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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jim Pavese
Selected in
third round
No. 54 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born June 8, 1962
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 205
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kitchener (OMJHL)
Birthplace: New York, New York (USA)
Hometown:
New York, New York |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Suffolk | NYMJHA |
42 |
1 | 9 |
10 | 72 |
| 1976-77 |
Suffolk | NYMJHA |
32 | 6 |
31 | 37 |
32 | | 1977-78 |
Suffolk | NYMJHA |
34 | 18 |
40 | 58 |
102 | | 1978-79 |
Peterborough | Jr. B |
34 | 8 |
32 | 40 |
106 | | |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
16 | 1 |
1 | 2 |
22 | | 1979-80 |
Kitchener | OMJHL |
68 | 10 |
26 | 36 |
206 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NYMJHA Most Valuable Defenseman: 1976-77
(Suffolk) (co-winner)
Kitchener Captain: 1979-80
1978-79: Played 16 games for Peterborough team that went on to win
Memorial Cup, but was not with team for Memorial Cup tournament.
Miscellaneous: Was Kitchener's second-round pick, No. 20 overall, in 1979
OMJHL priority selection. ... Grew up an avid N.Y. Rangers fan. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 26, 1981 (St. Louis at N.Y.
Islanders)
Numbers: 35 (St. Louis); 18
(NYR); 25 (Detroit); 31, 4 (Hartford)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1991 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1981-1989 | STL, NYR, DET, HAR |
328 | 13 |
44 | 57 |
689 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1982-1989 | St. Louis, Detroit, Hartford |
34 | 0 |
6 | 6 |
81 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed parts of 1985-86 season with sprained ankle, suffered during St. Louis' Dec. 10, 1985, game vs. Edmonton, and with
bruised rib cage. ... Paired on defense with Ric Nattress for St. Louis in
1986-87. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with sore knee,
suffered in April 1987. ... Realized childhood dream during 1987-88 season
when he had chance to play for N.Y. Rangers after being traded to his hometown
team by St. Louis on Oct. 23, 1987. ... Missed parts of 1987-88 season with
low-grade virus, contracted in November 1987, and with strained stomach muscle
and pulled groin, an injury suffered in March 1988. ... Missed remainder
of 1988 playoffs with infected elbow, an injury suffered during Detroit's
second-round playoff series vs. St. Louis in April 1988. The injury required
hospitalization. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kitchener, Sault Ste. Marie
(OMJHL/OHL); Salt Lake (CHL); Montana (CHL); Colorado (IHL); New Haven (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Traded by Kitchener
(OMJHL) with Rick Morrocco to Sault Ste. Marie in exchange for Scott Clements,
Bob Hicks and Mario Michieli in December 1980. ... Missed part of 1981-82
season with infected hand, an injury that required hospitalization in October
1981. ... Played for five different teams (St. Louis, N.Y. Rangers, Colorado,
New Haven and Detroit) during 1987-88 season. ... Did not play during
1989-90 season, but returned to AHL for 1990-91 season. ... Studied for career
in real estate business during off-seasons of his playing days. ... Was active
in charitable causes during his playing days, including work with the Judevine
Center for Autistism. ... Returned to the New York area after his retirement
and went into medical-supply business, working as the Eastern region product
specialist for ICU Medical, Inc. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity
hockey after his retirement, playing for N.Y. Islanders alumni team, even
though he never played in Islanders organization.
Personal: Full name is James Peter
Pavese. ... Son of a New York City police officer assigned to homicide cases. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: St. Louis traded Pavese to N.Y.
Rangers in exchange for future considerations (the return of St. Louis 1989
fourth-round draft pick obtained in earlier deal, later traded) on October 23, 1987. |
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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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