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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Rick Tocchet
Selected in
sixth round
No. 121 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born
April 9, 1964
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
Birthplace:
Scarborough, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Scarborough, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
St. Michael's | MTJHL |
41 | 28 |
46 | 74 |
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St. Michael's | Jr. B |
5 | 1 |
1 | 2 |
2 | | 1981-82 |
Sault Ste. Marie | OHL |
59 | 7 |
15 | 22 |
184 | | 1982-83 |
Sault Ste. Marie | OHL |
66 | 32 |
34 | 66 |
146 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1983 (Sault Ste. Marie) (67)
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1982 NHL draft despite being eligible. ...
Was Sault Ste. Marie's fifth-round pick, No. 70 overall, in 1981 OHL
priority selection. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1984 (Washington at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 22, 92 (Philadelphia); 92, 22
(Pittsburgh); 92, 22 (L.A.);
22 (Boston); 92 (Washington); 92, 22 (Phoenix)
Stanley Cup:
1992.
Playing Status:
Retired January 15, 2003 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-2002 |
Phil., Pitt., L.A.,
Bos., Wash., Pho. | 1,144 |
440 | 512 |
952 | 2,972 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1985-1976 |
Philadelphia, Pitt.,
Boston, Phoenix | 145 |
52 | 60 |
112 | 471 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1989, 1990, 1991 (Philadelphia), 1993 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1985, 1987 (Philadelphia)
Philadelphia Clarke Trophy (MVP): 1989-90
Philadelphia Dodge Ram Tough Award: 1989-90
Philadelphia Class Guy Award (Media Vote): 1987-88
Philadelphia Captain: Oct. 2, 1990, until Feb. 19, 1992
Los Angeles Best Newcomer: 1995
Philadelphia Records: Most career penalty minutes (1,817), most
consecutive games with at least one goal (9 from March 1, 1989, to March 19,
1989), most goals in one game (4 at Los Angeles on Feb. 27, 1988, and 4 vs.
Winnipeg on Jan. 25, 1990, shares record)
100-Point Seasons: 1992-93 (Pittsburgh) (109)
NHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 2000 (Philadelphia) (49)
Philadelphia
Points
Leader: 1989-90 (96), 1990-91 (71)
Phila. Goals
Leader: 1987-88 (31), 1989-90 (37), 1990-91 (40)
Philadelphia
Assists: 1989-90 (59)
Philadelphia Penalty-Minutes
Leader: 1984-85 (181), 1985-86 (284), 1986-87 (286), 1987-88 (299)
Philadelphia Playoffs Penalty-Minutes
Leader: 1985 (72), 1986 (26), 1987 (72), 1988 (55), 1989 (69), 2000 (49)
Pittsburgh Penalty-Minutes
Leader: 1992-93 (252)
Pittsburgh Playoffs Penalty-Minutes
Leader: 1993 (24, tie)
Los Angeles Goals Leader: 1995 (18)
Boston Playoffs Goals
Leader: 1996 (4)
Phoenix Penalty-Minutes
Leader: 1997-98 (157)
Phoenix Playoffs Points
Leader: 1998 (8, tie)
Phoenix Playoffs Goals
Leader: 1998 (6)
Phoenix Playoffs Assists Leader: 1999 (3,
tie)
Phoenix Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1998 (25)
Coaching
Career: Named Colorado assistant coach on Jan. 15, 2003, and remained in
that position until July 2, 2004.
Miscellaneous: Led all NHL rookies in penalty minutes (72), first-goals
(2) and shots on goal (41) during 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs. ... Missed part
of 1985-86 season with bruised left middle finger, an injury suffered when
the door of the Flyers bench slammed closed on the finger during
Philadelphia's Oct. 30, 1985, game at Montreal. ... Missed part of 1985-86
season with bruised right knee, an injury suffered during Philadelphia's
Nov. 23, 1985, game at Boston. He did not return to action until
Philadelphia's Dec. 10, 1985, game vs. Boston. ... Finished fifth in NHL
with 284 penalty minutes in 1985-86. ... Finished fifth in NHL with 286
penalty minutes in 1986-87. ... Named NHL Player of Week for the week ending
Feb. 28, 1988. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with separated left
shoulder, an injury suffered during Philadelphia's March 3, 1988, game at
Calgary. He did not return to action until Philadelphia's March 17, 1988,
game vs. Chicago. ... Missed remainder of 1987-88 regular season and start
of 1988 playoffs with re-aggravation of shoulder injury, suffered during
Philadelphia's March 25, 1988, game at Washington. He did not return to
action until Game 3 of Philadelphia's first-round playoff series vs.
Washington on April 9, 1988. ... Missed part of 1989 playoffs with
hyper-extended right knee, an injury suffered during Game 3 of
Philadelphia's second-round series vs. Pittsburgh on April 21, 1989. ... Led
Philadelphia with 58 shots on goal in 1989 playoffs. ... Missed part of
1989-90 season with viral infection, an illness contracted in November 1989.
