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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Kevin LaVallee
Selected in second round
No.
32 overall by Calgary Flames
Born September 16, 1961
 | Position:
Left Wing
Height: 5-8 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Brantford (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Sudbury, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Sudbury, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Sudbury MacIsaac | Ont. AAA |
30 | 45 |
48 | 93 |
-- | | 1978-79 |
Brantford | OMJHL |
66 | 27 |
23 | 50 |
30 | | 1979-80 |
Brantford | OMJHL |
65 | 65 |
70 | 135 |
50 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1979-80 (Brantford)
Miscellaneous: Brantford's second pick in 1978 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9, 1980 (Quebec at Calgary)
Numbers: 15 (Calgary);
14, 15
(L.A.); 16 (St. Louis); 16 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1996 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-1987 |
Calg., L.A., St. Louis, Pitt. |
366 | 110 |
125 | 235 |
85 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-1986 |
Calgary, St. Louis | 32 |
5 | 8 |
13 | 21 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1980-81: Played on first Calgary Flames team.
Miscellaneous: Was youngest player to make Calgary roster out of training
camp in 1980. ... Had three assists in his first NHL game, which was also the
first game in Calgary Flames history. He played that game on a line with Kent
Nilsson and Willi Plett. ... Played on line with Guy Chouinard and Lanny
McDonald for Calgary in 1981-82. ... Played center for Calgary during parts of 1981-82
season. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with separated shoulder, an injury
suffered in December 1982. ... Released by Los Angeles in August 1984 and
became unrestricted free agent. He signed with St. Louis on Aug. 24, 1984.
... Played on line with Bernie Federko and Joe Mullen for St. Louis in
1984-85. ... Missed remainder of 1984-85 season and entire 1985 playoffs with torn MCL
in left knee, an injury suffered when he was checked by Robert Picard during
St. Louis' Jan. 18, 1985, game at Winnipeg. The injury required season-ending surgery on Jan. 25, 1985.
... St. Louis bought out final year of LaVallee's contract in August 1986,
making him an unrestricted free agent. He signed with Pittsburgh on Sept. 10,
1986. ... Missed remainder of 1986-87 season with right shoulder injury,
requiring surgery on Feb. 5, 1987. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Colorado (CHL); New Haven (AHL);
Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland); Innsbruck (Austria); Milan (Italy); Ayr (Great
Britain); Ajoie (Switzerland); Ratingen-Loewen, Dussseldorf, Hannover
(Germany); Davos (Switzerland)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Swiss Championship: 1989
(Innsbruck)
Italian Championship: 1991 (Milan)
Miscellaneous: Studied for a
navigator's license in boating during off-seasons of his playing days.
Personal:
Nicknamed "Eddie Munster" by teammates because of resemblance to TV
character. ... Full name is Kevin A. LaVallee. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Calgary traded LaVallee and Carl
Mokosak to Los Angeles in exchange for Steve Bozek on June 20, 1983. |
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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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