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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Lee Norwood
Selected in
third round
No. 62 overall by Quebec Nordiques
Born February 2, 1960
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Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Oshawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Oakland, California (USA)
Hometown:
Trenton, Michigan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Little Caesar's | Mich. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1977-78 |
Hull | QMJHL |
51 | 3 |
17 | 20 |
83 | | 1978-79 |
Oshawa | OMJHL |
61 | 23 |
38 | 61 |
171 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 17 prospect (among underage juniors) for the 1979 NHL draft. ... Was
Oshawa's fifth pick in 1977 OMJHL midget draft. ... Attended Trenton (Mich.)
High School. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1980 (Quebec at Edmonton)
Numbers:
34 (Quebec); 8 (Wash.); 23, 20 (St. Louis); 23 (Detroit);
28 (New Jersey); 23 (Hartford); 6 (Calgary)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1997 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G | A |
TP | PIM |
| 1980-1994 | Quebec, Wash., STL,
Det., N.J., Hart., Calg. | 503 |
58 | 153 |
211 | 1,099 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1981-1992 |
QUE, STL, DET, NJ | 65 |
6 | 22 |
28 | 171 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL
game. ... Traded by Washington to Toronto in exchange for Dave Shand on Oct.
6, 1983, but never played for parent team. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season
with pulled abdominal muscle, an injury suffered during Detroit's Jan. 13,
1987, game vs. Edmonton. Did not return to action until March 2, 1987. ...
Missed parts of 1987-88 season with groin injury, suffered in October 1987,
with strained left knee, an injury suffered during Detroit's Nov. 19, 1987,
game vs. Vancouver, with bruised right foot, an injury suffered during
Detroit's Jan. 21, 1988, game at New Jersey, and with bruised left thigh
that resulted in fluid on his left knee, an injury suffered during Detroit's
Jan. 30, 1988, game at Toronto. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with
sprained right ankle, an injury suffered while jogging near his home on Nov.
24, 1988, with pulled left hamstring, an injury suffered during Detroit's
Feb. 3, 1989, game at Edmonton, and with injured left hip, suffered during
Detroit's March 29, 1989, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed parts of 1989-90
season with strained groin, an injury suffered during Detroit's Oct. 26,
1989, game vs. Pittsburgh, with damaged left hip flexor, an injury suffered
during Detroit's Nov. 4, 1989, game at N.Y. Islanders, and with sprained
right wrist, an injury suffered during Detroit's March 15, 1990, game at
Pittsburgh. ... Missed end of 1989-90 season (one game total) with left foot
injury, suffered during Detroit's March 31, 1990, game at New Jersey. ...
Missed parts of 1990-91 season with separated left shoulder, an injury
suffered during New Jersey's Dec. 29, 1990, game vs. Buffalo, and with
fractured orbital bone over left eye, an injury suffered in a fight with
Dale Kushner during New Jersey's Feb. 16, 1991, game vs. Philadelphia. The
injury required surgery on Feb. 17, 1991. ... Suspended one game by NHL
during 1990-91 season (automatic suspension) for second stick-related game
misconduct of season during New Jersey's Nov. 30, 1990, game vs. N.Y.
Islanders. ... Had surgery on left shoulder during summer of 1991. ...
Missed part of 1991-92 season with ankle injury, suffered during St. Louis'
Jan. 28, 1992, game at Los Angeles. ... Missed remainder of 1992-93 season
and start of 1993-94 season with fracture and dislocation of left ankle, an
injury suffered while taking his motorcycle out of Brendan Shanahan's garage
on Jan. 22, 1993, game vs. Detroit. Norwood, who had been keeping the brand
new motorcyle at Shanahan's home, said it fell on him and crushed his ankle
as he was bringing it out to the street. The injury required emergency
surgery to insert a plate and eight screws. ... Released by
St. Louis on June 30, 1993. He signed with Calgary as an unrestricted free
agent on Oct. 22, 1993. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with strained hip,
suffered in December 1993. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Oshawa (OMJHL); Hershey (AHL);
Fredericton (AHL); St. Catharines (AHL); Peoria (IHL); Adirondack (AHL); San
Diego (IHL); Chicago, Detroit (IHL); Saginaw (CoHL); San Antonio (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1985 (Peoria)
IHL
Governors' Trophy (Outstanding Defenseman): 1984-85 (Peo.)
IHL
All-Star First Team: 1984-85 (Peoria)
1980-81: Played on AHL
regular-season champion (Hershey).
1984-85: Played on IHL
regular-season champion (Peoria).
Coaching Career: Named Central
Texas (WPHL) head coach prior to 1997-98 season and remained in position
through 1997-98 season.
Miscellaneous: Retired for first time in
1994, but came out of retirement at age 35 and returned to IHL for 1995-96
season. ... Active in charitable organizations during playing days in Detroit,
including work on Red Wings' 1989 food drive for local food bank. ... Returned
to Detroit area after retirement and went to work as mortgage loan officer for
Loan Giant company. ... Invested in and helped design Golf Club of Michigan
(Brighton, Mich.), after retirement, becoming a managing partner. ... Became
active in Detroit Red Wings' Alumni charity team.
Personal: Full name is Lee Charles
Norwood. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Quebec traded Norwood and 1982
sixth-round pick (Mats Kilstrom) to Washington in exchange for Tim Tookey and
1982 seventh-round pick (Daniel Poudrier) on February 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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