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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Greg
Theberge
Selected in
sixth round
No. 109 overall by Washington Capitals
Born
September 3, 1959
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Peterborough, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Peterborough, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Wexford | OPJHL |
36 | 15 |
19 | 34 |
40 | | 1976-77 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
65 | 10 |
22 | 32 |
47 | | 1977-78 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
66 | 13 |
54 | 67 |
88 | | 1978-79 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
63 | 20 |
60 | 80 |
90 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1979 (Peterborough)
OMJHL Kaminsky Trophy (Outstanding Defenseman):
1978-79 (Peterborough)
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1978-79 (Peterborough)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 16 prospect (among players born in 1959) for the 1979 NHL draft. ...
Named OMJHL's best offensive defenseman for 1978-79 in poll of league coaches. ...
Unanimous pick for 1978-79 OMJHL All-Star team. ... Was
Peterborough's second pick in 1976 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 21, 1979 (Washington at
Chicago)
Numbers: 2, 8, 20 (Washington)
Stanley Cup:
Never won
Playing Status: Retired 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP | PIM | |
1979-1983 |
Washington | 153 |
15 | 63 |
78 | 73 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP | PIM | |
1983 | Washington | 4 |
0 | 1 | 1 |
0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Washington Records: Most points in one game by a rookie (5 vs.
Philadelphia on Nov. 21, 1981)
Miscellaneous: Missed parts of 1981-82 season with hip pointer and knee
injury. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Hershey (AHL); Olten, Zug
(Switzerland); Augsburg (West Germany)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1980 (Hershey)
AHL All-Star Second Team: 1980-81
(Hershey)
1980-81: Played on AHL
regular-season champion (Hershey).
Miscellaneous: Set Hershey
single-season record (since broken) for points by a defenseman with 65 in
1980-81. ... Moved to North Bay, Ontario, area and became a minor hockey coach
after his retirement, specializing in InLine hockey. He led Nipissing to the
Ontario InLine 12-and-under title in 2003. ... Also served as assistant
coach on North Bay Bantam AAA ice hockey team in 2002-03.
Personal: Full name is Greg Ray
Theberge. ... Grandson of former NHL player and Hockey Hall of Famer Dit
Clapper. |
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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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