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1982 NHL DRAFT PICK
Dave Andreychuk
Selected in first round
No. 16 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Born September 29, 1963
Position: Center
Height: 6-4   Weight: 200
Shoots: Right
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Oshawa (OHL)                                
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1979-80 HamiltonOnt. AAA 2125 2449 --
1980-81 OshawaOMJHL 6722 2244 80
1981-82 OshawaOHL 6758 43101 71

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No. 25 OHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft, even though he was born two weeks late to be eligible for the draft. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No. 7 overall prospect and No. 3 OHL prospect for the 1982 NHL draft. ... Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as the No. 7 overall prospect for the 1982 NHL draft. ... Was Oshawa's fifth-round pick, No. 62 overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority selection.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 6, 1982 (Quebec at Buffalo)
Numbers:  29, 25, 52 (Buffalo); 14 (Toronto); 23 (N.J.); 38 (Boston);
38 (Colorado); 25 (Tampa Bay)
Stanley Cup: 2004.  Playing Status: Active
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1982-2005 Buffalo, Toronto, N.J.,
Boston, Colorado, T.B.
1,639 640698 1,3381,125
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1983-2003 Buffalo, Toronto, N.J.,
Colorado, Tampa Bay
162 4354 97162

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Sporting News All-Star Second Team:
1993-94 (Toronto)
All-Star Game: 1990 (Buffalo), 1994 (Toronto)
New Jersey Players' Player Award: 1996-97
Tampa Bay Captain: Sept. 11, 2002, to Jan. 10, 2006
NHL Records: Most career power-play goals (274), oldest player to make Stanley Cup Finals debut (40 years, 7 months on May 25, 2004)
Buffalo Records: Most goals in one game (5 at Boston on Feb. 6, 1986), most career power-play goals (161), most career points by left wing (804), most career assists by left wing (436), most power-play goals in a season (28 in 1991-92), most power-play goals in one game (4 at Los Angeles on March 19, 1992), most assists by a left wing in a season (51 in 1985-86), most assists by left wing in a game (5 at New Jersey on Jan. 15, 1992), most career regular-season OT goals (4, tie)
Toronto Records: Most goals in one playoff year (12 in 1993), most points by a left wing in one season (99 in 1993-94), most goals by a left wing in one season (53 in 1993-94), most power-play goals in one season (21 in 1993-94, shares record)
Tampa Bay Records: Most shots on goal in a playoff game (6 vs. Washington on April 12, 2003, shares record)
50-Goal Seasons: 1992-93 (Buffalo-Tor.) (54), 1993-94 (Toronto) (53)
NHL Power-Play Goals Leader: 1991-92 (Buffalo) (28), 1992-93 (Buffalo-Toronto) (32)
Buffalo Points Leader: 1985-86 (87), 1986-87 (73), 1987-88 (78)
Buffalo Goals Leader: 1983-84 (38), 1984-85 (31), 1989-90 (40, tie), 1990-91 (36)
Buffalo Assists Leader: 1985-86 (51), 1986-87 (48), 1987-88 (48)
Buffalo Playoffs Points Leader: 1990 (7)
Buffalo Playoffs Goals Leader: 1985 (4, tie)
Buffalo Playoffs Assists Leader: 1990 (5, tie)
Toronto Goals Leader: 1994 (53)
Toronto Playoffs Goals Leader: 1993 (12)
Toronto Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1995 (25)
Tampa Bay Goals Leader: 2001-02 (21)
Tampa Bay Penalty-Minutes Leader: 2001-02 (109)
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in his first NHL game. The goal beat Quebec goaltender Dan Bouchard, tying the score 2-2 at 8:33 of the second period in an eventual 6-4 Nordiques win. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with sprained knee, an injury suffered in March 1983. ... Named NHL Co-Player of Week (with Greg Millen) for week ending Feb. 12, 1984. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with bruised knee, an injury suffered in December 1984. ... Missed remainder of 1984-85 regular season with non-displaced fracture of collarbone, an injury suffered in March 1985. ... Missed part of Buffalo's 1985 training camp with twisted knee, an injury suffered on the first day of training camp in September 1985. ... Shifted from center to left wing while playing for Buffalo prior to 1985-86 season. He would continue to play left wing throughout the rest of his NHL career. ... Named NHL Player of Week for the week ending Feb. 9, 1986. ... Missed part of Buffalo's 1986 training camp with right knee injury, suffered when he collided with Phil Housley during a scrimmage in September 1986. ... Played on line with John Tucker for Buffalo in 1986-87. ... Named Buffalo's Player of Month for February 1988. ... Missed start of 1988-89 season with knee injury, suffered during Buffalo's training camp in October 1988. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with strained MCL in left knee, an injury suffered during Buffalo's Nov. 27, 1988, vs. Philadelphia. He did not return to action until Buffalo's Jan. 18, 1989, game vs. Minnesota. ... Scored goal in his first NHL All-Star Game, on Jan. 21, 1990, at Pittsburgh. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with sore kneecap, an injury suffered during Buffalo's Jan. 30, 1990, game at Quebec. ... Named Buffalo's Player of Month for March 1990. ... Named Buffalo's Player of Month for February 1991 and March 1991. ... Named Buffalo Player of Month for February 1992. ... Set Buffalo single-season record (since broken) with 337 shots on goal in 1991-92. ... Finished second in NHL with 337 shots on goal in 1991-92. ... Played on line with Pat LaFontaine and Alexander Mogilny for Buffalo in 1991-92 and 1992-93. ... Suspended by NHL for two off-days and fined $500 for cross-checking incident in November 1992. Left Buffalo in 1993 with No. 2 ranking on team's career points list, No. 2 ranking on team's career assists list and No. 3 ranking on career goals list. ... Set Toronto record (since broken) for points by a left wing in one playoff year with 19 in 1993. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with knee injury, suffered during Toronto's Dec. 27, 1993, game at Chicago. ... Had goal and assist in his second NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 22, 1994, at New York's Madison Square Garden. ... Had NHL's longest point-scoring streak during 1993-94 season (16 games). ... Became leading career goal-scorer among active NHL left wings during 1995 season and held that distinction until he was passed by Luc Robitaille at end of 1999-2000 season. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with separated shoulder, an injury suffered during Toronto's Dec. 2, 1995, game vs. Anaheim, with the flu, contracted in late December 1995, and with thumb injury that required surgery on Jan. 15, 1996. ... Scored his 1,000th career NHL point for New Jersey on April 7, 1996, vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Played in 1,000th career NHL game for New Jersey on April 11, 1996, at Washington. ... Played on line with Neal Broten and John MacLean for New Jersey in 1995-96. ... Missed start of 1997 playoffs with non-displaced fracture of left ankle, suffered during New Jersey's final regular-season game on April 13, 1997, at Philadelphia. ... Scored his 500th career NHL goal for New Jersey on March 15, 1997, vs. Washington. ... Missed part of 1997-98 season with bruised left foot, suffered during New Jersey's Oct. 18, 1997, game vs. Tampa Bay. ... Missed parts of 1998-99 season with bruised sternum, an injury suffered during New Jersey's Nov. 7, 1998, game at Florida, and with broken right ankle, an injury suffered during New Jersey's Jan. 5, 1999, game vs. San Jose. He did not return from the ankle injury until New Jersey's Feb. 20, 1999, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Signed with Boston as Group III unrestricted free agent on July 28, 1999. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with knee injury, suffered in Boston's Jan. 11, 2000, game vs. Toronto. ... Missed part of 2000-01 season with knee injury, suffered during Buffalo's Feb. 13, 2001, game at Atlanta. ... Became NHL's all-time leader in career power-play goals when he scored his 250th career power-play goal for Tampa Bay on Nov. 15, 2002, vs. San Jose. ... Scored his 600th career NHL goal for Tampa Bay on Nov. 23, 2002, at New Jersey. ... Played in his 1,500th career NHL game for Tampa Bay on March 4, 2002, at N.Y. Islanders. ... Waived by Tampa Bay on Jan. 10, 2006, and assigned to Springfield (AHL), although he was told he did not have to report to the minor league team and could continue drawing his $800,000 salary as well as a percentage of guaranteed money for the 2006-07 season.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Oshawa (OHL)
World Championships: 1986 (bronze medal)
World Junior Championships: 1983 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Never played in minor leagues. ... Led Canada with 11 points and six goals at 1983 World Junior Championships. ... Shared apartment with Buffalo teammate Hannu Virta during 1983-84 season. ... Shared apartment with Buffalo teammate John Tucker during 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons. ... Active in charitable causes during his playing days, including work with American Cancer Society.
Personal: Full name is David John Andreychuk.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE/FREE AGENCY: Buffalo traded Andreychuk, Daren Puppa and 1993 first-round pick (Kenny Jonsson) to Toronto for Grant Fuhr and conditional 1995 draft pick (fifth-round, Kevin Popp) on February 2, 1993. Seven years later, Buffalo got Andreychuk back when he signed with Sabres as Group III unrestricted free agent on July 13, 2000. One year after that, Buffalo lost Andreychuk again when he signed with Tampa Bay as a Group III unrestricted free agent on July 13, 2001.

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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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