... Missed part of 1990-91 season with torn tendon in left groin, an injury
suffered when he missed a check against Ulf Samuelsson during Philadelphia's
Jan. 26, 1991, game at Hartford. He did not return to action until
Philadelphia's Feb. 13, 1991, game at Toronto. ... Voted by fans to start
1991 NHL All-Star Game for Wales Conference team. ... Missed part of 1990-91
season with re-aggravation of groin injury, suffered during Philadelphia's
March 2, 1991, game vs. St. Louis. ... Became Philadelphia's all-time
penalty minutes leader when he registered his 1,601st career penalty minute
on Oct. 17, 1991, vs. Quebec. He broke Paul Holmgren's previous Flyers
record. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with mild sprain of MCL in left
knee, an injury suffered during Philadelphia's Nov. 29, 1991, game vs.
Pittsburgh. He did not return to action until Philadelphia's Dec. 12, 1991,
game vs. Toronto. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with left eye injury,
suffered during Philadelphia's Dec. 14, 1991, game vs. Chicago. ... Missed
part of 1991-92 season with stress fracture in left foot, an injury suffered
during Philadelphia's Jan. 16, 1992 game at N.Y. Islanders. He did not
return to action until Philadelphia's Feb. 13, 1992, game vs. Quebec. ...
Missed part of 1991-92 season with broken jaw, an injury suffered during
Pittsburgh's March 15, 1992, game at Chicago. ... Missed part of 1992
playoffs with shoulder injury, suffered during Game 3 of Pittsburgh's
first-round series vs. Washington on April 23, 1992. He did not return to
action until Game 4 of Pittsburgh's second-round series vs. N.Y. Rangers on
May 9, 1992. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with bruised left foot, an
injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Oct. 10, 1992, game at Montreal. ...
Tied NHL record (since broken) for fastest goal from start of a period in an
NHL All-Star Game by scoring 19 seconds into second period in 1993. ...
Missed part of 1992-93 season with bruised ankle, an injury suffered during
Pittsburgh's Feb. 8, 1993, game vs. Boston. ... Missed parts of 1993-94
season with bruised ribs, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Nov. 13,
1993, game vs. Detroit, and with back spasms, an injury suffered during
Pittsburgh's Dec. 2, 1993, game vs. New Jersey. ... Missed part of 1993-94
season with back spasms, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Dec. 28,
1993, game vs. Philadelphia. Although he dressed for Pittsburgh's Dec. 31,
1993, game vs. Quebec, he was in too much pain to play. He did not return to
action until Pittsburgh's Feb. 1, 1994, game vs. Florida. ... Missed part of
1993-94 season with back injury, suffered during Pittsburgh's Feb. 21, 1994,
game at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with back injury,
suffered during Pittsburgh's Feb. 28, 1994, game at Florida. He did not
return to action until Pittsburgh's March 22, 1994, game vs. San Jose. ...
The injury required postseason back surgery on June 8, 1994. ... Scored his
300th NHL goal for Los Angeles on Feb. 25, 1995, at Edmonton. ... Missed
part of 1995 season with strained lower back, an injury suffered during Los
Angeles' April 1, 1995, game vs. Winnipeg. He did not return to action until
Los Angeles' April 16, 1995, game at San Jose. He re-aggravated the injury
during that game and did not return to action until Los Angeles' April 30,
1995, game vs. Anaheim. ... Missed remainder of 1995 season with back
spasms, an injury suffered during Los Angeles' May 2, 1995, game at
Winnipeg. ... Led Los Angeles with seven power-play goals in 1995. ...
Suspended one game by NHL (automatic suspension) during 1995-96 season for
receiving third game misconduct of season during Los Angeles' Dec. 13, 1995,
game vs. Ottawa. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with bruised right
shoulder, an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Jan. 14, 1996, game at
Chicago. While he was out with the injury, Los Angeles traded Tocchet to
Boston in exchange for Kevin Stevens on Jan. 25, 1996. He did not return to
action until Boston's Jan. 31, 1996, game at Ottawa. ... Missed part of
1995-96 season with concussion, an injury suffered during Boston's Feb. 3,
1996, game vs. Buffalo. ... Suspended two games by NHL (automatic
suspension) during 1995-96 season for receiving fourth game misconduct of
season during Boston's Feb. 15, 1996, game at Chicago. ... Missed part of
1995-96 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during Boston's March
21, 1996, game vs. Ottawa. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with bruised
shoulder, an injury suffered during Boston's Nov. 7, 1996, game vs. Edmonton. ...
Was healthy scratch for first time in his career prior to Boston's Nov. 26,
1996, game at Washington. ...
Missed part of 1996-97 season with strained knee, an injury suffered during
Boston's Nov. 29, 1996, game vs. Vancouver. He did not return to action until Boston's
Jan. 7, 1997, game at Philadelphia. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with bruised
left foot, an
injury suffered during Boston's Feb. 24, 1997, game at Washington. ...
