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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Marc Habscheid
Selected in sixth round
No.
113 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Born March 1, 1963
 | Position:
Center
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Saskatoon (WHL)
Birthplace: Swift Current, Sask. (Canada)
Hometown:
Wymark, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Saskatoon | SJHL |
59 | 32 |
53 | 85 |
51 | | |
Saskatoon | WHL |
15 | 2 |
3 | 5 |
2 | | 1980-81 |
Saskatoon | WHL |
72 | 34 |
63 | 97 |
50 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the
No. 14 WHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ... Grew up on cattle and grain
farm in Wymark, Saskatchewan. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 25, 1981 (Los Angeles at
Edmonton)
Numbers: 23 (Edmonton); 16, 10
(Minn.); 25 (Detroit); 17 (Calgary)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1996 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1981-1992 |
EDM, MIN, DET, CGY | 345 |
72 | 91 |
163 | 171 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1986-1991 |
Minnesota, Detroit | 12 |
1 | 3 |
4 | 13 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Minnesota Playoffs Assists Leader: 1989 (3)
1983-84: Played nine regular-season games for Edmonton team that went
on to win Stanley Cup, but was not with team during postseason.
1984-85:
Played 26 regular-season games for Edmonton team that went on to win Stanley
Cup, but was not with team during postseason.
Coaching Career: Named
Boston associate coach on July 13, 2006, and remained in that position
through 2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Stayed as a guest at
Wayne Gretzky's home when he was first called up to Edmonton in 1981. ...
Scored two goals in first game with Minnesota, vs. New Jersey on Jan. 27,
1986. ... Played out his option with Minnesota and became an unrestricted free
agent after the 1988-89 season. He signed with Detroit on June 9, 1989. ...
Also began playing right wing for Minnesota during 1988-89 season and played
primarily at right wing for his final three seasons. ... Had assist in first
game with Detroit, at Calgary on Oct. 5, 1989. ... Missed parts of 1990-91
season with groin injury, suffered during Detroit's Nov. 10, 1990, game at St.
Louis, with separated shoulder, an injury suffered during Detroit's Dec. 16,
1990, game at Pittsburgh, and with re-aggravation of shoulder injury, suffered
during Detroit's Feb. 17, 1991, game at Chicago. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Saskatoon (WHL);
Wichita (CHL); Kamloops (WHL); Moncton (AHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Springfield (AHL); Team Canada;
Bern (Switzerland); Las Vegas (IHL); Zug (Switzerland); Augsburg (Germany)
Olympics: 1988
(fourth place), 2006 (5-8 place, as assistant coach)
World Championships: 1992 (eighth place), 2005 (gold
medal, as
head coach), 2006 (silver medal, as head coach)
World Junior Championships: 1982 (gold medal), 2002
(silver medal) (as assistant coach), 2003 (silver medal) (as head coach)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL (Major Junior) Coach of Year: 2002-03 (Kamloops)
WHL Coach of Year: 2002-03 (Kamloops)
CHL Hershey Cup: 2002 (Kelowna)
(as head coach)
WHL All-Star Second Team: 1981-82 (Saskatoon)
WHL All-Star Game:
1999 (Kamloops) (as head coach-GM)
1993-94: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Las Vegas).
1994-95: Played on Switzerland
regular-season champion (Zug).
Coaching Career: Named Melfort (SJHL) head coach prior to 1996-97
season and remained in that position until July 1997. ... Named Kamloops (WHL) head coach
in July 1997 and remained in position until June 1999. ... Named Kelowna
(WHL) head coach on Nov. 29, 1999, and remained in that position until June
21, 2004. ... Named Team Canada head coach on June 23, 2004, and remained in
that position until July 13, 2006.
Management Career: Named Melfort (SJHL) general
manager prior to 1996-97 and remained in that position until July 1997.
Miscellaneous: Played on first
Canadian team to win a gold medal at World Junior Championships in 1982. Led
Canada with six goals in the tournament. ... Joined Wichita for 1982 CHL
playoffs after completing junior season. ... Traded by Saskatoon (WHL) to
Kamloops for Gary Stewart and future considerations in October 1982. ... Missed part of 1982-83
season with concussion, suffered while playing for Kamloops (WHL) in
November 1982. ... Suspended by Edmonton
organization for refusing to report to Nova Scotia (AHL) after failing to make
parent roster out of training camp in October 1985. He instead chose to enroll
in the business program at Northern Alberta Technical College and
remain suspended until the Oilers traded him, which eventually happened in December 1985.
... Refused to report to Springfield (AHL) after being demoted to minors by
Minnesota in November 1986. The two sides compromised with Habscheid joining Team Canada for the remainder of 1986-87 season as well
as the 1987-88 pre-Olympic tour and 1988 Winter Olympics. He re-joined
Minnesota after playing for Team Canada at Olympics. ... Led Team
Canada with 53 points in 1987-88 pre-Olympic tour. ... Retired in 1996 due to
chronic arthritis in hips and back. ... Named assistant coach for 1999
Canadian World Under-18 Tournament team on June 2, 1998. ... Named assistant
coach of the 2002 Canadian World Junior Championships team on June 5, 2001.
... Was first person to play for Canada at a World Junior Championships
and later be part of team's coaching staff at another World Junior
Championships. ... Was also first to represent Canada at World Junior
Championships as both a player and head coach. ... Named head coach of
the 2003 Canadian World Junior Championships team on May 31, 2002. ... Owned farm on Lake
Pelletier, south of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, during off-seasons of playing days. ... Ran hockey school in Swift Current during off-seasons of playing days.
Personal: Full name
is Marc Joseph Habscheid. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Edmonton traded Habscheid, Don Barber
and Emanuel Viveiros to Minnesota in exchange for Gord Sherven and Don Biggs
on December 20, 1985. |
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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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