| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John Miner
Selected in 11th
round
No. 220 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Born
August 28, 1965
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Regina (WHL)
Birthplace:
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Regina, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Regina | Sask. AAA |
26 | 4 |
10 | 14 |
57 | | 1981-82 |
Regina | SJHL |
56 | 12 |
29 | 41 |
347 | | |
Regina | WHL |
10 | 0 |
1 | 1 |
11 | | 1982-83 |
Regina | WHL |
71 | 11 |
23 | 34 |
126 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed
Regina's 1982 training camp with eye injury, suffered in
September 1982. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1987 (Edmonton at Los
Angeles)
Numbers: 8 (Edmonton)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Active (Germany) |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1987-88 |
Edmonton | 14 |
2 | 3 |
5 | 16 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1987-88: Played 14 regular-season games for Edmonton team that went
on to win Stanley Cup, but was not with team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Had an assist in his first NHL game. ... Traded by Edmonton
to Los Angeles in exchange for Craig Redmond on Aug. 10, 1988, but never
played for parent team. The deal was made one day following a trade in which
the same two teams completed a multi-player trade involving Wayne Gretzky. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Regina (WHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Vienna (Austria); New Haven (AHL); Lausanne
(Switzerland); Zell-am-See (Austria); Zug (Switzerland);
Cologne (Germany); Bern, Ajoie (Switzerland); Augsburg (Germany); Linz (Austria)
World Junior Championships: 1985 (gold medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Switzerland Championship: 1998
(Zug)
Germany Championship: 2002 (Cologne)
WHL East Division All-Star First Team:
1984-85 (Regina)
WHL East Division All-Star Second Team: 1983-84
(Regina)
Germany All-Star Game: 2004 (Augsburg)
Cologne
Captain: 2000-01 and 2001-02
Miscellaneous: Joined Nova Scotia
for 1985 AHL playoffs after spending entire 1984-85 regular season and start
of playoffs in major junior with Regina (WHL). ... Missed part of 1986-87
season with foot injury, suffered in November 1986. ... Played for Canada at
1999 and 2001 Sweden Hockey Games. ... Joined Bern for two playoff games in
2003. ... Signed with Augsburg (Germany)
at the age of 39 to play his seventh German Elite League season in 2004-05. |
