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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jeff Jackson
Selected in
second round
No. 28 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born
April 24, 1965
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Left Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Brantford (OHL)
Birthplace:
Chatham, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Dresden, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Newmarket | OPJHL |
45 | 30 |
39 | 69 |
105 | | 1982-83 |
Brantford | OHL |
64 | 18 |
25 | 43 |
63 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHL All-Scholastic Team: 1982-83 (Brantford)
Miscellaneous: Brantford's first-round
pick, No. 5 overall, in 1982 OHL priority selection. ... Missed part of
1981-82 season with stretched knee ligaments, an injury suffered in January
1982. ... Was a big fan of N.Y. Islanders star Bryan Trottier as a youngster
in Dresden, Ontario. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1984 (Toronto at
Minnesota)
Numbers: 12, 25 (Toronto); 14
(NYR); 25 (Quebec); 42 (Chicago)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1992 |
TOR, NYR, QUE, CHI | 263 |
38 | 48 |
86 | 313 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM |
| 1987 |
N.Y. Rangers | 6 |
1 | 1 |
2 | 16 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1991-92: Played one regular-season game for Chicago team that went to
1992 Stanley Cup Finals, but was not with team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Marcel Dionne and Ron Duguay for N.Y.
Rangers in 1986-87. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with pulled groin, an
injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' March 11, 1987, game vs. Boston. He did
not return to action until N.Y. Rangers' March 21, 1987, game at N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with sprained left knee, an
injury suffered in Quebec's Jan. 23, 1988, game vs. St. Louis. ... Missed
remainder of 1987-88 season with sprained left knee, an injury suffered
during Quebec's March 19, 1988, game vs. Calgary. ... Missed part of 1988-89
season with sprained left knee, an injury suffered during Quebec's Oct. 25,
1988, game vs. Chicago. He did not return to action until Quebec's Nov. 8,
1988, game vs. Winnipeg. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with sprained
left knee, an injury suffered during Quebec's Dec. 23, 1988, game at
Winnipeg. He did not return to action until Quebec's Jan. 12, 1989, game at
Philadelphia. ... Missed remainder of 1988-89 season with strained ligaments
in right knee, an injury suffered during Quebec's Jan. 26, 1989, game at
Minnesota. While Jackson was out of the lineup, doctors also determined that
Jackson had sprained ligaments in his left knee, and he was unable to return
to action. ... Missed start of 1989-90 season with pulled groin, an injury
suffered during Quebec's training camp in September 1989. He did not make
his 1989-90 season debut until Quebec's Oct. 17, 1989, game vs. Calgary. ...
Missed remainder of 1990-91 season with shattered radius bone in left
forearm, an injury suffered during Quebec's Jan. 24, 1991, game at New
Jersey. The injury required season-ending surgery on Jan. 25, 1991. ...
Served as Quebec's team representative to NHLPA during his latter years with
Nordiques. ... Signed with Chicago as an unrestricted free agent on Feb.
19, 1992. ... Also played center in his NHL career. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Brantford/Hamilton (OHL); St. Catharines (AHL); Newmarket (AHL); Halifax (AHL);
Indianapolis (IHL); New Haven (AHL)
World Junior Championships: 1985 (gold medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
OHL All-Star Game: 1984 (Brantford), 1985 (Hamilton)
Brantford MVP: 1983-84
Education: Attended Queen's
University in Kingston, Ontario, immediately after his retirement. ...
Earned law degree from University of Western Ontario Law School in London,
Ontario, after retirement even though he never completed an undergraduate
degree program. ... Passed Ontario bar exam in February 1998.
Miscellaneous: Was on Brantford (OHL)
team that relocated to Hamilton prior to 1984-85 season. ... Played on line
with Brian Bradley and Adam Creighton for Canada at 1985 World Junior
Championships. ... Studied to
become stock broker during playing days. ... Became an attorney after
retirement, working for Heenan Blaikie LLP in Toronto. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Toronto traded Jackson and 1989 third-round pick (Rob Zamuner) to N.Y.
Rangers for Mark Osborne on March 5, 1987. |
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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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