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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Doug Shedden
Selected in fifth round
No.
93 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born April
29, 1961
 | Position:
Center
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sault Ste. Marie (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Wallaceburg, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Barrie, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Barrie | Ont. AAA |
53 |
53 | 72 |
125 | -- |
| 1977-78 |
Guelph | OPJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | |
Hamilton | OMJHL |
32 | 1 |
9 | 10 |
32 | | |
Kitchener | OMJHL |
18 | 5 |
7 | 12 |
14 | | 1978-79 |
Kitchener | OMJHL |
66 | 16 |
42 | 58 |
29 | | 1979-80 |
Kitchener | OMJHL |
16 | 10 |
16 | 26 |
26 | | |
Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
45 | 30 |
44 | 74 |
59 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1971, 1976.
Centennial Cup: 1978 (Guelph)
Miscellaneous: Traded by Kitchener (OMJHL) with Kerry Willison and Tim
Zwijack to Sault Ste. Marie for Paul Coffey in November 1979. ... Was
Hamilton's first pick in 1977 OMJHL midget draft. ... Attended Barrie
(Ontario) Central College, graduating in 1979. ... Childhood friend of Hockey
Hall of Famer Mike Gartner. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6, 1981 (Pittsburgh at St.
Louis)
Numbers: 14 (Pittsburgh); 14 (Detroit); 9
(Quebec); 37, 12 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired December 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1981-1991 |
PIT, DET, QUE, TOR | 416 |
139 | 186 |
325 | 176 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Pittsburgh MVP: 1982-83
Pittsburgh Leading Point Scorer Award:
1982-83 (67)
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Missed part of
1981-82 season with broken finger and leg and ankle injuries, suffered during
Pittsburgh's practice on Oct. 25, 1981. ... Shared NHL Player of Week award
with Wayne Gretzky for week ending Jan. 3, 1982. ... Began playing right
wing during 1983-84 season. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with broken
wrist, an injury suffered in Pittsburgh's Oct. 4, 1983, season-opener at St.
Louis. He did not return to action until Pittsburgh's Nov. 5, 1983, game at
Edmonton. ... Was one of Mario Lemieux's
first pro hockey teammates with Pittsburgh in 1984-85. He played on a line
with Lemieux in 1984-85 and 1985-86. ... Had assist in his first game with
Detroit, on March 12, 1986, at Los Angeles. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season
with respiratory infection, diagnosed on March 24, 1986. ... Missed remainder
of 1988-89 season with torn ligaments in left knee, an injury suffered during
Toronto's Dec. 12, 1988, game vs. Calgary. It was his only NHL game of the
1988-89 season. ... Never played in NHL
playoffs. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Sault Ste. Marie (OMJHL);
Erie (AHL); Adirondack (AHL); Fredericton (AHL); Baltimore (AHL); Newmarket (AHL);
Bolzano (Italy); Davos (Switzerland); Muskegon (ColHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Levins Trophy/Miron
Cup:
1994, 1995 (Wichita) (as head coach), 2002, 2003 (Memphis) (as head coach)
(first two titles known as Levins
Trophy, second two were known as Miron President's Cup)
UHL Colonial Cup: 2000 (Flint)
(as head coach)
CHL
Commissioner's Trophy (Coach of Year): 1993-94 (Wichita)
Barrie Sports Hall of Fame:
Inducted 2001
Barrie Central College Hall of Fame: Inducted 1991
CHL All-Star Game: 2002 (Memphis) (as head coach)
Louisiana (ECHL)
Records: Most career coaching victories (160).
OMJHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1981 (Sault Ste. Marie) (38 points)
OMJHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1981 (Sault Ste. Marie) (16, tie)
OMJHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1981 (Sault Ste. Marie) (22 assists)
1993-94, 1994-95: Coached CHL regular-season champion (Wichita).
1997-98: Coached ECHL regular-season champion (Louisiana).
1999-00:
Coached UHL regular-season co-champion (Flint).
Coaching Career: Named Wichita (CHL) head coach in December 1992 and
remained in that position until May 1995. ... Named Louisiana (ECHL) head
coach in May 1995, prior to team's inaugural 1995-96 season, and remained in
position until June 16, 1999. ... Named Flint (UHL) head coach prior to
1999-00 season and remained in that position until June 19, 2000. ... Named
Memphis (CHL) head coach on June 19, 2000, and remained in that position
until June 24, 2003. ... Named St. John's (AHL) head coach on June 24, 2003,
and remained in that position into 2004-05 season.
Management Career:
Named Louisiana (ECHL) director of player personnel in May 1995 and remained
in position until June 16, 1999.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of
1989-90 season with knee injury, suffered during Newmarket's Jan. 16, 1990,
AHL game vs. Baltimore. ... Never played a
postseason game as a professional hockey player in North America. ...
Suspended for five games and fined $1,000 by ECHL during 1995-96 season for
failing to control his Louisiana team during a Feb. 24, 1996, brawl vs.
Hampton Roads. One of Shedden's players, Rob McCaig, had left the penalty
box to join a fight. The suspension included the stipulation that Shedden
pay the fine with a personal check and not have any contact with players in
either of the two hours before or after a game during the suspension. ... Ran
summer hockey schools in Barrie, Ontario, and Owen Sound, Ontario, during
off-seasons of his playing days. ... Ran hockey school in Kincardine, Ontario,
after his retirement. ... Twice violated ECHL salary-cap restrictions during
his years as Louisiana director of player personnel. The team was fined for
his actions. ... Had final year of coaching contract bought out by Louisiana (ECHL)
in June 1999, leading to his forced resignation. ... Opened annual summer hockey school in Huntsville,
Ontario, in 2000.
Personal: Full name is Douglas
Arthur Shedden. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Pittsburgh traded Shedden to Detroit
in exchange for Ron Duguay on March 11, 1986. |
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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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