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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Miroslav Dvorak
Selected in
third round
No. 46 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born October
11, 1951
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Defense
Height: 5-10 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
Birthplace:
Hluboka-nad-Vitavou, Czechoslovakia
Hometown:
Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1965-66 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. Jr. |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1966-67 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. Jr. |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1967-68 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. Jr. |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1968-69 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1969-70 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1970-71 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1971-72 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1972-73 |
Jihlava | Czech. |
-- |
4 | 7 |
11 | -- | | 1973-74 |
Jihlava | Czech. |
-- |
14 | 7 |
21 | -- | | 1974-75 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. |
-- |
10 | 18 |
28 | -- | | 1975-76 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. |
31 |
9 | 2 |
11 | 18 | | 1976-77 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. |
-- |
4 | 14 |
18 | -- | | 1977-78 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. |
43 |
10 | 16 |
26 | 48 | | |
Czechoslovakia | Int'l |
16 |
1 | 3 |
4 | -- | | 1978-79 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. |
42 |
3 | 19 |
22 | 14 | | |
Czechoslovakia | Int'l |
24 |
0 | 3 |
3 | -- | | 1979-80 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. |
44 |
7 | 17 |
24 | 27 | | |
Czechoslovakia | Int'l |
24 |
4 | 5 |
9 | 4 | | 1980-81 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. |
44 |
8 | 27 |
35 | -- | | |
Czechoslovakia | Int'l |
28 |
5 | 3 |
8 | -- | | 1981-82 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. |
38 |
6 | 20 |
26 | 24 |
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Czechoslovakia | Int'l |
35 | 0 |
15 | 15 |
6 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Olympics: 1976 (silver medal), 1980 (fifth place)
Czechoslovakia Championship:
1974 (Jihlava)
Canada Cup: 1976 (second place), 1981 (third place)
World Championships: 1974 (silver), 1975
(silver), 1976 (gold), 1977 (gold), 1978 (silver), 1979 (silver), 1981
(bronze), 1982 (silver)
World Championships All-Star Second Team:
1982 (Czech.)
Miscellaneous: Named Best Defenseman at Moscow's Izvestia Tournament in
1981. ... Named Czechoslovakia's Athlete of the Month for December 1981. ...
Finished second in voting for Czechoslovakian league's 1981-82 Golden Stick
(MVP) Award. ... Was released to NHL by Czechoslovakian authorities after
1981-82 season, making him a strong prospect for the 1982 draft despite his
advanced age. The NHL ruled he would have to enter the league through the
1982 Entry Draft rather than through a special draft for Czechoslovakian
players as had been the case with two players released to the NHL one year
earlier. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 7, 1982 (Quebec at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 9 (Philadelphia)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1982-1985 |
Philadelphia | 193 |
11 | 74 |
85 | 51 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1985 |
Philadelphia | 18 |
0 | 2 |
2 | 6 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1985 (Philadelphia)
Philadelphia Ashbee Trophy (Top Defenseman): 1983-84
Miscellaneous: Was first player over 30 years old to be drafted by an NHL
team. He was selected because NHL had ruled prior to the draft that European
players could only enter the NHL through the draft, prohibiting teams from
signing overage Europeans as unrestricted free agents. ... Had assist in his
first NHL game. ... Retired from NHL in June 1985 to complete his hockey
career in his native Europe. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Kassel, Essen West (West Germany); Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
World Championships: 1983 (silver medal) |
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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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