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1983 NHL DRAFT PICK
Joe Kocur
Selected in fifth round
No. 88 overall by Detroit Red Wings

Born December 21, 1964
Position: Right Wing
Height: 6-0   Weight: 200
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Saskatoon (WHL)                            
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Kelvington, Saskatchewan
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1980-81 YorktonSJHL 486 915 307
1981-82 YorktonSJHL 4720 2141 199
1982-83 SaskatoonWHL 6223 1740 289

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Missed part of 1982-83 season with stretched knee ligaments, an injury suffered in December 1982.
NHL CAREER
Debut: February 20, 1985 (St. Louis at Detroit)
Numbers:  26 (Detroit); 26 (N.Y. Rangers); 28 (Vancouver)
Stanley Cup: 1994, 1997, 1998. Status: Retired October 10, 2000
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1985-1999 Detroit, NYR, Van.820 8082 1622,519
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATP PIM
1985-1998 Detroit, NYR, Van.118 1012 22231

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Detroit Records:
Most penalty minutes in one game (42 at St. Louis on Nov. 2, 1985), most penalty minutes in one playoff year (71 in 1987)
NHL Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1985-86 (Detroit) (377 PIM)
Detroit PIM Leader: 1985-86 (377), 1986-87 (276), 1989-90 (268)
Detroit Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1987 (71)
Coaching Career: Named Detroit video technician/coach on Oct. 10, 2000, and remained in that position until July 17, 2002. ... Named Detroit assistant coach on July 17, 2002, and remained in that position through 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1985-86 season with sprained thumb, an injury suffered in fight with Willi Plett during Detroit's Dec. 11, 1985, game at Minnesota. ... Suspended by NHL for one game (automatic suspension) in 1985-86 for receiving third game misconduct of season during Detroit's Dec. 11, 1985, game at Minnesota. ... Suspended by NHL for two games (automatic suspension) in 1985-86 for receiving fourth game misconduct of season during Detroit's Jan. 13, 1986, game at Toronto. ... Broke Bryan Watson's previous Detroit record for penalty minutes in one season when he recorded his 323rd penalty minute of 1985-86 in just his 50th game of season. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with strained right knee, an injury suffered during Detroit's Jan. 28, 1986, game vs. Washington. While he was out, he also suffered from food poisoning. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with sprained ligaments in left knee, an injury suffered during Detroit's March 26, 1986, game at Chicago. ... Set Detroit single-season record (since broken) with 377 penalty minutes in 1985-86. ... Missed parts of 1987-88 season with sore left elbow, an injury suffered during Detroit's Oct. 8, 1987, season opener at Calgary, with strained sternum and collarbone, an injury suffered during Detroit's Oct. 17, 1987, game at Toronto, with separated left shoulder, an injury suffered during Detroit's Dec. 7, 1987, game at Toronto, with laceration on right hand, an injury suffered during Detroit's Jan. 6, 1988, game vs. St. Louis, and with back spasms, an injury suffered during Detroit's March 8, 1988, game vs. Boston. ... Missed remainder of 1988 playoffs with separated right shoulder, an injury suffered during Game 4 of Detroit's second-round series at St. Louis on April 25, 1988. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with back injury, suffered during Detroit's Nov. 1, 1988, game vs. Washington. He did not return to action until Detroit's Nov. 18, 1988, game vs. Boston. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with left knee injury, suffered during Detroit's Nov. 18, 1988, game vs. Boston. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with re-aggravation of back injury, suffered during Detroit's Jan. 30, 1989, game vs. Quebec. He did not return to action until Detroit's Feb. 15, 1989, game vs. Minnesota. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with back injury, suffered during Detroit's March 7, 1989, game at Minnesota, and with the flu, an illness contracted in mid-March 1989. ... Missed remainder of 1988-89 regular season and start of 1989 playoffs with right hand injury, suffered during Detroit's March 29, 1989, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed parts of 1989-90 season with back injury, suffered during Detroit's Oct. 14, 1989, game vs. Buffalo, with right hand injury, suffered during Detroit's Jan. 12, 1990, game at Winnipeg, with strained groin, an injury suffered during Detroit's Feb. 3, 1990, game at St. Louis, with bruised right foot, an injury suffered when he was hit by teammate Gerard Gallant's shot during Detroit's Feb. 16, 1990, game vs. Philadelphia, and with strained ligaments in left knee, an injury suffered during Detroit's March 24, 1990, game vs. Chicago. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with right hand injury, suffered in fight with Rob Ray during Detroit's Dec. 1, 1990, game at Buffalo. ... Played on line with Jan Erixon and Bernie Nicholls for N.Y. Rangers in 1990-91. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with pulled chest muscle, an injury suffered when he was checked by Randy Velischek during N.Y. Rangers' March 7, 1991, game at Quebec. It was his first game in a Rangers uniform. ... Had off-season surgery on right middle knuckle on May 10, 1991. ... Missed start of 1991-92 season while serving suspension and with hip flexor injury, suffered during N.Y. Rangers training camp in October 1991. He did not make his 1991-92 regular-season debut until N.Y. Rangers' Oct. 12, 1991, game at Hartford. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with separated left shoulder, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Jan. 28, 1992, game at San Jose. He did not return to action until N.Y. Rangers' March 1, 1992, game at Hartford. