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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Claude Vilgrain
Selected in
sixth round
No. 107 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born
March 1, 1963
 | Position:
Center / Right Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight:
195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Laval (QMJHL)
Birthplace:
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Hometown: Charlesbourg, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Laval | QMJHL |
72 | 20 |
31 | 51 |
65 | | 1981-82 |
Laval | QMJHL |
58 | 26 |
29 | 55 |
64 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Laval MVP: 1981-82
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the
No. 1 QMJHL prospect for the 1982 NHL draft. ... Not selected in 1981 NHL draft despite being
eligible. ... Born in Haiti, but moved with family to the Quebec City area when he was
six months old. Vilgrain's father was an economist and consultant to Haiti's
Department of Agriculture, and his grandfather, Lelio Vilgrain, was a
prominent Haitian judge who often mentioned as a presidential candidate.
Vilgrain's great uncle was also a well-known doctor in Haiti, who was
immortalized in his native Port-au-Prince when the city named a street "Rue
Vilgrain" for him. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 1, 1988 (Philadelphia at
Vancouver)
Numbers: 34 (Vancouver); 19, 28
(New Jersey); 43 (Philadelphia)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 2002 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1988-1994 |
Vancouver, N.J., Phila. |
89 | 21 | 32 |
53 | 78 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1990-1992 |
New Jersey | 11 |
1 | 1 |
2 | 17 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Joined Vancouver for balance of 1987-88 season after
competing in 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. ... Was first Haitian-born
player to appear in an NHL game. ... Scored goal in his first
NHL game. The goal, at 4:44 of the first period, beat Philadelphia goalie
Ron Hextall to give the Canucks a 2-1 lead in an eventual 7-3 win by the
Flyers. ... Missed parts of 1991-92 season with groin pull, an injury
suffered during New Jersey's Oct. 29, 1991, game at Vancouver, with
concussion, an injury suffered in New Jersey's Dec. 13, 1991, game vs.
Pittsburgh, and with groin injury, suffered in New Jersey's Jan. 24,
1992, game at Washington. ... Played left wing on line with Kevin Todd and Stephane Richer for New Jersey in 1991-92. ... Led New Jersey with plus-27
rating and a 21.6 shooting percentage in 1991-92. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Laval (QMJHL); Moncton (AUAA); Team Canada; Milwaukee (IHL); Utica (AHL);
Hershey (AHL); Herisau (Switzerland); Frankfurt, Schwenningen (Germany);
Biel-Bienne (Switzerland);
Bern (Switzerland)
Olympics: 1988 (fourth
place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CIAU All-Canadian:
1984-85 (Moncton)
AUAA MVP: 1984-85 (Moncton)
QMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1982-83 (Laval)
University of Moncton Athlete of Year: 1984-85
AUAA Points Leader: 1984-85 (Moncton) (63 points)
AUAA Goals Leader: 1984-85 (Moncton) (35 goals)
Switzerland Div. II Playoffs Points Leader: 1997
(Herisau) (21)
Miscellaneous: Attended St. Laurent
College in Montreal during his playing days with Laval before transferring
to University of Moncton. ... Was unable to find a team to sign with during
2001-02 season until he finally joined Bern for 2002 Swiss playoffs. ...
Moved to Calgary and became an economic development agent for La Chambre
Economique de l'Alberta after his retirement. ... Became active in Oldtimers'
charity hockey after his retirement, playing on Calgary Flames Alumni Team
even though he was never part of the Flames organization. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Vilgrain never signed with
Detroit upon leaving the University of Moncton in 1986, and became an
unrestricted free agent after the 1986-87 season. He signed with
Vancouver on June 18, 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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