Missed remainder of 1996-97 season with
strained back, an injury suffered during Washington's April 3, 1997, game at
Ottawa. ... Signed with Phoenix as a Group III unrestricted free agent
on July 6, 1997. ... Missed part of 1997-98 season with jammed left thumb,
an injury suffered during Phoenix's Oct. 13, 1997, game vs. Chicago. He did
not return to action until Phoenix's Oct. 29, 1997, game at Edmonton. ...
Suspended by NHL for two games and fined $1,000 during 1997-98 season for
injuring Ryan Smyth's left knee during Phoenix's Jan. 20, 1998, game at
Edmonton. Oilers general manager Glen Sather called the hit "the worst
deliberate attempt to injure I've ever seen." Tocchet's suspension was
announced on Jan. 23, 1998. ... Suspended by NHL for five games during
1997-98 season for illegal kneeing check on Steve Yzerman during Phoenix's
Jan. 28, 1998, game at Detroit. Tocchet's suspension was announced on Jan.
30, 1998. ... Suspended by NHL for two games and fined $1,000 for
high-sticking Scott Pellerin during Phoenix's April 11, 1998, game at St.
Louis. Tocchet received a game misconduct for attempting to injure Pellerin
on the play, prompting an automatic suspension pending review by NHL
officials. The league announced the suspension on April 14, 1998. ... Scored
his 400th career NHL goal for Phoenix on Jan. 28, 1999, at Philadelphia. ...
Played his 1,000th career NHL game for Phoenix on Oct. 26, 1999, at
Edmonton. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with the flu, an illness
contracted in December 1999. ... Missed parts of 2000-01 season with bruised
ankle, an injury suffered during Philadelphia's Oct. 29, 2000, game vs.
Washington and re-aggravated during Philadelphia's Nov. 18, 2000, game vs.
Washington, with mouth injury, suffered during Philadelphia's Dec. 6, 2000,
game vs. Tampa Bay, with stomach virus, an illness contracted in
mid-December 2000, with bruised hand, an injury suffered during
Philadelphia's Dec. 27, 2000, game at Florida and re-aggravated during
Philadelphia's Dec. 30, 2000, game at Washington, and with back spasms, an
injury suffered during Philadelphia's Feb. 7, 2001, game at Pittsburgh. ...
Missed part of 2000-01 season with strained groin, an injury suffered in
Philadelphia's Feb. 22, 2001, game at N.Y. Islanders. He did not return to
action until Philadelphia's March 8, 2001, game vs. Calgary. ... Missed
remainder of 2000-01 regular season with strained lower back, an injury
suffered in Philadelphia's April 3, 2001, game vs. Florida. ... Missed
start of 2001-02 season with knee injury, suffered during Philadelphia's
training camp on Oct. 1, 2001. The injury required surgery, and Tocchet did
not make his 2001-02 season debut until Philadelphia's Feb. 26, 2002, game
vs. Chicago. ... Missed
remainder of 2001-02 season and entire 2002 playoffs with lower back injury
and strained knee, injuries suffered during Philadelphia's March 28, 2002,
game at Carolina, which ended up being his final NHL game. ... Became a
Group III unrestricted free agent in July 2002 but was unable to catch on
with a new NHL team and unofficially retired at age 38 on June 30, 2002,
despite holding out hopes for a comeback in 2002-03. He later officially
retired to pursue a coaching career in January 2003.
Tocchet's Big Suspension: The
NHL suspended Tocchet for 10 games during the 1988-89 season for bruising
Dean Chynoweth's eyeball in a fight during Philadelphia's Oct. 27, 1988,
game vs. N.Y. Islanders. Tocchet was given a match penalty for intent to
injure on the play, prompting a review by NHL vice-president Brian O'Neill.
A hearing was held on Oct. 28, 1988, and three days later, O'Neill announced Tocchet would be suspended for having shown no
restraint in grabbing Chynoweth's face. Tocchet was stunned by
the verdict, because he thought the hearing went well. Due to the suspension, Tocchet
sat out Philadelphia's games from Oct. 29, 1988,
through Nov. 18, 1988. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
Canada Cup: 1987 (first place), 1991 (first
place)
World Championships: 1990 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
OHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1984 (Sault Ste. Marie) (36 points, tie)
OHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1984 (Sault Ste. Marie) (22 goals)
Miscellaneous: Never played in
minor leagues. ... Played on line with Wayne Groulx and Steve Graves for
Sault Ste. Marie in 1983-84. ... Set OHL record (since broken) with 22 playoff goals in
1984. ... Tied OHL record (since broken) with 36 playoff points in 1984. ...
Was active in charitable causes during his playing days, including work with
Pittsburgh Boy's Club. ... Named to right wing position on all time Sault
Ste. Marie (OHL) team by a CHL panel in 1999. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Philadelphia traded Tocchet, Kjell Samuelsson, Ken Wregget and 1993
third-round pick (Dave Roche) to Pittsburgh for Mark Recchi,
Brian Benning and Los Angeles' 1992 first-round pick (Jason Bowen) on
February 19, 1992. Eight years later, Philadelphia got Tocchet back by
trading Mikael Renberg to Phoenix for Tocchet on March 8, 2000. |
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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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