| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mark LaVarre
Selected in
sixth round
No. 119 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born
February 21, 1965
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight:
170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Stratford (Ontario Junior B)
Birthplace:
Evanston, Illinois (USA)
Hometown: Northbrook, Illinois |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Glenbrook North | Illinois H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1981-82 |
Glenbrook North | Illinois H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1982-83 |
Stratford | Jr. B |
40 | 33 |
62 | 95 |
88 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Broke two vertebrae in his back
during February 1981 game. .. Attended Glenbrook North High School in
Northbrook, Ill. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 16, 1985 (Pittsburgh at
Chicago)
Numbers: 7, 15 (Chicago)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1985-1988 |
Chicago | 78 |
9 | 16 |
25 | 58 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1988 |
Chicago | 1 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Chicago Records: Most points by a rookie in one game (4 vs. Toronto
on Jan. 7, 1987, shares record), most assists by a rookie in one game (4 vs.
Toronto on Jan. 7, 1987, shares record)
Miscellaneous: Traded by Chicago to Hartford in exchange for future
considerations on Oct. 6, 1988, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
North Bay, Windsor (OHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Saginaw (IHL); Binghamton (AHL);
Zurich (Switzerland)
World Junior Championships: 1984 (sixth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Also played defense
during his major junior career. ... Traded by North Bay (OHL) with Peter
McGrath to Windsor for Jamie Jefferson, J.D. Urbanic and the OHL
rights to Rick Flamminio in October 1984. The trade came after he refused to
report to North Bay for 1984-85 season. The deal was later restructured to
return the other players to their original teams and give North Bay an
additional pick in the 1984 OHL priority selection. ... Named AHL Player of Week in
November 1986. ... Member of the Glenbrook North High School Spartan Hall of
Fame.
Personal: Full name is Mark James
LaVarre. ... Older brother of former minor-leaguer Jon LaVarre. |
