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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Wayne Presley
Selected in
second round
No. 39 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born
March 23, 1965
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kitchener (OHL)
Birthplace:
Dearborn, Michigan (USA)
Hometown: Taylor, Michigan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Little Caesars | Mich. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1981-82 |
Little Caesars | Mich. AAA |
61 | 35 |
56 | 91 |
146 | | 1982-83 |
Kitchener | OHL |
70 | 39 |
48 | 87 |
99 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 18 overall prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Was Kitchener's first of
two seventh-round picks, No. 103 overall, in 1982 OHL priority selection. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 29, 1984 (Chicago at
Toronto)
Numbers: 17 (Chicago); 7
(S.J.); 18 (Buffalo); 18 (NYR); 18 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1998 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1984-1996 | Chicago, S.J., Buffalo,
N.Y. Rangers, Toronto | 684 |
155 | 147 |
302 | 953 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1986-1996 |
Chicago, Buffalo, Tor. |
83 | 26 | 17 |
43 | 142 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL Records: Most short-handed goals in one playoff year (3 for
Chicago in 1989, shares record), most short-handed goals in one playoff
series (3 for Chicago vs. Detroit in 1989, shares record)
Chicago
Records: Most power-play goals in one game (3 vs. Detroit on Nov. 7,
1987), most short-handed goals in playoff year (3 in 1989), most
short-handed goals in one playoff series (3 vs. Detroit in 1989)
Chicago Playoffs Goals Leader: 1987 (1, tie)
Buffalo Playoffs
Goals Leader: 1995 (3, tie)
Buffalo Playoffs Penalty-Minutes
Leader: 1992 (14)
1991-92: Played on first San Jose Sharks team.
Miscellaneous: Became first U.S.-born player in Chicago history to score
30 goals in a season when he achieved feat during 1986-87 season. ... Missed
half of 1987-88 season with torn ligaments and cartilage in right knee, an
injury suffered in Chicago's Nov. 25, 1987, game at Los Angeles. The injury
required surgery in early December 1987, and Presley did not return to
action until Chicago's Feb. 20, 1988, game at Detroit. ... Missed remainder
of 1989 playoffs with dislocated shoulder, an injury suffered when he was
cross-checked by Al MacInnis during Game 3 of Chicago's Campbell Conference
Finals series vs. Calgary on May 6, 1989. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season
with sprained ligaments in right knee, an injury suffered during San Jose's Nov. 16, 1991, game
at Vancouver. ...
Missed part of 1991-92 season with two broken bones in left hand, an injury
suffered during San Jose's Dec. 3, 1991, game vs. Los Angeles. He did not
return until San Jose's Dec. 26, 1991, game at Los Angeles. ...
Missed part of 1992-93 season with bruised foot, an injury suffered during
Buffalo's Oct. 8, 1992, season-opener vs. Quebec. ... Missed start of
1993-94 season with stretched ligaments in knee, an injury suffered during
Buffalo's training camp in October 1993. He did not make his 1993-94 season
debut until Buffalo's Oct. 15, 1993, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part
of 1993-94 with broken left ankle, an injury suffered during Buffalo's Dec.
26, 1993, game at N.Y. Islanders. He did not return to action until
Buffalo's Feb. 2, 1994, game at New Jersey. ... Tied for second in NHL with
five short-handed goals in 1993-94. ... Led Buffalo with five short-handed
goals in 1993-94. ... Missed part of 1995 season with pulled groin, an
injury suffered during Buffalo's April 18, 1995, game vs. Hartford. ... Tied
for NHL lead with six short-handed points in 1995. ... Finished second in
NHL with five short-handed goals in 1995. ... Led Buffalo with five
short-handed goals in 1995. ... Signed with N.Y. Rangers as an unrestricted free agent on
Aug. 2, 1995. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Kitchener, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); St. John's (AHL);
Detroit (IHL)
Canada Cup: 1987
(fifth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1997
(Detroit)
OHL Mahon
Trophy (Most Points, RW): 1983-84 (Kitchener) (139)
OHL All-Star First Team: 1983-84 (Kitchener)
OHL All-Star Game: 1984 (Kitchener)
Kitchener Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader): 1983-84
Taylor (Mich.) Sports & Recreation Hall of Fame: Inducted 1999
Kitchener Records: Most goals in one season (63 in 1983-84), most
points in one game (8 at Cornwall on Jan. 15, 1984, shares record), most
assists in one game (7 at Cornwall on Jan. 15, 1984)
1996-97: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Detroit).
Miscellaneous: Finished second in
OHL with 139 points in 1983-84. ... Finished second in OHL
with 63 goals in 1983-84. ... Traded by Kitchener
(OHL) to Sault Ste. Marie for Shawn Tyers in January 1985. ... Was active in
charitable causes during playing days, including work with American
Cancer Society. ... Worked as a hockey instructor in Detroit area after his
retirement. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after retirement, playing for Detroit Red Wings Alumni team. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Chicago traded Presley to San Jose in exchange for 1993 third-round pick (Bogdan
Savenko) on September 20, 1991. |
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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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