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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Yves Courteau
Selected in
second round
No. 23 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born
April 25, 1964
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Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Laval (QMJHL)
Birthplace:
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Cote-des-Neiges, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Laval | Que. AAA |
42 | 51 |
44 | 95 |
22 | | 1980-81 |
Laval | QMJHL |
70 | 24 |
39 | 63 |
80 | | 1981-82 |
Laval | QMJHL |
64 | 30 |
38 | 68 |
15 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 16 overall prospect and No. 4 QMJHL prospect for 1982 NHL draft. ... Was
on line with Daniel Campeau for Laval (Que. AAA) in 1979-80. ... Laval's
first-round pick, No. 2 overall, in 1980 QMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 13, 1984 (Quebec at Calgary)
Numbers: 25 (Calgary); 36
(Hartford)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1984-1986 |
Calgary, Hartford | 22 |
2 | 5 |
7 | 4 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1986 |
Calgary | 1 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1986 (Calgary)
Miscellaneous: Had two assists in his first NHL game. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Laval (QMJHL); Moncton (AHL); Binghamton (AHL)
World Junior Championships: 1984 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1983-84 (Laval)
QMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1982-83
(Laval)
Laval Captain: 1982-83
Miscellaneous: Missed first half of
1987-88 season with pulled stomach muscles, suffered at Hartford's 1987 training
camp. Problems related to the injury forced him to retire after
the 1987-88 season. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Detroit traded Courteau to Calgary in exchange for Bobby Francis on December
2, 1982. |
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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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