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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Craig Levie
Selected in
third round
No. 43 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born August 17, 1959
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Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Edmonton (WHL)
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Calgary, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Pincher Creek | AJHL |
27 | 8 |
10 | 18 |
32 | | |
Calgary | WCHL |
2 | 0 |
1 | 1 |
0 | | 1977-78 |
Flin Flon | WCHL |
72 | 25 |
64 | 89 |
167 | | 1978-79 |
Edmonton | WHL |
69 | 29 |
63 | 92 |
200 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WHL All-Star Second Team: 1978-79 (Edmonton)
Miscellaneous: Was on Flin Flon (WCHL) team that relocated to Edmonton
prior to 1978-79 season. ... Competed in rodeo as teen-ager in Calgary. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 15, 1981 (Winnipeg at
Calgary)
Numbers: 21 (Winnipeg); 34
(Minnesota); 2 (St. Louis); 2 (Vancouver)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1991 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1981-1987 |
WIN, MIN, STL, VAN | 183 |
22 | 53 |
75 | 177 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP | PIM | | 1984-1985 |
Minnesota, St. Louis | 16 |
2 | 3 |
5 | 32 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game, which was played in
his hometown of Calgary. ... Was first player selected in 1981 NHL Waiver
Draft. ... Scored goal in first game with St. Louis on Oct. 11, 1984, at
Calgary. ... Left unprotected by St. Louis for 1985 NHL Waiver Draft, Levie
was claimed by Calgary but never played for parent team because the Flames
needed him to clear waivers two days later in order to send him to their AHL
affiliate, and he was instead claimed off waivers by Minnesota. ... Loaned by
Minnesota to Davos (Switzerland) on July 8, 1986, so North Stars could
have Ron Wilson for the entire 1986-87 season. Wilson was still
under contract to Davos at time of the loan ... Signed with Vancouver as
unrestricted free agent on March 1, 1987, after completing the 1986-87 regular
season in Switzerland. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Nova Scotia (AHL); Tulsa (CHL);
Sherbrooke (AHL); Salt Lake (CHL); Springfield (AHL); Davos (Switzerland);
Milan, Milan Devils (Italy); Fort Wayne (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Shore Award (Top
Defenseman): 1980-81 (Nova Scotia)
AHL All-Star First Team:
1980-81 (Nova Scotia)
AHL Assists Leader: 1980-81 (Nova
Scotia) (62 assists)
Miscellaneous: Set AHL
single-season records (since broken) for points (82) and assists (62) by defenseman in 1980-81. His
82 points broke a record set by Eddie Bush in 1947-48. ...
Played on Winnipeg's off-season charity softball team. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Craig Dean
Levie. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WAIVER DRAFT: Montreal left Levie unprotected
for the 1981 NHL Waiver Draft, and he was claimed by Winnipeg on October 5,
1981. |
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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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