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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Chris Kontos
Selected in first round
No.
15 overall by New York Rangers
Born December
10, 1963
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Center
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Toronto (OHL)
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
North York | Jr. B |
42 | 39 |
55 | 94 |
37 | | 1980-81 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
57 | 17 |
27 | 44 |
36 | | 1981-82 |
Sudbury | OHL |
12 | 6 |
6 | 12 |
18 | | |
Toronto | OHL |
59 | 36 |
56 | 92 |
68 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 15 overall prospect and No. 14 OHL prospect for 1982 NHL draft. ... Sudbury's first-round pick, No. 6 overall, in 1980 OMJHL
priority selection. ... Traded by Sudbury to Toronto for Keith Knight in
October 1981. ... Played on line with Greg Gilbert for Toronto in 1981-82. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 26, 1982 (N.Y. Rangers at
Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 23 (N.Y. Rangers); 14 (Pitt.); 15 (L.A.);
16 (Tampa Bay)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1998 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1982-1993 |
NYR, Pitt., L.A., T.B. |
230 |
54 | 69 |
123 | 103 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1988-1990 |
Los Angeles | 20 |
11 | 0 |
11 | 12 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL Records: Most power play goals in one
playoff series (6 for Los Angeles in 1989 Smythe Division semifinals vs.
Edmonton)
Los Angeles Records: Most power-play goals in a playoff
series (6 in 1989 Smythe Division semis vs. Edmonton), most goals in one
playoff series (8 vs. Edmonton in 1989, shares record), most power-play
goals in one playoff game (2 vs. Edmonton on April 6, 1989, shares record)
Tampa Bay Records: Most goals in one game (4 vs. Chicago on Oct. 7,
1992 -- first game in Tampa Bay franchise history)
Los Angeles Playoffs Goals Leader: 1989 (9)
1992-93: Played on first Tampa Bay Lightning team.
Miscellaneous: Wore Nos. 38 and 32 in N.Y. Rangers' 1982 training camp.
... Played left wing, instead of his natural center position, during N.Y.
Rangers' 1982 training camp. He would end up playing much of his NHL career
as a left wing. ... Played on line with Wayne Gretzky for Los Angeles in
1989 playoffs. ... Scored four goals in the first NHL game in Tampa Bay
Lightning history, a 7-3 win vs. Chicago on Oct. 7, 1992. The four goals are
still a franchise record. ... Missed remainder of 1992-93 season with
strained knee, suffered during Tampa Bay's March 12, 1993, game at Toronto.
He would never play another NHL game after the injury. ... Signed with Florida as a Group III unrestricted free agent
on July 7, 1995, but never played for parent team.
Kontos' Holdout:
Kontos was suspended by the N.Y. Rangers early in the 1983-84 season for
refusing to report to Tulsa (CHL). Kontos had failed to make the Rangers' roster out of training
camp in September 1983, but did not want to play in the minor leagues. While suspended,
he remained at home in Toronto and demanded a trade because he did not think
the Rangers wanted to make him one of their regular centers. The suspension lasted until January
1984, when, after talking with general manager Craig Patrick over the New
Year's holiday, Kontos finally changed his mind and accepted the
minor-league demotion. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Toronto (OHL); Tulsa (CHL); New Haven (AHL); Tampere Ilves (Finland);
Muskegon (IHL); Kloten (Switzerland); Phoenix (IHL); Team Canada; Skelleftea
(Sweden); Cincinnati, Quebec, Manitoba (IHL); Ratingen (Germany)
Olympics: 1994
(silver medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1983-84: Played 21 regular-season games for Tulsa team that went on
to win CHL playoff title, but was not with team during postseason.
1987-88: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Muskegon).
Miscellaneous: Played for Team
Canada during 1991-92 pre-Olympic tour, but did not play in 1992
Olympics. ... Signed with Team Canada on Nov. 12, 1993, to play in 1993-94
pre-Olympic tour and 1994 Winter Olympics. ... Founded PROS Marketing
company after his retirement in 2000. The company specializes in CD and
DVD-ROM replication.
Personal: Full name is Christopher
T. Kontos. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
N.Y. Rangers traded Kontos to Pittsburgh in exchange for Ron Duguay on
January 21, 1987. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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