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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Steve Ludzik
Selected in second round
No.
28 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born April
3, 1962
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Markham | OPJHL |
34 | 15 |
24 | 39 |
20 | | 1978-79 |
Niagara Falls | OMJHL |
68 | 32 |
65 | 97 |
138 | | 1979-80 |
Niagara Falls | OMJHL |
67 | 43 |
76 | 119 |
102 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was Niagara Falls' seventh pick in 1978 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 29, 1981 (Chicago at Quebec)
Numbers:
31, 29 (Chicago); 14
(Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1993 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1981-1990 | Chicago, Buffalo |
424 | 46 |
93 | 139 |
333 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1983-1988 | Chicago |
44 | 4 |
8 | 12 |
70 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching
Career: Named Tampa Bay head coach on July 14, 1999, and remained in that
position until Jan. 7, 2001. ... Named Florida assistant coach on Nov. 10,
2003, and remained in that position until June 17, 2004.
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in first NHL game. The goal, at 6:15 of the
third period, beat Quebec goalie Dan Bouchard and was Chicago's only goal in
an 8-1 loss to Nordiques. ... Was often confused with former junior teammate
Steve Larmer, during his early years in Chicago. Ludzik's rookie hockey card
depicted Larmer, while Larmer's depicted Ludzik. ... Played on line with Tim Higgins and Curt Fraser
for Chicago in 1982-83. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season with broken left
foot, an injury suffered during Chicago's Oct. 19, 1985, game at Detroit, and
with continued pain in foot, suffered during Chicago's Dec. 29, 1985, game vs.
Boston. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with broken collarbone, an injury
suffered during Chicago's Jan. 26, 1987, game at Montreal. ... Also played
left wing for Chicago. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Niagara Falls (OMJHL); New
Brunswick (AHL); Saginaw (IHL); Rochester (AHL); Zell am See (Austria)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1982 (New
Brunswick)
IHL Turner Cup: 1997 (Detroit) (as head coach)
ColHL Coach of Year: 1994-95 (Muskegon)
Rochester Star of Stars (Three-Stars Leader): 1989-90
Rochester Captain: 1990-91 and 1991-92
1981-82: Played on AHL regular-season champion (New Brunswick).
1990-91: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Rochester).
1996-97:
Was head coach of Detroit team that won IHL regular-season and playoff titles.
Coaching Career: Named Muskegon (ColHL) head coach prior to 1993-94
season and remained in that position through 1994-95 season. ... Named
Detroit (IHL) assistant coach prior to 1995-96 season and remained in that
position through 1995-96 season, although he was acting as interim head
coach for season's final 32 games while best friend and head coach Rick
Dudley focused on his responsibilities as team's general manager. ... Named
Detroit (IHL) head coach prior to 1996-97 season and remained in that
position until July 14, 1999. ... Named Mississauga (OHL) head coach on June
7, 2002, and remained in that position until April 24, 2003. ... Named San
Antonio (AHL) head coach on June 5, 2003, and remained in that position
until Nov. 10, 2003. ... Named San Antonio (AHL) head coach on June 17,
2004, and remained in that position into 2004-05 season.
Management
Career: Named Muskegon (ColHL) director of hockey operations prior to
1993-94 season and remained in that position through 1994-95 season. ... Named
Mississauga (OHL) general manager and director of hockey operations on June 7,
2002, and remained in that position until April 24, 2003.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of
1989-90 season with left eye injury, suffered when hit by Shaun Van
Allen's stick during Rochester's Nov. 12, 1989, game vs. Cape Breton. ... Was
one of four players (along with Mitch Molloy, Rudy Poeschek and Tie Domi),
suspended six games and fined $1,000 each by AHL during 1990-91 season for
role in Rochester's pregame brawl with Binghamton on Nov. 24, 1990. The
incident took place after Ludzik hit Poeschek with a high stick when the two
accidentally collided during warmups. ... Took job as Mississauga (OHL) coach
because of his close friendship with former junior teammate Nick Ricci, who
had purchased the team. Left team after failing to agree on contract terms
with new owner Mario Forgione, who bought team from Ricci two months earlier
on Feb. 2003.
Personal: Full name is Stephen Paul
Ludzik. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Chicago sent Ludzik and a return of
Buffalo's 1990 sixth-round pick (Derek Edgerly) to Buffalo to complete a
September 28, 1989, deal in which Buffalo traded Jacques Cloutier to Chicago
for future considerations. Ludzik, and the return of Buffalo's 1990
sixth-rounder in exchange for return of Chicago's 1990 fifth-round pick (Todd
Bojcun), fulfilled the deal's future considerations on September 29,
1989. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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