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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Robert Dirk
Selected in
third round
No. 53 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born
August 20, 1966
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-4 Weight: 210
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Regina (WHL)
Birthplace:
Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Kelowna, British
Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-83 |
Notre Dame | Sask. AAA |
23 | 1 |
6 | 7 |
8 | | |
Kelowna | BCJHL |
27 | 3 |
7 | 10 |
43 | | |
Regina | WHL |
1 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | 1983-84 |
Regina | WHL |
62 | 2 |
10 | 12 |
64 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Attended Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox,
Saskatchewan, before entering Tier II hockey. ... Was also an outstanding
baseball player during his junior career and was invited to try out for
British Columbia Select Team. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1987 (St. Louis at Los
Angeles)
Numbers: 34, 37 (St. Louis); 22
(Vancouver); 32, 6 (Chicago);
5 (Anaheim); 3 (Montreal)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1997 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1987-1996 |
St. Louis, Vancouver,
Chicago, Ana., Montreal | 402 |
13 | 29 |
42 | 786 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1988-1994 |
STL, VAN, CHI | 39 |
0 | 1 |
1 | 56 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1993-94: Played 65 regular-season games for Vancouver team that went
to 1994 Stanley Cup Finals, but was traded away before playoffs.
Miscellaneous: Signed first NHL contract with St. Louis on June 12, 1986.
... Wore No. 21 in St. Louis' 1986 training camp. ... Missed part of 1991-92
season with sprained left ankle, an injury suffered during Vancouver's Nov.
26, 1991, game at San Jose. He did not return to action until Vancouver's
Dec 4, 1991, game at Montreal. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with
sprained left knee, an injury suffered during Vancouver's Feb. 1, 1992, game
vs. Hartford.
He did not return to action until Vancouver's Feb. 12, 1992, game at N.Y.
Rangers. ... Missed start of 1992-93 season with shoulder injury, suffered
during Vancouver's Sept. 22, 1992, preseason game at Winnipeg. He did not
make his 1992-93 NHL regular-season debut until Vancouver's Oct. 12, 1992,
game vs. Winnipeg. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with pulled groin, an
injury suffered during Vancouver's Feb. 12, 1993, game at Buffalo. He did
not return to action until Vancouver's March 1, 1993, game at Buffalo. ...
Missed part of 1992-93 season with bruised ribs, an injury suffered during
Vancouver's March 6, 1993, game at Hartford. He did not return to action
until Vancouver's March 18, 1993, game vs. Winnipeg. ... Missed part of
1993-94 season with subflux in right shoulder, an injury suffered during
Chicago's March 31, 1994, game vs. Washington. He did not return to action
until Chicago's April 12, 1994, game at Toronto. ... Took first instigator
penalty in Mighty Ducks of Anaheim history during Jan. 23, 1995, game vs.
Anaheim. ... Missed part of 1995 season with severely lacerated chin, an
injury suffered during Anaheim's April 13, 1995, game vs. Calgary. He did
not return to action until Anaheim's April 30, 1995, game at Los Angeles.
... Missed part of 1995-96 season with fractured left scapula, an injury
suffered when he was checked into the boards by Allan Egeland during the
first period of Montreal's Jan 22, 1996, game vs. Tampa Bay. It was his
first game in a Montreal uniform after being traded to the Canadiens one day
earlier. He did not return to action until Montreal's Feb. 23, 1996, game at
New Jersey. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Regina (WHL); Peoria (IHL); Detroit, Chicago (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
UHL Coach of Year: 1997-98 (Winston-Salem)
WHL East
All-Star Second Team: 1985-86 (Regina)
Peoria Rookie of Year: 1986-87
Regina MVP: 1985-86
Regina Best Defenseman: 1985-86
1990-91: Played three games for Peoria team that went on to win IHL
regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team in postseason.
1996-97: Played 48 games for IHL regular-season champion (Detroit).
Coaching Career: Named
Winston-Salem (UHL) head coach prior to 1997-98 season and remained in that
position through 1997-98 season. ... Named Saginaw (UHL) head coach prior to
1998-99 season, relocated with team to Ohio during 1999-00 season, and
remained in that position through 1999-00 season. ... Named Tacoma (WCHL)
head coach prior to 2000-01 season and remained in that position through
2001-02 season, when team folded. ... Named Texas (Beaumont) (ECHL) head
coach on April 29, 2003, prior to inaugural 2003-04 season and remained in
position into 2004-05 season.
Management Career: Named Tacoma (WCHL)
director of hockey operations prior to 2000-01 season and remained in that
position through 2001-02 season, when team folded. ... Named WCHL
vice-president of hockey operations in July 2002 and remained in that
position until April 29, 2003. ... Named Texas (Beaumont) (ECHL) director of
hockey operations prior to 2004-05 season and remained in that position into
2004-05 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of
1988-89 season with hand injury. ... Was active in charitable causes during
his playing days in Vancouver, including work with Literacy B.C., Easter
Seals B.C., the Optometrist Association and Canuck Place. ... Owned
construction company in Vancouver called "Bray Bros." during his playing
days.
Personal: Also known as Rob Dirk during his early junior career. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
St. Louis traded Dirk, Geoff Courtnall, Sergio Momesso, Cliff Ronning and
future considerations (1992 fifth-round pick -- Brian Loney) to Vancouver in
exchange for Dan Quinn and Garth Butcher on March 5, 1991. |
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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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