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1979 NHL DRAFT PICK
Guy Carbonneau
Selected in third round
No. 44 overall by Montreal Canadiens

Born March 18, 1960
Position: Center
Height: 5-11   Weight: 175
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Chicoutimi (QMJHL)                         
Birthplace: Sept-Iles, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Sept-Iles, Quebec
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1975-76 Sept-IlesMidget B ---- ---- --
1976-77 ChicoutimiQMJHL 599 2029 8
1977-78 ChicoutimiQMJHL 7028 5583 60
1978-79 ChicoutimiQMJHL 7262 79141 47

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was Chicoutimi's fifth-round selection in 1976 QMJHL midget draft.
NHL CAREER
Debut: March 21, 1981 (Vancouver at Montreal)
Numbers:  20, 21 (Montreal); 21 (St. Louis); 21 (Dallas)
Stanley Cup: 1986, 1993, 1999.  Status: Retired June 29, 2000
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATP PIM
1980-2000 Montreal, St. Louis, Dallas 1,318260 403663820
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATP PIM
1983-2000 Montreal, St. Louis, Dallas 2313855 93161

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Selke Trophy:
1987-88, 1988-89, 1991-92
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1989 (Montreal), 2000 (Dallas)
Montreal Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader): 1983-84
Montreal Captain: June 29, 1990, until Aug. 19, 1994
Montreal Co-Captain: September 1989 until June 29, 1990
Montreal Records: Most shorthanded goals, rookie (5 in 1982-83)
Coaching Career: Named Montreal assistant coach on Nov. 20, 2000, and remained in that position until May 27, 2002.
Management Career: Named Montreal supervisor of prospect development on Aug. 3, 2000, and remained in that position until Nov. 20, 2000. ... Named Dallas special assistant to the general manager on May 27, 2002, and remained in position until Oct. 15, 2003. ... Named Dallas assistant general manager on Oct. 15, 2003.
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Was Selke Trophy runner-up in 1986-87. ... Became Montreal Canadiens' first co-captain in 80 years when he and Chris Chelios were elected to jointly replace Bob Gainey as team captain. The secret balloting of Montreal players led to three consecutive ties until general manager Serge Savard decided to name the two co-captains. ... Missed parts of 1989-90 season with strained ligaments in right knee, an injury suffered when he was checked by Mike Foligno during Montreal's Oct. 7, 1989, game vs. Buffalo, and with broken nose, suffered in an altercation with Kevin Lowe during Montreal's Oct. 28, 1989, game vs. Edmonton. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with concussion, an injury suffered when he was checked by Ulf Samuelsson during Montreal's Oct. 8, 1990, game vs. Hartford. ... Was Selke Trophy runner-up in 1989-90. ... Missed parts of 1991-92 season with broken rib, an injury suffered during Montreal's Jan. 13, 1992, game vs. Calgary, and with elbow injury, suffered during Montreal's practice on March 2, 1992. ... Missed start of 1992-93 season with tendinitis in right knee, diagnosed during Montreal's training camp on Oct. 1, 1992. ... Missed parts of 1992-93 season with broken finger, suffered during Montreal's Nov. 14, 1992, game vs. Philadelphia, and with re-aggravation of tendinitis in right knee, diagnosed during the NHL All-Star break on Feb. 4, 1993. ... Shadowed Wayne Gretzky during 1993 playoffs. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with the flu, contracted in February 1994. ... Missed part of 1995 season while recovering from knee surgery, performed on March 31, 1995. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with pulled groin, an injury suffered during Dallas' Oct. 17, 1995, game vs. Washington. ... Named Dallas Player of Month for December 1995. ... Was Dallas' nominee for Masterton Trophy in 1995-96. ... Missed parts of 1996-97 season with strained groin, an injury suffered during Dallas' Dec. 8, 1996, game at Florida, and with bruised forearm, an injury suffered during Dallas' March 31, 1997, game at Edmonton. ... Missed parts of 1997-98 season with sprained neck, an injury suffered during Dallas' Oct. 14, 1997, game vs. Calgary, and with strained lower back, an injury suffered during Dallas' Oct. 24, 1997, game at Chicago. ... Named Dallas Player of Month for March 1998. ... Missed part of 1998 playoffs with elbow injury suffered during Game 3 of Dallas' first-round series vs. San Jose on April 26, 1998. ... Missed parts of 1998-99 season with strained groin, suffered during Dallas' Oct. 22, 1998, game vs. Phoenix, with bruised ankle, suffered during Dallas' Feb. 17, 1999, game vs. Florida, with knee injury, suffered during Dallas' March 14, 1999, game at Philadelphia, and with sprained ankle, suffered during Dallas' March 31, 1999, game vs. Tampa Bay. ... Missed part of 1999 playoffs with sprained knee, suffered during Game 2 of Dallas' first-round series vs. Edmonton on April 23, 1999, at Dallas. ... Was NHL's oldest player during 1999-00 season. ... Missed parts of 1999-00 season with strained neck, an injury suffered during Dallas' Feb. 21, 2000, game at Nashville, and with broken wrist, an injury suffered during Dallas' March 5, 2000, game vs. Detroit. ... Missed playoffs only once during his NHL career (1996 with Dallas).
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Chicoutimi (QMJHL); Nova Scotia (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Hall of Fame:
Inducted 2001
QMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1979-80 (Chicoutimi)
Chicoutimi Captain: 1979-80
Miscellaneous: Spent entire 1979-80 regular season with Chicoutimi (QMJHL), but was called up to Nova Scotia (AHL) for 1979 AHL playoffs. ... Was on Montreal team that joined Minnesota to compete in the 1990 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. ... Chicoutimi (QMJHL) retired Carbonneau's No. 21.
Personal: Father-in-law of NHL player Brenden Morrow, who married Carbonneau's daughter Anne-Marie on July 20, 2002.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Montreal traded Carbonneau to St. Louis in exchange for Jim Montgomery on August 19, 1994.

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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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