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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ed Hospodar
Selected in second round
No.
34 overall by New York Rangers
Born February 9, 1959
 | Position:
Defense / Right Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight: 210
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ottawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace:
Bowling Green, Ohio (USA)
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Markham | OPJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1976-77 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
52 | 3 |
19 | 22 |
140 | | 1977-78 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
62 | 7 |
26 | 33 |
172 | | 1978-79 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
45 | 7 |
16 | 23 |
131 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1978 (fifth place)
OMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1978-79 (Ottawa)
OMJHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1977 (Ottawa) (113 PIM)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 23 prospect (among players born in 1959) for the 1979 NHL draft. ... Was Ottawa's
eighth choice in 1976 OMJHL midget draft. ... Missed start of 1977-78 season
while recovering from September 1977 surgery to removed damaged cartilage in
left knee. ... Missed start of 1978-79 season with damaged ligaments in right
ankle. ... Attended Canterbury High School in Ottawa. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 21, 1979 (Winnipeg at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 23 (NYR); 23 (Hartford); 17 (Phil.); 17
(Minn.); 24 (Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-1988 |
NYR, HAR, PHI, MIN, BUF | 450 |
17 | 51 |
68 | 1,314 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM |
| 1980-1987 | N.Y. Rangers, Phila., Minn. |
44 | 4 | 1 |
5 | 208 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1985 (Philadelphia)
N.Y. Rangers Crumb
Bum Award (Service): 1980-81 (first winner)
NHL Records:
Most penalty minutes in one playoff period (39 for N.Y. Rangers in first
period on April 9, 1981, at Los Angeles), most penalties in one playoff period
(6 for N.Y. Rangers in first period on April 9, 1981, at Los Angeles -- 2
minors, 1 major, 1 misconduct, 2 game misconducts)
N.Y. Rangers Records:
Most penalty minutes in one playoff year (93 in 1981), most penalty minutes in
one playoff series (93 in first round vs. Los Angeles in 1981), most penalty
minutes in one playoff game (39 on April 9, 1981, at Los Angeles), most
penalty minutes in one playoff period (39 in first period on April 9, 1981, at
Los Angeles)
NHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1981 (N.Y.
Rangers) (93)
N.Y. Rangers Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1981-82 (152)
N.Y. Rangers Playoffs PIM Leader: 1980 (42), 1981 (93)
1986-87: Was on Philadelphia team that went to Stanley Cup Finals, but
did not play in final series vs. Edmonton due to suspension.
Miscellaneous: Had assist in first NHL game. ... Missed part of
1979-80 season with groin injury. ... First NHL goal was scored in playoffs
for N.Y. Rangers vs. Atlanta on April 12, 1980. ... Missed parts of 1980-81
season with strained left shoulder, with hip pointer, with bruised left ankle,
an injury suffered in October 1980, and with strained back, an injury suffered
during N.Y. Rangers' Dec. 28, 1980, game vs. Montreal. ... Missed part of
1981-82 season with broken jaw and loss of several teeth, an injury suffered
when he fought Clark Gillies during N.Y. Rangers' Dec. 30, 1981, game vs. N.Y.
Islanders. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with hamstring injury suffered in
December 1983. ... Released by Hartford in July 1984 and signed with
Philadelphia as an unrestricted free agent while he was attending Villanova. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with broken hand, suffered while fighting Mark Hunter during Philadelphia's Dec. 16, 1984, game
vs. Montreal. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season with elbow infection,
diagnosed on Oct. 13, 1985, with strained back, suffered during
Minnesota's Jan. 21, 1986, game at Washington, and with strained knee, an
injury suffered during Minnesota's Feb. 10, 1986, game at Montreal. ...
Released by Minnesota in June 1986 and signed with Philadelphia as
unrestricted free agent. ... Missed parts of 1986-87 season with bruised
shoulder and knee infection. ... Suspended for 1987 Stanley Cup finals as a
result of his role in a pregame brawl at Montreal on May 14, 1987.
The Montreal Brawl: Hospodar
was involved in one of the most bizarre incidents of violence in Stanley Cup
playoffs history during the 1987 Wales Conference final series between
Philadelphia and Montreal. The incident took place at the end of warm-ups
prior to Game 6 of the series on May 14, 1987, in Montreal. It began when the
Flyers tried to disrupt the Canadiens' 1987 postseason ritual of having Shayne
Corson pass the puck off to Claude Lemieux, the last player off the ice, so
that Lemieux could shoot the puck into the empty opposing net. Knowing that
the Flyers disapproved of this ritual, Lemieux and Corson hid in the
dressing-room runway until they thought all of the Flyers had left the ice
before coming back out to do their little exercise. Hospodar and Resch, who
were guarding the Philadelphia net, were the last to leave the ice, not
knowing that Corson and Lemieux would return. Once they saw the two back on
the ice, they also came back, chasing after them. Under pressure, Corson did
not pass the puck, instead taking a shot by himself as he skated alongside
Lemieux, who would knock in the rebound off the back of the net. Hospodar
tried to hook Corson as he skated toward the goal, while Flyers backup goalie
Glenn Resch threw his stick in front of the goal, but was unable to block the
puck. Hospodar then attacked Lemieux as he came toward the net. Lemieux
refused to fight back, setting off a massive brawl that led to $24,500 in
fines for both teams and the suspension of Hospodar for the remainder of the
playoffs. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New Haven (AHL); Rochester
(AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1979-80: Played on AHL
regular-season champion (New Haven).
Education: Attended Villanova
University during off-seasons of his playing days.
Miscellaneous:
Was active in charitable causes throughout his career, including extensive
work with hospitalized children. ... Remained in Philadelphia area and worked
as a hockey instructor after his retirement, while also participating in
Flyers alumni events.
Personal: Nicknamed "Boxcar." ...
Full name is Edward David Hospodar. ... Father was vice president of the
Campbell's Soup company's international division. ... Brother of a Catholic
priest. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: N.Y. Rangers traded Hospodar to
Hartford in exchange for Kent-Erik Andersson on October 1, 1982. |
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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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