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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Roger Kortko
Selected in
sixth round
No. 126 overall by New York Islanders
Born
February 1, 1963
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Saskatoon (WHL)
Birthplace:
Hafford, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Rosthern, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Humboldt | SJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1980-81 |
Humboldt | SJHL |
60 | 43 |
82 | 125 |
52 | | |
Saskatoon | WHL |
2 | 0 |
1 | 1 |
2 | | 1981-82 |
Saskatoon | WHL |
65 | 33 |
51 | 84 |
82 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1981 NHL draft despite being
eligible. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 16, 1984 (New Jersey at N.Y.
Islanders)
Numbers: 32, 11 (N.Y. Islanders)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1986 |
N.Y. Islanders | 79 |
7 | 17 |
24 | 28 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1985 |
N.Y. Islanders | 10 |
0 | 3 |
3 | 17 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed parts of 1984-85 season with sprained left ankle, suffered
in N.Y. Islanders' Oct. 17, 1984, game at Detroit and
re-aggravated in N.Y. Islanders' Jan. 19, 1985, game at Los Angeles. The
injury required surgery on eb. 1, 1985, and Kortko did not return to
action until N.Y. Islanders' March 7, 1985, game at New Jersey. ... Missed
part of 1985-86 season with the flu, contracted in November 1985. ... Missed
remainder of 1985-86 season and entire 1986 playoffs with strained left
knee, suffered during N.Y. Islanders' March 25, 1986, game vs. St. Louis.
... Signed
with Hartford as unrestricted free agent in July 1987, but never
played for parent team. ... Released by Hartford on June 8, 1989, after team
bought out the option year of his contract. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Saskatoon (WHL); Indianapolis (CHL); Springfield, Binghamton (AHL); Fussen
(Germany); Tilburg (Netherlands)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Netherlands Assists Leader: 1991-92
(Tilburg)
Education: Attended University of Saskatchewan in
Saskatoon during off-seasons of his playing days, studying to become a
teacher.
Miscellaneous: Invited to try out for Canada's 1983 World
Junior Championships team during the summer of 1982, but did not make
roster. ... Invited to try out with for 1984 Canadian Olympic team. He was
one of the last players cut from training-camp roster. ... Missed part of
1983-84 season with left ankle injury, suffered in November 1983. ...
Returned to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, after his retirement and became a
manufactured housing consultant. ... Coached his son in Saskatoon minor
hockey system after his retirement. |
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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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