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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mitch Lamoureux
Selected in
eighth round
No. 154 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born
August 22, 1962
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Center
Height: 5-6 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Oshawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace:
Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1978-79 |
Gloucester | COJHL |
21 | 21 |
16 | 37 |
-- | | 1979-80 |
Oshawa | OMJHL |
67 | 28 |
48 | 76 |
63 | | 1980-81 |
Oshawa | OMJHL |
63 | 50 |
69 | 119 |
256 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1980 NHL Entry Draft despite being
eligible. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No. 13
OMJHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ... Played on line with Tony Tanti
for Oshawa in 1980-81. ... Was Oshawa's fifth-round pick, No. 61 overall, in
1979 OMJHL priority selection. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 4, 1983 (Pittsburgh at St.
Louis)
Numbers: 12 (Pittsburgh); 37
(Philadelphia)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired August 2, 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1988 |
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia |
73 | 11 |
9 | 20 |
59 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Was one of Mario
Lemieux's first pro teammates with Pittsburgh in 1984-85. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Oshawa (OHL); Baltimore, Hershey (AHL); Asiago (Italy); Team Canada; Maine (AHL);
Zell-am-Zee (Austria); Lyss (Switzerland); Alleghe (Italy); San Diego (IHL);
Providence (AHL); Binghamton (UHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1988
(Hershey)
AHL Garrett Award (Rookie of Year): 1982-83 (Baltimore)
AHL
Hunt Award (Sportsmanship): 1998-99 (Hershey)
AHL All-Star Second Team: 1982-83
(Baltimore)
OHL All-Star Third Team: 1981-82
(Oshawa)
AHL Goals Leader: 1982-83 (Baltimore) (57 goals)
AHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1988 (Hershey) (16 points)
Coaching
Career: Served as Hershey (AHL) assistant coach while recovering from
knee surgery during 1988-89 season. ... Served as Hershey (AHL) assistant
coach while injured from October 1989 to March 1990. ... Served as
Providence (AHL) player-assistant coach prior during 1996-97 season. ...
Named Pennsylvania (MLRH, InLine league) head coach prior to 1998 season and
remained in that position through 1998 season. ... Named Palmyra (Pa. High
School) assistant coach prior to 2002-03 season and remained in position
through 2002-03 season. ... Named Hershey (Empire Jr. B) head coach prior to
2002-03 season and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Management
Career: Named UHL vice president in charge of hockey operations on Aug. 2, 1999, and
held that position until Oct. 20, 2003.
1983-84:
Played on AHL regular-season champion (Baltimore).
1987-88: Played
on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
1992-93: Played on IHL
regular-season champion (San Diego).
Miscellaneous: Attended 1981
NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, waiting more than 150 picks to hear name
called. ... Set AHL single-season record (since broken) with 57 goals in
1982-83. ... Set AHL record (since broken) for goals by a rookie with 57 in
1982-83. ... Missed start of 1988-89 season with damaged ligaments in knee,
suffered while playing for Asiago (Italy) in September 1988. The injury
required him to return to U.S. for major surgery. ... Missed start of
1989-90 season with knee injury, suffered playing for Team Canada in
September 1989. ... Signed with Maine (AHL) as unrestricted free agent in
March 1990. ... Signed with Hershey
(AHL) as an unrestricted free agent on Jan. 7, 1998. ... Left UHL on Oct.
20, 2003, to focus on coaching his son's junior team and work for private
company in Palmyra, Pa.
Personal: Part Ojibwa Indian. ... Father of U.S.
junior player Corey Lamoureux. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Pittsburgh did not offer
Lamoureux a contract after the 1985-86 season, and he became an unrestricted
free agent. He signed with Philadelphia on June 30, 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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