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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Todd Charlesworth
Selected in
second round
No. 22 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born
March 22, 1965
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Oshawa (OHL)
Birthplace:
Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-82 |
Gloucester | COJHL |
50 | 13 |
24 | 37 |
67 | | 1982-83 |
Oshawa | OHL |
70 | 6 |
23 | 29 |
55 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was Oshawa's second-round
pick, No. 27 overall, in 1982 OHL priority selection. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 15, 1984 (Pittsburgh at
Chicago)
Numbers: 3, 27, 2, 34, 6 (Pittsburgh); 36
(N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1990 |
Pittsburgh, N.Y. Rangers |
93 | 3 |
9 | 12 |
47 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Made his NHL debut in game that ended up being Chicago
goaltender Tony Esposito's final NHL shutout. ... Missed start of 1984-85
season with hip injury, suffered in Pittsburgh's 1984 training camp. He did
not make his 1984-85 season debut until Pittsburgh's Oct. 27, 1984, game vs.
Montreal. ... One of Mario Lemieux's first NHL teammates with Pittsburgh in
1984-85. ... Traded by Edmonton to N.Y. Rangers for future
considerations (Denis Larocque) on Jan. 18, 1990. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Oshawa (OHL); Baltimore (AHL); Muskegon (IHL); Cape Breton (AHL); Flint (IHL); Binghamton (AHL); Muskegon (ColHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1986,
1989
(Muskegon)
IHL
All-Star Second Team: 1988-89 (Muskegon)
ColHL All-Star First Team: 1994-95 (Muskegon)
OHL All-Star Game: 1984 (Oshawa)
Coaching Career: Named
Muskegon (ColHL) player-assistant coach in October 1992 and remained in
position through 1994-95 season.
1987-88, 1988-89: Played on IHL
regular-season champ (Muskegon).
Miscellaneous: Missed entire
1991-92 season recovering from thumb injury that required surgery in July
1991. ... Signed with Muskegon (ColHL) as an unrestricted free agent in
October 1992. ... Remained in Muskegon, Mich., and went into the real estate
business after his retirement, working as an agent for WestWind Realty. ...
Started construction business, TNT Builders, after his retirement. ... Also
coached high school hockey at Muskegon Catholic Central. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Pittsburgh did not re-sign
Charlesworth after the 1988-89 season, and he became an unrestricted free
agent. He signed with Edmonton on June 20, 1989, but never played for parent
team. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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