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with slightly sprained right knee, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' practice on March 4, 1992, game vs. New Jersey. He did not return to action until N.Y. Rangers' March 20, 1992, game at Detroit. ... Missed parts of 1992-93 season with sprained leg, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Nov. 21, 1992, game at Winnipeg, with back injury, suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Feb. 10, 1993, game vs. Pittsburgh and re-aggravated during N.Y. Rangers' Feb. 20, 1993, game at San Jose, and with pulled groin, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' April 9, 1993, game vs. Pittsburgh. ... Missed parts of 1993-94 season with bruised hand, an injury suffered in fight with Stu Grimson during N.Y. Rangers' Jan. 28, 1994, game at Anaheim and re-aggravated during N.Y. Rangers' Feb. 9, 1994, game at Montreal, and with back spasms, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' April 4, 1994, game vs. Florida. ... Missed part of 1994 playoffs with sprained left knee, an injury suffered during Game 2 of N.Y. Rangers' first-round series vs. N.Y. Islanders on April 18, 1994. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during Vancouver's April 1, 1996, game vs. Edmonton. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with hip flexor injury, suffered during Detroit's Jan. 9, 1997, game at Phoenix, with the flu, an illness contracted in late March 1997, and with strained lower back, an injury suffered during Detroit's April 8, 1997, game at Calgary. ... Missed part of 1997-98 season with shoulder injury, suffered during Detroit's Oct. 1, 1997, season-opener at Calgary, with hand injury, suffered during Detroit's Oct. 31, 1997, game vs. Los Angeles, with bruised knee, an injury suffered during Detroit's Nov. 19, 1997, game vs. N.Y. Islanders, with unspecified injury, suffered during Detroit's Jan. 2, 1998, game vs. San Jose, and with unspecified injury, suffered during Detroit's March 18, 1998, game at Toronto. ... Scored first goal of the Stanley Cup Finals series vs. Washington on June 9, 1998. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with groin injury, suffered during Detroit's Oct. 31, 1998, game at Dallas. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with strained lower abdominal muscle, an injury suffered during Detroit's Jan. 6, 1999, game vs. Ottawa. He did not return to action until Detroit's Feb. 11, 1999 game vs. Edmonton. During that game, he re-aggravated the injury and did not return to action until Detroit's March 31, 1999, game vs. Los Angeles. ... Missed remainder of 1998-99 regular season, entire 1999 playoffs and entire 1999-00 season while recovering from career-ending lower abdominal muscle strain, suffered during his final NHL game with Detroit on April 4, 1999, at Dallas. The career-ending injury, which was technically a hernia, had required surgery in May 1999, and Kocur was never able to make a comeback. ... Suspended by NHL for two games during 2002-03 season for throwing a chair onto the ice during a heated argument with Blues coach Joel Quenneville late in the third period of Detroit's March 29, 2003, game at St. Louis.
Back-to-Back Suspensions: Kocur served a rare eight-game suspension that actually encompassed punishment for two separate incidents during the 1990-91 season. It all started when the NHL suspended him four games for hitting Chicago goaltender Ed Belfour over the head with his stick at the end of the first period of N.Y. Rangers' March 10, 1991, game at Chicago. Referee Paul Stewart gave Kocur a match penalty for attempting to injure Belfour, prompting an automatic NHL hearing and review. On March 15, the NHL declared Kocur suspended four games. The suspension could not begin until March 26, 1991, however, because before he had a chance to serve the suspension, while playing under a one-week grace period, Kocur speared Ulf Samuelsson in the Rangers' March 17, 1991, game vs. Pittsburgh. He received his third stick-related game misconduct penalty of the season on the play, prompting an automatic three-game suspension that had to be served from March 21, 1991, through March 24, 1991. As a result of these combined suspensions, Kocur missed the final six games of the 1990-91 regular season. Although he was allowed to play in the 1991 playoffs, he had to serve the last game of his dual suspension by missing the Rangers' 1991-92 season-opener.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Saskatoon (WHL); Adirondack (AHL); San Antonio (IHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1985-86:
Played nine regular-season games for Adirondack team that went on to win AHL playoff title, but was not with team in postseason.
Miscellaneous: Joined Adirondack for 1984 AHL playoffs after spending 1983-84 regular season with Saskatoon (WHL). ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with severe laceration on back of right hand, an injury suffered in fight with Jim Playfair during one of Adirondack's AHL games vs. Nova Scotia in January 1985. The cut required 20 stitches to close. ... Played parts of 1996-97 season in a recreational league in Waterford Township, Mich., and later with San Antonio (IHL) while looking to catch on with NHL team as an unrestricted free agent. ... Worked at Barry Melrose's hockey school during off-seasons of his early NHL playing days. ... Ran his own hockey school during off-seasons of his later playing days. ... An outstanding golfer, he had a scratch handicap throughout his NHL playing days. ... Invested in a sports bar, Joe and Lewie's Penalty Box Sports Tavern and Eatery, in Fenton, Mich., during 2003-04 season. ... Named honorary captain for PlanetUSA team at 2004 AHL All-Star Game in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Personal: Full name is Joseph George Kocur. ... Also known as Joey Kocur during his playing days. ... First cousin of former minor-leaguer Kory Kocur. ... Distant cousin of former NHL player Wendel Clark. ... Distant cousin of former NHL player Barry Melrose.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Detroit traded Kocur and Per Djoos to N.Y. Rangers for Kevin Miller, Jim Cummins and Dennis Vial on March 5, 1991. Nearly six years later, Detroit got Kocur back when he signed with the Red Wings as a Group III unrestricted free agent on December 27, 1996.

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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
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