|
View: Previous | Next
|
| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 |
Steve Bozek
Selected in third round
No.
52 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born November
26, 1960
 | Position: Left Wing
Height:
5-11 Weight: 170
|
|
| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Northern Michigan (CCHA)
Birthplace:
Kelowna, British Columbia (Canada)
Hometown: Castlegar, British
Columbia |
 |
 |
|
| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Castlegar | BCJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1978-79 |
Northern Michigan | CCHA |
33 | 12 |
12 | 24 |
21 | | 1979-80 |
Northern Michigan | CCHA |
41 | 42 |
47 | 89 |
32 |
|
PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
CCHA All-Star First Team: 1979-80 (Northern Michigan)
CCHA
All-Academic First Team: 1979-80 (Northern Michigan)
Northern
Michigan Best Forward: 1979-80 (co-winner)
Northern Michigan Most
Improved Player: 1978-79
NMU Gordie Howe Scholarship (Best
Student-Athlete): 1978-79
Northern Michigan Records: Most points
in one game (7 vs. Lake Superior on Feb. 8, 1980, shares record), most
consecutive games with at least one assist (18 from Jan. 11, 1979, to March 3,
1979), most points in a period (4 in third period vs. Illinois-Chicago on
Dec. 7, 1979 and in second vs. Lake Superior on Feb. 8, 1980, shares
record), most goals in one period (4 in second period vs. Miami on Oct. 26,
1979, shares record), most assists in one period (4 in third period vs.
Illinois-Chicago on Dec. 7, 1979, shares record), most points in one series
(10 vs. Lake Superior on Feb. 8-9, 1980, shares record)
Miscellaneous: Had NCAA's fourth-highest points total (90) for 1979-80
season. ... Graduated from Stanley Humphries Secondary School in Castlegar,
British Columbia, in 1978. ... Competed on high school's swimming team during
his junior hockey career. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 7, 1981 (N.Y. Islanders at
Los Angeles)
Numbers: 26 (L.A.); 26
(Calgary); 26 (STL); 14 (Vancouver); 14 (S.J.)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1993 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-1992 |
LA, CGY, STL, VAN, SJ | 641 |
164 | 167 |
331 | 309 |
|
| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-1990 |
LA, CGY, STL, VAN | 58 |
12 | 11 |
23 | 69 |
|
NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1986 (Calgary)
Vancouver Hume Award (Unsung Hero): 1989-90, 1990-91
1991-92: Played on first San Jose Sharks team.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Marcel Dionne and Dave Taylor for Los
Angeles while Charlie Simmer was injured in 1981-82. ... Set Los Angeles record (since broken) for goals by a rookie
with 33 in 1981-82. ... Scored tying goal with five seconds left in third
period as Los Angeles came back from a 5-0 deficit and went on to beat
Edmonton 6-5 in overtime of the greatest single-game comeback in playoff
history during Game 3 of first-round series on April 10, 1982 in Los Angeles.
The game is now known as the "Miracle on Manchester." ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with sprained left knee,
an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Jan. 20, 1983, game vs. Hartford. ...
Also played center and right wing during his years in Calgary. ... Missed
start of 1984-85 season with torn ligament in left pinky finger, an injury
suffered during one of Calgary's preseason games in October 1984. He did not
see action until Nov. 10, 1984. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season with
strained right and left knees, an injury suffered during Calgary's Jan. 19,
1986, game vs. New Jersey, and with knee injury, suffered during Calgary's
March 12, 1986, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed most of 1987-88 season with
strained knee ligaments, suffered in
October 1987. The nagging injury kept him out of the season's first three
games and then kept him out of several games for the rest of the season. ...
Was part of landmark trade in which Calgary sent Brett Hull and Bozek to St.
Louis in exchange for Rob Ramage and Rick Wamsley on March 7, 1988. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with hyper-extended knee, an injury suffered in
St. Louis' March 15, 1988, game vs. Chicago. ... Missed part of 1988 playoffs
with strained back, an injury suffered in Game 2 of St. Louis' first-round
series vs. Chicago on April 7, 1988. ... Traded by St. Louis with Mark Hunter,
Doug Gilmour and Mike Dark to Calgary in exchange for Craig Coxe, Mike Bullard
and Tim Corkery on Sept. 5, 1988. The following day, Calgary traded Bozek and
Paul Reinhart to Vancouver for future considerations (1989
third-round pick -- Veli-Pekka Kautonen) on Sept. 6, 1988. ... Missed part of
1988-89 season with hyperextended knee, an injury suffered in December 1988.
... Missed part of 1990-91 season with separated shoulder, an injury suffered
when he was checked by Craig Simpson during Vancouver's Jan. 23, 1991, game
vs. Edmonton. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Northern Michigan (CCHA);
Bolzano (Italy); Ljubljana (Slovenia)
World Championships: 1991
(silver medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA West All-America First Team:
1980-81 (Northern Michigan)
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team:
1981 (Northern Michigan)
CCHA All-Star First Team: 1980-81
(Northern Michigan)
CCHA All-Academic First Team: 1980-81 (Northern
Michigan)
Northern Michigan University Sports Hall of Fame: Inducted
1991
Northern Michigan Best Forward:
1980-81
Northern Michigan Coaches Academic Award: 1980-81
Northern Michigan
Records: Most assists in one season (55 in 1980-81, shares record)
CCHA Points Leader: 1980-81 (Northern Michigan) (90 points)
CCHA Goals Leader: 1980-81 (Northern Michigan) (35 goals)
CCHA Assists Leader: 1980-81 (Northern Michigan) (55 assists)
Education: Took classes to complete business degree (accounting major)
at Northern
Michigan during off-seasons of playing days.
Miscellaneous:
Had NCAA's third-highest points total (90) for 1980-81 season. ... First player in
N. Michigan (CCHA) history to make NCAA All-America team. ...
Was finalist for first annual Hobey Baker Award in 1980-81. ... Left Northern
Michigan after junior year to pursue pro hockey. ... Never played in minor
leagues. ... Was pitcher on Calgary's off-season charity softball team. ...
Northern Michigan's annual plus-minus award named the Steve Bozek Plus-Minus
Award in his honor
Personal:
Full name is Steven Michael Bozek. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Los Angeles traded Bozek to Calgary in
exchange for Carl Mokosak and Kevin LaVallee on June 20, 1983.. |
|
|
Visit the new
Hockey Draft Central |
HockeyDraftCentral.com is in the middle of rebuilding. You are looking at a page
that is not yet updated but is still part of the old site. Check out the new look.
• New Home Page
|
|
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 |
|
|
