoff points by a player who never won the Stanley Cup (148). The record was
broken by Adam Oates in 2003. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Lugano (Switzerland),
Anglet (France)
Canada Cup: 1987 (first place)
World Championships: 1982
(bronze medal), 1983 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Provincial Saskatchewan Hall of Fame:
Inducted 2003
Rural Saskatchewan Hall of Fame: Inducted 2002
Miscellaneous: Was on Minnesota
team that joined Montreal for 1990 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet
Union. ... Played three games for Team Canada during 1992-93 season, helping
Canada win 1992 Spengler Cup in Switzerland. ... Helped build and then became
manager of Medford (N.J.) Ice Rink immediately following his retirement in
1995 and remained in that position until 1997. ... An outstanding golfer, he
won club titles at Heron Pines (Cologne, N.J.) in 1995 and 2000, and competed
on the Celebrity Players Tour. ... Became president of Diamond Golf Outings
after his retirement. The company helps organize corporate, social and
charitable golf events. ... Started own line of "Guffaw" golf clothing and
other accessories, named in honor of his favorite comedian, Howie Mandel. ... Named to left wing spot on all-time Brandon (WCHL/WHL) team by CHL panel
in 1999. ... Named greatest left wing in Canadian major junior hockey history
by a CHL panel in 1999. ... Has own website at www.brianpropp.com.
Personal: Full name is Brian
Phillip Propp. ... Older brother of former major junior player Ron Propp. ...
Son of a preacher. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Philadelphia traded Propp to Boston in
exchange for 1990 second-round pick (Terran Sandwith) on March 6, 1990. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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