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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Pete McGeough
Selected in 12th round
No.
237 overall by New York Islanders
Born April
15, 1965
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Bishop Hendricken (R.I. High School)
Birthplace: Watertown, New
York (USA)
Hometown:
Newport, Rhode Island |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-83 |
Hendricken | R.I. H.S. |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
R.I. High School All-State First Team: 1982-83 (Hendricken)
R.I. H.S. Class A Football All-Star Team: 1982 (Hendricken)
Miscellaneous: Attended Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, R.I.
... Also played varsity football and varsity tennis at Bishop Hendricken. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New Hampton (N.H. H.S.); St. Lawrence (ECAC);
Springfield (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
ECAC Tournament All-Star First Team: 1988 (St. Lawrence)
St. Lawrence Doyle Trophy (MVP): 1987-88
St. Lawrence Dougherty Scholarship (Leadership): 1984-85
St. Lawrence Captain: 1987-88
Miscellaneous: Attended New Hampton School in New Hampton, N.H., for postgraduate year in 1983-84 before entering St. Lawrence. ...
Shifted from natural position of defense to right wing prior to 1986-87
season but shifted back to defense during 1986-87 season and played
defense for remainder of his career. ... Played on line with Tim Lappin and Peter Lappin for St. Lawrence
in 1986-87. ... Was captain of St. Lawrence team that lost to Lake
Superior in the 1988 NCAA championship game.
Devastating Injury: McGeough's hockey career came to an abrupt end
during the 1988-89 season -- his rookie year with Springfield in the AHL.
During the second period of Springfield's Oct. 11, 1988, game at Cape
Breton, McGeough broke his back after becoming tangled with Cape Breton's
Nicolas Beaulieu and falling to the ice when he lost his balance. Unable to
break his fall because his arms were caught, McGeough, playing in just his
third AHL game, crashed face-first into the boards. Taken off on a
stretcher, he was rushed to the hospital in Sydney, Nova Scotia, where
McGeough underwent major surgery to implant a metal rod and fuse his spine.
In the end it was determined that he had fractured and dislocated two
vertebrae, but was not destined for major paralysis. To speed his recovery,
doctors had to immobilize McGeough for two months. On Dec. 6, McGeough was
transferred to Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colo., where he began his long
rehab process at a facility specializing in spinal cord injuries. On Dec.
28, 1988, McGeough had a second spinal fusion operation. During the
procedure, doctors took bone from his right hip and planted it in his spinal
column. By early January, McGeough was able to stand, and he was soon able
to walk with crutches. On Feb. 4, 1989, McGeough was released from the
hospital, although he remained in the Denver area to undergo months of
physical therapy. Unable to resume his hockey career, he recognized his good
fortune in regaining mobility because the injury could have been so much
more severe. In McGeough's honor, St. Lawrence's hockey program created an
annual trophy for its top defenseman
called the Pete McGeough Award.
Personal: Full name is Peter McGeough. ... Also known as Peter McGeough
during his playing days. ... Son of former minor-leaguer Jack McGeough. |
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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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