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1980 NHL DRAFT PICK
Mark Osborne
Selected in third round
No. 46 overall by Detroit Red Wings

Born August 13, 1961
Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-2   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Niagara Falls (OMJHL)                     
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1977-78 TorontoMTJHL 5820 2848 60
1978-79 Niagara FallsOMJHL 6217 2542 53
1979-80 Niagara FallsOMJHL 5210 3343 104

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Niagara Falls Captain:
1979-80
Miscellaneous: Was No. 29 prospect on Central Scouting's final ranking of 1980 draft-eligible players. ... Became a born-again Christian at age 14. ... Missed part of 1979-80 season with hip injury, which caused many NHL teams to avoid drafting him higher.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 6, 1981 (Detroit at N.Y. Rangers)
Numbers:  23 (Detroit); 19, 20 (NYR); 12, 21 (Toronto); 12 (Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired June 19, 1997
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1981-1995 DET, NYR, TOR, WIN919 212319 5311,152
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1984-1995 N.Y. Rangers, Toronto87 1216 28141

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Detroit MVP:
1981-82
Detroit Points Leader: 1981-82 (67)
Detroit Assists Leader: 1981-82 (41)
Toronto Assists Leader: 1987-88 (37)
Toronto Playoffs Assists Leader: 1990 (3, tie)
Toronto Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1994 (52)
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in his first NHL game. The goal, at 17:51 of the second period, beat N.Y. Rangers goaltender Steve Weeks and stood up as the game-winner in a 5-2 Detroit victory. ... Played on line with Mark Pavelich for N.Y. Rangers in 1983-84. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with the flu, contracted in December 1983. The illness broke a 193 consecutive games-played streak dating back to his first NHL game. ... Missed first three quarters of 1984-85 season with right hip flexor injury, initially suffered during off-season workout during summer of 1984 and re-aggravated during N.Y. Rangers' 1984 training camp. He did not play his first game of the 1984-85 season until Feb. 17, 1985. ... Played on line with Bob Brooke and George McPhee for N.Y. Rangers in 1984-85. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with sprained right ankle, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Feb. 12, 1986, game vs. Vancouver. ... Scored series-winning goal for N.Y. Rangers in Game 5 of first-round playoff series at Philadelphia on April 15, 1986. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with laceration behind left knee, an injury suffered in February 1987. ... Missed remainder of 1987 playoffs with with strained left knee, an injury suffered during Game 3 of Toronto's Norris Division final series vs. Detroit on April 25, 1987. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with flu, contracted in late December 1987. ... Was Toronto's nominee for 1987-88 Masterton Trophy and King Clancy Award. ... Missed part of Toronto's 1988 training camp and start of 1988-89 season with mononucleosis, diagnosed in September 1988. ... Was Toronto's nominee for 1988-89 King Clancy Award. ... Played on "Gem Line" with Ed Olczyk and Gary Leeman for Toronto in 1989-90. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with broken left thumb and damaged ligaments in left thumb, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Dec. 3, 1990, game vs. New Jersey. ... Missed parts of 1991-92 season with separated shoulder, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Oct. 29, 1991, game at Quebec, and with hairline fracture in left ankle, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Jan. 6, 1992, game at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with sprained knee, an injury suffered during Toronto's March 28, 1993, game at Calgary. ... Missed part of 1993 playoffs with strained ribs, an injury suffered during Game 2 of Toronto's first-round playoff series at Detroit on April 21, 1993. ... Skipped Game 5 of Toronto's Campbell Conference final series vs. Los Angeles to be present for birth of his first child, Abigail, on May 25, 1993. ... Played on line with Bill Berg and Peter Zezel for Toronto in 1992-93 and 1993-94. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with strained rib muscle, an injury suffered during Toronto's Nov. 24, 1993, game at Calgary. ... Missed parts of 1995 season with the flu, contracted in February 1995 and again in March 1995.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Niagara Falls (OMJHL); Adirondack (AHL); Cleveland (IHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup:
1981 (Adirondack)
Niagara Falls Captain: 1980-81
Coaching Career: Named Cleveland (IHL) assistant coach on June 19, 1997, and remained in position through 1997-98 season. ... Named Toronto St. Michael's (OHL) assistant coach prior to 1998-99 season and remained in position until Oct. 29, 1999. ... Named Toronto St. Michael's (OHL) head coach on Oct. 29, 1999, and remained in position until August 2000. ... Named Mississauga (OHL) assistant coach on June 7, 2002, and remained in position until mid-April 2003.
Management Career: Named Toronto St. Michael's (OHL) assistant coach prior to 1998-99 season and remained in that position until Oct. 29, 1999. ... Named Toronto St. Michael's (OHL) general manager on Oct. 29, 1999, and remained in that position until August 2000. ... Named Mississauga (OHL) assistant general manager on June 7, 2002, and remained in that position until mid-April 2003.
Miscellaneous: Joined Adirondack for 1981 AHL playoffs, helping team in run to Calder Cup championship. Did not play another minor-league game until the 1995-96 season. ... Played one exhibition game for Team Canada at 1982 World Championships, but was cut before start of tournament. .. Came out of retirement to play three games for Cleveland (IHL) while serving as team's assistant coach during 1997-98 season. ... Worked at Christian Athletes Hockey Camp in London, Ontario, during off-seasons of his playing days, and became active in Hockey Ministries International after retirement, giving presentations about the group at various rinks and arenas during 2001-02 season. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after his retirement, playing on Toronto Maple Leafs alumni team. ... Played in Heroes of Hockey game during NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto in 2000.
Personal: Nicknamed "Ozzie." ... Full name is Mark Anatole Osborne.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Detroit traded Osborne, Willie Huber and Mike Blaisdell to N.Y. Rangers in exchange for Ron Duguay, Eddie Mio and Eddie Johnstone on June 13, 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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