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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Richard Zemlak
Selected in
10th round
No. 209 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born
March 3, 1963
 | Position:
Right Wing / Center
Height: 6-2 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Spokane (WHL)
Birthplace:
Wynard, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Wynard, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Melville | SJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | |
Regina | SJHL |
30 | 4 |
7 | 11 |
80 | | 1980-81 |
Spokane | WHL |
72 | 19 |
19 | 38 |
132 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 16, 1986 (Quebec at Calgary)
Numbers: 37 (Quebec); 24
(Minnesota); 18 (Pittsburgh); 21 (Calgary)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1994 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1986-1991 |
QUE, MIN, PIT, CGY | 132 |
2 | 12 |
14 | 587 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1989 | Pittsburgh | 1 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 10 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Played both center
and right wing during his NHL career. ... Left unprotected by
Quebec for 1987 NHL Waiver Draft. He was claimed by N.Y. Rangers on Oct. 5,
1987, as compensation for Quebec's earlier drafting of Stu Kulak. N.Y.
Rangers immediately left him unprotected as a fill-in for another player,
and he was claimed by Minnesota. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with eye
injury. ... Played on line with Basil McRae for Minnesota in 1987-88. ...
Suspended by NHL for four games during 1987-88 season as a result of
receiving his fourth game misconduct of season (mandatory suspension). ...
Missed parts of 1988-89 season with sprained right knee, suffered
in November 1988, and with shoulder injury, suffered in February 1989. ... Signed with Calgary as
free agent
on Nov. 8, 1990. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with twisted right knee,
suffered during Calgary's Dec. 23, 1991, game at Edmonton. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Spokane, Winnipeg, Medicine Hat, Nanaimo (WHL); Salt Lake (CHL); Montana (CHL);
Toledo, Muskegon (IHL); Fredericton (AHL); Kalamazoo (IHL); Muskegon, Salt
Lake, Milwaukee (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1989
(Muskegon)
IHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1990 (Muskegon) (105 PIM)
1981-82: Played on CHL
regular-season champion (Salt Lake).
1985-86: Played three
regular-season games for Muskegon team that went on to win IHL playoff
title, but was not with team in postseason.
1988-89, 1989-90:
Played on IHL regular-season champ (Muskegon).
Miscellaneous: Was on Spokane (WHL)
team that folded on Dec. 3, 1981. He was selected by Winnipeg in a dispersal
draft. ... Traded by Winnipeg (WHL) to Medicine Hat in
exchange for Guy Paradis and Stu Wenaas on Dec. 7, 1981. ... Played majority
of his career at center after 1981-82 season. ... Traded by
Medicine Hat (WHL) with Mike Spencer to Nanaimo in exchange for Rocky
Trottier on Feb. 11, 1983.
Personal: Full name is Richard Andrew
Zemlak. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| RIGHTS SOLD: St. Louis sold Zemlak's rights
with the rights to Dan Wood and Roger Hagglund to Quebec on June 22, 1984. |
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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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