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1984 NHL DRAFT PICK
Tony Hrkac
Selected in second round
No. 32 overall by St. Louis Blues

Born July 7, 1966
Position: Center
Height: 5-11   Weight: 165
Shoots: Left
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Orillia (OPJHL)                                
Birthplace: Thunder Bay, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1982-83 Thunder BayOnt. AAA ---- ---- --
1983-84 OrilliaOPJHL 4252 54106 20

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OPJHL Points Leader:
1983-84 (Orillia) (106 points)
OPJHL Goals Leader: 1983-84 (Orillia) (52 goals)
Miscellaneous: Was Guelph's seventh-round pick, No. 91 overall, in 1983 OHL priority selection.
NHL CAREER
Debut: April 9, 1987 (Toronto at St. Louis) (playoff game)
Numbers:  18 (St. Louis); 28, 40 (Quebec); 10 (S.J.); 11 (Chicago);
41 (Dallas); 20 (Edmonton); 17 (N.Y. Islanders); 15 (Anaheim);
12 (Atlanta)
Stanley Cup: 1999.  Playing Status: Unsigned free agent
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1987-2003 STL, QUE, SJ, CHI, DAL
EDM, NYI, ANA, ATL
758 132239 371173
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1987-1999 STL, CHI, EDM, DAL41 77 1412

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
St. Louis Rookie of Year:
1987-88
St. Louis Records: Most goals in one playoff game (4 at Chicago on April 10, 1988)
Atlanta Records: Most power-play assists in one game (3 at Florida on Jan. 19, 2002)
1991-92: Played on first San Jose Sharks team. Also played three playoff games for Chicago team that lost in 1992 Stanley Cup Finals, but did not appear in any Stanley Cup Finals games vs. Pittsburgh, having made his only playoff appearances in the first round.
Miscellaneous: Signed St. Louis for 1987 playoffs after winning 1987 NCAA championship with North Dakota. He gave up the last two years of his NCAA eligibility to turn pro, signing his first NHL contract just three days before the playoffs opened. He made his NHL debut in Game 2 of St. Louis' first-round series vs. Toronto on April 9, 1987. He was activated as a replacement for Mark Hunter, who suffered a shoulder injury in the series opener. ... Made his NHL regular-season debut for St. Louis on Oct. 8, 1987, at Vancouver. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with sprained shoulder, an injury suffered when he was checked into the boards by Dave Andreychuk during St. Louis' Jan. 12, 1988, game vs. Buffalo. He did not return to action until St. Louis' Jan. 26, 1988, game vs. Vancouver. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with lacerated ankle, an injury suffered during St. Louis' March 25, 1988, game at Buffalo. He did not return to action until St. Louis' March 10, 1988, game vs. Pittsburgh. ... Finished fifth among all NHL rookies with 48 points and third among all NHL rookies with 37 assists in 1987-88. ... Set St. Louis record for goals in a playoff game by scoring four times in Game 4 of Blues' first-round series at Chicago on April 10, 1988. He also scored the game-winner shorthanded with 4:45 remaining in the third period to give St. Louis a 6-5 victory. All four goals were scored against Chicago goaltender Darren Pang. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with bruised left shoulder, an injury suffered during St. Louis' Nov. 28, 1989, game vs. Boston. He did not return to action until St. Louis' Dec. 5, 1989, game at Detroit. ... Missed start of 1991-92 season with cracked bone in left wrist, an injury suffered during San Jose's training camp in late September 1991. He did not make his 1991-92 NHL regular-season debut until San Jose's Dec. 3, 1991, game vs. Los Angeles. ... Signed two-year contract with Dallas as a Group III unrestricted free agent on Aug. 12, 1997. ... Played first NHL game in more than three years when he appeared in Dallas' Dec. 5, 1997, game vs. Calgary. Although he had not been in an NHL game since April 14, 1994, Hrkac scored a power-play goal on his first shot of the game. ... Placed on waivers by Dallas and claimed by Edmonton on Jan. 6, 1998. ... Missed part of 1997-98 season with sprained left shoulder, an injury suffered during Edmonton's Jan. 10, 1998, game at Los Angeles. He did not return to action until Edmonton's Jan. 24, 1998, game at Phoenix. He had two assists in that game. ... Traded by Edmonton with Bobby Dollas to Pittsburgh for Josef Beranek on June 16, 1998, but never played for parent team. ... Left unprotected by Pittsburgh for 1998 NHL Expansion Draft. He was claimed by Nashville on June 26, 1998, but never played for parent team because two weeks later, Nashville traded Hrkac to Dallas in exchange for future considerations on July 9, 1998. ... Signed two-year contract with N.Y. Islanders as a Group III unrestricted free agent on July 29, 1999. ... Signed with Atlanta as a Group III unrestricted free agent on July 16, 2001. ... Led Atlanta with 444 faceoff victories (47.5 percent) in 2001-02. ... Signed with Nashville as a Group III unrestricted free agent on Nov. 4, 2003, and was assigned to Milwaukee (AHL). ... Re-signed with Nashville on July 9, 2004.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: North Dakota (WCHA); Team Canada; Halifax (AHL); Indianapolis (IHL); Peoria (IHL); Milwaukee (IHL/AHL); Michigan (IHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup:
2004 (Milwaukee)
NCAA Championship: 1987 (North Dakota)
Hobey Baker Award: 1986-87 (North Dakota)
IHL Gatschene Trophy (MVP): 1992-93 (Indianapolis)
IHL Lamoureux Trophy (Points Leader): 1992-93 (Ind.) (132 points)
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player: 1987 (North Dakota)
IHL All-Star First Team: 1992-93 (Indianapolis)
NCAA West All-America First Team: 1986-87 (North Dakota)
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team: 1986-87 (North Dakota)
IHL All-Star Game: 1993 (Indianapolis)
WCHA Player of Year: 1986-87 (North Dakota)
WCHA All-Star First Team: 1986-87 (North Dakota)
WCHA All-Academic Team: 1986-87 (North Dakota)
North Dakota Anderson Scholarship (MVP): 1986-87
Milwaukee (IHL) Captain: 1996-97, 2004-05
Indianapolis (IHL) Records: Most points in one season (132 in 1992-93), most assists in one season (87 in 1992-93), most consecutive games with at least one point (19 from Nov. 1, 1992, to Dec. 19, 1992)
NCAA Records: Most points in season (116 for N. Dakota in 1986-87)
WCHA Records: Most points in one season (86 for North Dakota in 1986-87), most assists in one season (50 for North Dakota in 1986-87)
North Dakota Records: Most points in one season (116 for North Dakota in 1986-87), most assists in one season (70 in 1986-87), most games played in one season (48 in 1986-87, shares record), most career points-per-game (2.02, 1984-85 and 1986-87 seasons), most points-per-game in one season (2.42 in 1986-87)
IHL Assists Leader: 1992-93 (Indianapolis) (87 assists)
NCAA Points Leader: 1986-87 (North Dakota) (116 points)
WCHA Points Leader: 1986-87 (North Dakota) (86 points)
Miscellaneous: Suspended by North Dakota (WCHA) for six games in January 1985 for disciplinary reasons. ... Left University of North Dakota after his freshman year to spend 1985-86 season with Team Canada before returning to college in fall of 1986. ... Played on Hrkac Circus line with Bob Joyce and Steve Johnson for North Dakota in 1986-87. ... Scored eight points for North Dakota on Jan. 14, 1987, vs. Michigan Tech. ... Suffered bruised left leg playing for North Dakota in January 1987, but did not miss any games. ... Became first University of North Dakota player to win Hobey Baker Award when he achieved feat in 1986-87. ... Missed start of 1995-96 season with broken wrist, suffered while playing with Milwaukee during the 1995 IHL playoffs. He did not make his 1995-96 IHL regular-season debut until Milwaukee's Dec. 20, 1995, game vs. Peoria. He suffered a slight concussion in that game. ... Named to NCAA Tournament 50th Anniversary All-Time Team by a panel of coaches  in 1997. ... Named one of WCHA's all-time Top 50 players by the conference on Jan. 23, 2002.
Personal: Full name is Anthony J. Hrkac.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE/FREE AGENCY: St. Louis traded Hrkac and Greg Millen to Quebec for Jeff Brown on December 13, 1989. Almost four years later, St. Louis got Hrkac back when he signed with Blues as unrestricted free agent on July 30, 1993. St. Louis lost Hrkac again when he opted to spend three years in the IHL, and his NHL rights lapsed. He signed with Dallas as a Group III unrestricted free agent on August 12, 1997.

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SNAPSHOT '84
Total Selected: 250
Forwards: 142
Defense: 88
Goaltenders: 20
Major Junior: 110
Tier II/Jr. B: 16/9
College Players: 23
High School: 47
Midget: 4
U.S. Junior B: 1
Canadian: 145
Euro-Canadian: 2
USA Citizens: 62
U.S.-Born: 63
European: 41
Reached NHL: 102
Stanley Cup: 20
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 7
Olympians: 31
 
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