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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John Newberry
Selected in
third round
No. 45 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born April 8, 1962
 | Position:
Center
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Nanaimo (BCJHL)
Birthplace: Port Alberni, B.C. (Canada)
Hometown:
Victoria, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1963-64 |
Toronto | OHA | 22 |
3 | 1 |
4 | 13 |
| 1963-64 |
Toronto | OHA |
22 | 3 |
1 | 4 |
13 | | 1963-64 |
Toronto | OHA |
22 | 3 |
1 | 4 |
13 | | 1963-64 |
Toronto | OHA |
22 | 3 |
1 | 4 |
13 | | 1963-64 |
Toronto | OHA |
22 | 3 |
1 | 4 |
13 | | 1979-80 |
Nanaimo | BCJHL |
65 | 84 |
101 | 185 |
96 | | |
Victoria | WHL |
1 | 0 |
2 | 2 |
0 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
BCJHL Points Leader: 1979-80 (Nanaimo) (185 points)
BCJHL Goals
Leader: 1979-80 (Nanaimo) (84 goals)
BCJHL Assists Leader:
1979-80 (Nanaimo) (101 assists) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: April 7, 1983 (Buffalo at Montreal)
(playoff game)
Numbers: 29, 31 (Montreal); 33
(Hartford)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1993 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1986 |
Montreal, Hartford | 22 |
0 | 4 |
4 | 6 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983 |
Montreal | 2 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Made his NHL debut in 1983 Stanley Cup playoffs. ...
Made regular-season debut for Montreal vs. Calgary on Dec. 3, 1983. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Wisconsin (WCHA); Nova
Scotia (AHL); Sherbrooke (AHL); Binghamton, Moncton (AHL); Oulu (Finland);
Frolunda, Orebro (Sweden); Zug (Switzerland); Uppsala (Sweden); Murrayfield
(Great Britain)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1981
(Wisconsin)
AHL Calder Cup: 1985 (Sherbrooke)
NCAA West All-America First Team: 1981-82 (Wisconsin)
NCAA
Tournament All-Star First Team: 1981, 1982 (Wisconsin)
WCHA All-Star
First Team: 1981-82 (Wisconsin)
WCHA
All-Academic Team: 1980-81 (Wisconsin) (unofficial team)
AHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1985 (Sherbrooke) (20 points)
AHL
Playoffs Assists Leader: 1985 (Sherbrooke) (14 assists, tie)
Education: Majored in physical education at University of Wisconsin.
Miscellaneous:
Scored two goals in his first game for Wisconsin vs. Western Michigan on Oct. 17,
1980. ... Tied for Wisconsin
lead with 30 goals as a freshman in 1980-81. ... Scored two goals and had two
assists for Wisconsin in 6-3 NCAA title-game victory over Minnesota on March
28, 1981. ... Led Wisconsin with 65 points and 38 goals as a sophomore in
1981-82. ... Was finalist for Hobey Baker Award in 1981-82. ... Left Wisconsin for pro hockey after sophomore season.
... Returned to Canada after his retirement and became a firefighter. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Montreal did not offer Newberry
a contract for the 1985-86 season, and he became an unrestricted free agent.
He signed with Hartford in August 1985. |
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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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