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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John Chabot
Selected in second round
No.
40 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born May 18, 1962
 | Position:
Center
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Hull (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Summerside, PEI (Canada)
Hometown:
Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1978-79 |
Gatineau | Que. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1979-80 |
Hull | QMJHL |
68 | 26 |
57 | 83 |
28 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Also played left wing and defense in junior career.
... Was Hull's first-round pick, No. 1 overall, in 1979 QMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6, 1983 (N.Y. Islanders at
Montreal)
Numbers: 29 (Montreal); 9
(Pittsburgh); 16 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 2001 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1983-1991 | Montreal, Pittsburgh, Detroit |
508 | 84 |
228 | 312 |
85 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1984-1989 | Montreal, Detroit |
33 | 6 |
20 | 26 |
2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Detroit Playoffs Assists Leader: 1988 (15)
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in his first NHL game. The goal, at 10:19 of
the second period, beat N.Y. Islanders goaltender Billy Smith. ... Scored
series-winning goal for Montreal in Game 6 of Adams Division final series vs.
Quebec on April 20, 1984. ... Scored two goals in his first game with
Pittsburgh on Nov. 10, 1984, at N.Y. Islanders. ... wore No. 12 in Detroit's
1987 training camp. ... Missed parts of 1987-88 season with fractured mastoid
bone behind right ear, an injury suffered during Detroit's Feb. 12, 1988, game
vs. New Jersey, and with mild concussion, an injury suffered during Detroit's
March 27, 1988, game at Buffalo. ... Set Detroit record (since broken) for
most assists in one playoff year with 15 in 1988. ... Missed part of 1988-89
season with the flu, contracted in late January 1989. ... Missed part of
1989-90 season with the flu, contracted in early January 1990. ... Missed
remainder of 1989-90 season with severed tendon in right ankle, an injury
suffered when he was cut by Rob Brown's skate during Detroit's March 15, 1990,
game at Pittsburgh. The injury required surgery. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Hull (QMJHL); Nova Scotia (AHL);
Sherbrooke (QMJHL); Adirondack (AHL); Team Canada; Milan, Milan Devils
(Italy); Berlin Prussians/Devils, Berlin Capitals (Germany); Zug
(Switzerland); Frankfurt, Berlin Polar Bears (Germany)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Briere Trophy (MVP): 1981-82 (Sherbrooke)
CCM QMJHL Player of Year: 1981-82 (Sherbrooke)
Memorial Cup All-Star First Team: 1982 (Sherbrooke)
QMJHL All-Star First Team: 1981-82 (Sherbrooke)
Adirondack Records: Most assists in one game (5 at Baltimore on Dec.
16, 1988, shares record), most points in one period (4 at Baltimore on Dec.
16, 1988, shares record), most assists in one period (4 at Baltimore on Dec.
16, 1988)
QMJHL Assists Leader: 1981-82 (Sherbrooke) (109 assists)
Germany Points Leader: 1994-95 (Berlin) (68 points)
Germany
Assists Leader: 1994-95 (Berlin) (48 assists), 1995-96 (Berlin) (65
assists), 1997-98 (Frankfurt) (46 assists)
Germany Playoffs Assists
Leader: 1996 (Berlin) (14 assists)
1988-89: Played eight regular-season games for Adirondack team that
went on to win AHL playoff title, but was not with team in postseason.
1992-93: Played 13 games for Milan Devils team that went on to win Italian
playoff title, but was not with team during postseason.
Coaching Career:
Named Hull (QMJHL) assistant coach prior to 2001-02 season, relocated with
team to Gatineau, Quebec, after 2002-03 season, and remained in that position
into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Traded by Hull (QMJHL)
to Sherbrooke for Tim Cranston and Rousell MacKenzie in September
1981. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with strained tendons in right knee,
suffered while playing for Adirondack (AHL) in November 1988. The
injury required arthroscopic surgery on Nov. 23, 1988. ... Played on line with
Alex Hicks and Steve Walker for Berlin Polar Bears (Germany) in 2000-01. ... Active in First
Nations causes in Canada during playing days, working
in drug and alcohol abuse programs for fellow North American Indians. ...
Became active in First Nations causes after his retirement, appearing at
Oldtimers functions with other former aboriginal stars. ... Founded John
Chabot Hockey Schools in Massena, N.Y., in 2003.
Personal:
Full name is John David Chabot. ... Full-blooded Algonquin Indian. ...
Original name, before it was changed in his youth, was John David Kahibaitche. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Montreal traded Chabot to Pittsburgh
in exchange for Ron Flockhart on November 9, 1984. |
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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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