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1980 NHL DRAFT PICK
Steve Kasper
Selected in fourth round
No. 81 overall by Boston Bruins

Born September 28, 1961
Position: Center
Height: 5-8   Weight: 160
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Sorel (QMJHL)                                
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: St. Lambert, Quebec
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1977-78 VerdunQMJHL 6326 4571 16
1978-79 VerdunQMJHL 6737 67104 53
1979-80 Verdun/SorelQMJHL 7057 65122 117

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was on Verdun team that returned to its original home in Sorel in January 1980.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 9, 1980 (N.Y. Rangers at Boston)
Numbers:  11 (Boston); 11 (L.A.); 15 (Philadelphia); 11 (Tampa Bay)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1993
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1980-1993 BOS, LA, PHI, TB821 177291 468554
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1981-1991 Boston, Los Angeles94 2028 4882

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Selke Trophy:
1981-82 (Boston)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1988 (Boston)
Boston Seventh Player Award (Unsung Hero): 1980-81
Boston Gallery Gods Trophy: 1980-81
Los Angeles Best Defensive Player: 1989-90, 1990-91
1992-93: Played on first Tampa Bay Lightning team.
Coaching Career: Named Boston assistant coach during 1993-94 season and remained in that position through until July 22, 1994. ... Named Boston head coach on May 25, 1995, and remained in that position until April 18, 1997.
Miscellaneous: Scored 11,000th regular-season goal in Boston Bruins franchise history on Nov. 22, 1980, vs. Washington. ... Played on line with Keith Crowder and Wayne Cashman for Boston in 1980-81. ... Finished third in voting for 1980-81 Selke Trophy. ... Missed parts of 1981-82 season with hip pointer, an injury suffered during Boston's Oct. 17, 1981, game at Los Angeles, and with pulled stomach muscles, an injury suffered in November 1981. ... Became first and only Boston player and first player other than Bob Gainey to win Selke Trophy as NHL's top defensive forward when he achieved feat in 1981-82. ... Was famous for his ability to shut down Wayne Gretzky with a defensive-shadowing technique during his playing days in Boston. ... Missed most of 1982-83 season with torn capsule in left shoulder, an injury that had nagged him through start of 1982-83 season. The injury required arthroscopic surgery to remove torn cartilage on Nov. 9, 1982, and then major reconstructive surgery on Dec. 7, 1982, because Kasper continued to experience trouble in four games played with Boston from Nov. 21-27, 1983. After the Dec. 7 surgery, Kasper did not return to action until Boston's March 24, 1983, game vs. St. Louis. ... Missed part of 1983 playoffs with concussion, an injury suffered during Game 6 of Boston's Adams Division finals series vs. Buffalo on April 20, 1983. ... Missed most of 1983-84 season with separated left shoulder, an injury suffered during Boston's Nov. 24, 1983, game vs. Quebec. The injury required surgery on Jan. 7, 1984, and was re-aggravated when Kasper returned to action too early in February 1984. After re-aggravating the injury, he did not return to Boston's lineup until March 20, 1984. ... Scored Boston's only hat trick of the 1984-85 season on Nov. 25, 1984, vs. Montreal. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with charley horse. ... Missed start of 1986-87 season after returning home to Montreal so that he could be with his wife after she gave birth to couple's first child, a son named Jordan, who had been born premature. ... Played on line with Cam Neely for Boston from 1986-87 season until leaving team during1988-89 season. ... Missed remainder of 1987 playoffs with slight concussion, an injury suffered during Game 3 of Boston's first-round series vs. Montreal on April 11, 1987. ... Was runner-up to Guy Carbonneau for Selke Trophy in 1987-88. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with the flu, contracted in January 1989. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with the flu. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with ruptured sinus cavity and fractured eye socket, an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Jan. 2, 1991, game at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed remainder of 1991-92 season with torn ACL in right knee, an injury suffered during Philadelphia's Nov. 14, 1991, game vs. Edmonton. He underwent arthroscopic surgery for the injury on Dec. 2, 1991. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with bruised shoulder, an injury suffered during Tampa Bay's Jan. 30, 1993, game at Minnesota. ... Retired after 1992-93 season due to chronic concussions. ... Was NHL's youngest head coach from start of 1995-96 seaon until Paul Maurice was hired by Hartford on Nov. 6, 1995.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Sorel (QMJHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career:
Named Providence (AHL) head coach on July 22, 1994, and remained in that position until May 25, 1995.
Miscellaneous: Never played in minor leagues. ... Had off-season home in Ellenburg Depot, N.Y., during playing days. ... Became part-time player agent after coaching career ended in 1997. NHL player Andre Savage was his primary client. ... Opened annual summer ice hockey school in Salem, Mass., in 2002, while working as director of hockey programs for Salem's IceCenter.
Personal: Nicknamed "The Friendly Ghost." ... Full name is Stephen Neil Kasper. ... Older brother of former QMJHL players Dave Kasper and Peter Kasper.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Boston traded Kasper to Los Angeles in exchange for Bobby Carpenter on January 23, 1989. The deal completed a trade made the previous day when Boston sent Jay Miller to Los Angeles for future considerations on January 22, 1989. The Kasper-for-Carpenter deal therefore fulfilled the future considerations of the Miller trade.

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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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