Joe Nieuwendyk
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Joseph Nieuwendyk is the general manager
of the Dallas Stars
of the National Hockey League
(NHL) and a retired Canadian
ice hockey
player. He won the Stanley Cup
three times, in three different decades, (1980s, 1990s, and 2000s) on three different teams, (Calgary Flames
, Dallas Stars
, and New Jersey Devils
), one of only nine players in Stanley Cup history to win the Cup with three different teams.
He is considered to be one of the best face-off men in NHL history. He announced his retirement from professional hockey due to chronic back problems on December 6, 2006, effective immediately. He was hired by the Florida Panthers
as a special consultant to the general manager and later became special assistant to the general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs
. His sweater (#25) was retired in Lynah Rink at Cornell University on February 26, 2010), the first sweater to be retired at Cornell (along with Ken Dryden's sweater #1). Nieuwendyk was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
in the class of 2011, along with former teammates Ed Belfour
and Doug Gilmour
, and Mark Howe
.
Nieuwendyk is a nephew of former NHL player Ed Kea
and a cousin of former NHL player Jeff Beukeboom
.
Nieuwendyk attended Cornell University
and played hockey for three seasons. He was elected as a member of the Sphinx Head Society during his final year. In 1986 and 1987, he was named to the ECAC's All-Star First Team and was selected as an All-American. In 1987, Nieuwendyk was also nominated as a Hobey Baker
finalist, along with other future NHL stars such as Brian Leetch
, Craig Janney
and Tony Granato
; however, the trophy was awarded to Tony Hrkac
of the University of North Dakota
. After his third season at Cornell, Nieuwendyk played briefly for the Canadian national team
.
Late in the 1986-87 season, after playing briefly for Team Canada following the completion of Cornell's hockey season, Nieuwendyk joined the Calgary Flames, playing in nine games. As his first season in the NHL was a short one, the 1987–88 season became his rookie season. In that rookie season, Nieuwendyk scored 51 goals and become one of only a handful of players to score more than 50 goals in their rookie NHL season. (Mike Bossy
(53), Wayne Gretzky
(51), Teemu Selanne
(76) Alexander Ovechkin
(52) are the others to have accomplished this). He won the Calder Trophy as best rookie and was also named to the NHL All-Rookie Team
.
Nieuwendyk played on five different teams in his career, and won Stanley Cup
s with three of them. The Calgary Flames
drafted him in the second round (27th overall) in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft
and he played for Calgary from 1986–87 to 1994–95. While in Calgary, he won a Stanley Cup in 1989 and set career highs with 51 goals (twice), 50 assists, and 95 points. He served as team captain from 1991 to 1995. In 1995 he was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy
for best exemplifying leadership qualities.
On December 19, 1995, after a protracted holdout, Nieuwendyk was traded to the Dallas Stars
(in exchange for prospect Jarome Iginla
) where he won another Stanley Cup and was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy
as the most valuable player in the playoffs. During that run he would tie a then-record six game-winning goals (previously set by Joe Sakic
). He played in Dallas from 1995–96 to 2001–02. During the 2001–02 season, he was traded to the New Jersey Devils
where he won his third Stanley Cup with his third different team. After playing just over a season in New Jersey (94 games), he signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs
for the 2003–04 NHL season.
Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, he did not play during the 2004–05 NHL season and he became an unrestricted free agent
prior to the start of the 2005–06 NHL season. Mike Keenan
, General manager
of the Florida Panthers
, signed both Nieuwendyk and Gary Roberts to contracts worth $4.5 million each. The Leafs, under the new cap system, could not match that offer to keep Nieuwendyk and Roberts as the Leafs had only $9 million left to spend under the cap and still needed to sign at least seven other players. Interestingly enough, this was the third time that these childhood friends, Roberts and Nieuwendyk, played on the same team at the same time. They started their career together in Calgary and played together in Toronto and then in Florida.
On December 6, 2006, Nieuwendyk decided to retire from the game due to chronic back problems, ending a career that lasted 20 NHL seasons. He finished his career with 564 goals and 562 assists for a total of 1,126 points. At the time of his retirement, he was tied for 48th place in NHL history in points with Mike Bossy
, who also was forced to retire due to back problems.
On February 19, 2011, Nieuwendyk played in the 2011 Heritage Classic alumni game against the Montreal Canadiens
where he was the captain and scored a goal.
player and won the Minto Cup
MVP in 1984 with the Whitby Warriors
, alongside long-time friend Gary Roberts. In his honor, the Ontario Lacrosse Association
's Junior A League annually bestows the Joe Nieuwendyk Award to its most outstanding rookie.
General manager
General manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
of the Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) and a retired Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. He won the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
three times, in three different decades, (1980s, 1990s, and 2000s) on three different teams, (Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
, Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
, and New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
), one of only nine players in Stanley Cup history to win the Cup with three different teams.
He is considered to be one of the best face-off men in NHL history. He announced his retirement from professional hockey due to chronic back problems on December 6, 2006, effective immediately. He was hired by the Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...
as a special consultant to the general manager and later became special assistant to the general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. His sweater (#25) was retired in Lynah Rink at Cornell University on February 26, 2010), the first sweater to be retired at Cornell (along with Ken Dryden's sweater #1). Nieuwendyk was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...
in the class of 2011, along with former teammates Ed Belfour
Ed Belfour
Edward John Belfour is a former Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender.Belfour was born in Carman, Manitoba and grew up playing hockey. He played junior hockey for the Winkler Flyers before going to the University of North Dakota where he helped the school win the NCAA championship in the...
and Doug Gilmour
Doug Gilmour
Douglas Robert Gilmour is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who is the current general manager of the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League . During his National Hockey League career, Gilmour played for 7 NHL clubs: the St...
, and Mark Howe
Mark Howe
Mark Steven Howe is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League and 6 seasons in the World Hockey Association . He is the son of Colleen and Gordie Howe, and early in his career was a teammate of his father...
.
Nieuwendyk is a nephew of former NHL player Ed Kea
Ed Kea
Adriaan Jozef Kea was a former Dutch-Canadian ice hockey defenceman....
and a cousin of former NHL player Jeff Beukeboom
Jeff Beukeboom
Jeff Beukeboom is a former NHL defenceman from Dutch descent. He is a cousin of NHL player Joe Nieuwendyk, as well as a brother of former minor-leaguers John and Brian Beukeboom....
.
Playing career
Nieuwendyk grew up in his hometown of Whitby, Ontario playing his minor hockey for the Brooklin-Whitby program of the OMHA's Eastern Ontario League. In 1983-84, Nieuwendyk was signed by the Pickering Panthers of the OHA Metro Jr.B. League before enrolling at Cornell University in 1984.Nieuwendyk attended Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and played hockey for three seasons. He was elected as a member of the Sphinx Head Society during his final year. In 1986 and 1987, he was named to the ECAC's All-Star First Team and was selected as an All-American. In 1987, Nieuwendyk was also nominated as a Hobey Baker
Hobey Baker Award
The Hobey Baker Award is an annual award given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey player.It is named for hockey player and World War I veteran Hobey Baker, who played collegiately at Princeton University and learned the game at St...
finalist, along with other future NHL stars such as Brian Leetch
Brian Leetch
Brian Joseph Leetch is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played 18 National Hockey League seasons with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins. He is generally considered one of the top defensemen in NHL history, being particularly noted for his...
, Craig Janney
Craig Janney
Craig Harlan Janney is a retired professional ice hockey center who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League from 1987–88 until 1998–99, when blood clots ended his career prematurely.-Playing career:...
and Tony Granato
Tony Granato
Anthony Lewis Granato is an American retired National Hockey League left winger and a former head coach and assistant coach of the Colorado Avalanche...
; however, the trophy was awarded to Tony Hrkac
Tony Hrkac
Anthony J. "Tony" Hrkac is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played eighteen season of professional hockey. He is currently head coach of the Concordia University Men's Ice Hockey Team.-College:...
of the University of North Dakota
University of North Dakota
The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...
. After his third season at Cornell, Nieuwendyk played briefly for the Canadian national team
Canadian national men's hockey team
The Canadian national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation, and participates in international competitions. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior...
.
Late in the 1986-87 season, after playing briefly for Team Canada following the completion of Cornell's hockey season, Nieuwendyk joined the Calgary Flames, playing in nine games. As his first season in the NHL was a short one, the 1987–88 season became his rookie season. In that rookie season, Nieuwendyk scored 51 goals and become one of only a handful of players to score more than 50 goals in their rookie NHL season. (Mike Bossy
Mike Bossy
Michael Dean Bossy is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played for the New York Islanders for his entire career and was part of their four-year reign as Stanley Cup champions in the early 1980s...
(53), Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Nicknamed "The Great One", he is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League , and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters,...
(51), Teemu Selanne
Teemu Selänne
Teemu Ilmari Selänne nicknamed "The Finnish Flash" is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger, an alternate captain of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League . An offensive player known for his skill and speed, Selanne has led the NHL in goal-scoring three times and has been named to...
(76) Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League...
(52) are the others to have accomplished this). He won the Calder Trophy as best rookie and was also named to the NHL All-Rookie Team
NHL All-Rookie Team
The NHL All-Rookie Team is chosen by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association from the best rookies in the National Hockey League at each position for the season just concluded based on their performance in that year...
.
Nieuwendyk played on five different teams in his career, and won Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
s with three of them. The Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
drafted him in the second round (27th overall) in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft
1985 NHL Entry Draft
The 1985 NHL Entry Draft was the first draft outside of Montreal. The event was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, and attended by 7,000 fans. The National Hockey League teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the...
and he played for Calgary from 1986–87 to 1994–95. While in Calgary, he won a Stanley Cup in 1989 and set career highs with 51 goals (twice), 50 assists, and 95 points. He served as team captain from 1991 to 1995. In 1995 he was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy
King Clancy Memorial Trophy
The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to his community. Since the award was established in 1988, no player has won it more than...
for best exemplifying leadership qualities.
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
(in exchange for prospect Jarome Iginla
Jarome Iginla
Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . A six-time NHL All-Star, he is the Flames' all-time leader in goals, points, and games played, and is second in assists to Al MacInnis...
) where he won another Stanley Cup and was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy
Conn Smythe Trophy
The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team during the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup playoffs. The Conn Smythe Trophy has been awarded 46 times to 40 players since the 1964–65 NHL season...
as the most valuable player in the playoffs. During that run he would tie a then-record six game-winning goals (previously set by Joe Sakic
Joe Sakic
Joseph Steven "Joe" Sakic is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player and current hockey executive. He played his entire National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise. In his 20-year tenure, Sakic won the Stanley Cup twice, captured numerous NHL...
). He played in Dallas from 1995–96 to 2001–02. During the 2001–02 season, he was traded to the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
where he won his third Stanley Cup with his third different team. After playing just over a season in New Jersey (94 games), he signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
for the 2003–04 NHL season.
Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, he did not play during the 2004–05 NHL season and he became an unrestricted free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
prior to the start of the 2005–06 NHL season. Mike Keenan
Mike Keenan
Michael Edward Keenan is a former head coach in the National Hockey League , most recently with the Calgary Flames, and former General Manager of the Florida Panthers. He is currently working as an analyst for the New York Rangers on MSG Network.Keenan was a player for the St...
, General manager
General manager
General manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
of the Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...
, signed both Nieuwendyk and Gary Roberts to contracts worth $4.5 million each. The Leafs, under the new cap system, could not match that offer to keep Nieuwendyk and Roberts as the Leafs had only $9 million left to spend under the cap and still needed to sign at least seven other players. Interestingly enough, this was the third time that these childhood friends, Roberts and Nieuwendyk, played on the same team at the same time. They started their career together in Calgary and played together in Toronto and then in Florida.
On December 6, 2006, Nieuwendyk decided to retire from the game due to chronic back problems, ending a career that lasted 20 NHL seasons. He finished his career with 564 goals and 562 assists for a total of 1,126 points. At the time of his retirement, he was tied for 48th place in NHL history in points with Mike Bossy
Mike Bossy
Michael Dean Bossy is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played for the New York Islanders for his entire career and was part of their four-year reign as Stanley Cup champions in the early 1980s...
, who also was forced to retire due to back problems.
On February 19, 2011, Nieuwendyk played in the 2011 Heritage Classic alumni game against the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
where he was the captain and scored a goal.
Lacrosse
Prior to professional hockey, Nieuwendyk was a lacrosseLacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
player and won the Minto Cup
Minto Cup
The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's lacrosse team of Canada.It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto, and from 1901 until 1909 awarded to the senior men's champion of Canada...
MVP in 1984 with the Whitby Warriors
Whitby Warriors
The Whitby Warriors are a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Whitby, Ontario, Canada. The Warriors play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.-History:The Warriors have won the Minto Cup in 1980 and in 1985, 1997, 1999 and 2011...
, alongside long-time friend Gary Roberts. In his honor, the Ontario Lacrosse Association
Ontario Lacrosse Association
Ontario Lacrosse Association is a sanctioned sports body in Ontario, Canada. Empowered by the Canadian Lacrosse Association, the OLA controls and regulates Minor level, Junior level and Senior level Lacrosse...
's Junior A League annually bestows the Joe Nieuwendyk Award to its most outstanding rookie.
Personal life
Joe is married to Tina and has three children: daughters Tyra and Kaycee and son Jackson. The family resides in Dallas.Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 | Pickering Panthers Pickering Panthers The Pickering Panthers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Pickering, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.-History:... |
OHA Jr. B | 38 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Cornell Big Red Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey The