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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Claude Loiselle
Selected in
second round
No. 23 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born
May 29, 1963
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Center
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Windsor (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Gloucester, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Gloucester | COJHL |
50 | 21 |
38 | 59 |
26 | | 1980-81 |
Windsor | OMJHL |
68 | 38 |
56 | 94 |
103 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 14 overall prospect and No. 5 OMJHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ...
Was Windsor's first-round pick, No. 8 overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority
selection. ... Was a N.Y. Islanders fan growing up in Ontario. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 7, 1982 (St. Louis at
Detroit)
Numbers: 8, 10, 21, 15 (Detroit); 19
(N.J.); 20 (Quebec); 15 (Toronto); 10 (N.Y. Islanders)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1994 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-1993 |
DET, NJ, QUE, TOR, NYI | 616 |
92 | 117 |
209 | 1,149 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1985-1993 |
Detroit, New Jersey, NYI | 41 |
4 | 11 |
15 | 60 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Detroit Playoffs Assists Leader: 1985 (2, tie)
Management Career: Named NHL Manager of Hockey Operations prior to 1998-99
season and remained in that position through 2001-02 season ... Named NHL
Associate Director of Hockey Operations prior to 2002-03 season and remained
in position through 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in first NHL game. The goal, at 11:37 of
the second period, beat St. Louis goaltender Mike Liut to give Detroit a 4-3
lead in a game Red Wings went on to win 8-5. ... Suspended six games by NHL
during 1983-84 season for swinging stick into Bobby Clarke's head in the third period
of Detroit's Jan. 7, 1984, game vs. Philadelphia. ... Wore No.
23 in Detroit's 1984 training camp. ... Missed parts of 1984-85 season with
concussion, suffered in fight with Rich Sutter during Detroit's March 28,
1985, game at Philadelphia, and with sprained left knee, suffered during a
Detroit practice in early April 1985. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with
strained left knee, an injury suffered during Detroit's Dec. 15, 1985, game at
Chicago. The injury required arthroscopic surgery on Dec. 16, 1985, and he did not return to
action until Detroit's Jan. 7, 1986, game at Washington. ... Shifted from
center to left wing in his first season with New Jersey, but eventually
returned to center. ... Broke nose in fight with Brad Maxwell during Detroit's
Jan. 10, 1987, game vs. Vancouver. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with
concussion, facial laceration and separated right shoulder, injuries suffered
when he crashed head-first into the boards during New Jersey's Feb. 1, 1988,
game at Calgary. He did not return to action until New Jersey's Feb. 26, 1988,
game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Played on line with Doug Brown for New Jersey in
1987-88. ... Played on line with Doug Brown and Pat Conacher for New Jersey in
1988 playoffs. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with broken finger on left
hand, an injury suffered in February 1990. ... Lost four teeth when he was
slashed in the face by Tim Hunter during the first period of N.Y. Islanders'
Jan. 5, 1993, game vs. Quebec. He returned to action for the start of the next
period. ... Missed parts of 1992-93 season with shoulder injury, suffered
during N.Y. Islanders' Dec. 10, 1992, game at Chicago, with concussion, an
injury suffered when he was hit by Trevor Linden during N.Y. Islanders' Jan.
9, 1993, game vs. Vancouver, and with back spasms, an injury suffered during
N.Y. Islanders' April 2, 1993, game at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of
1993-94 season with back spasms, suffered during N.Y. Islanders'
Oct. 26, 1993, game vs. Los Angeles. ... Missed remainder of 1993-94 season
torn ACL in left knee, suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Nov. 24, 1993, game at Dallas. The injury,
which required extensive surgery,
ended his career.
Voided Trade to Calgary: Loiselle made headlines
in March 1991, when he was the subject of a controversial trade between Quebec
and Calgary that was voided by the NHL. The Nordiques and Flames made their
"deal" n March 2, 1991, with Quebec sending Loiselle to Calgary in exchange
for Bryan Deasley. The trade was initially permitted to go through, and
Loiselle flew to Calgary on March 4, 1991. However, when he got off the plane,
Loiselle was told that the deal had been voided because, just hours before the
trading deadline, Quebec had placed him on unrecallable waivers. Several teams
had tried to claim him, with the NHL determining that Toronto was the winner
of his rights. Quebec had made the trade hoping that the waivers could be
canceled, but the NHL was unable to oblige the request because the claiming
teams refused to allow it. In fact, Toronto was the only claiming team that
refused to let go of Loiselle after learning of the trade, which forced him to
join the Maple Leafs instead of the Flames on March 5, 1991. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Windsor (OHL); Adirondack (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1986
(Adirondack)
Windsor Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader): 1982-83
Miscellaneous: Worked as carpenter
in Gloucester, Ontario, during off-seasons of his early playing days.
Personal: Full name is Claude G.
Loiselle. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Detroit traded Loiselle to New Jersey
in exchange for Tim Higgins on June 25, 1986. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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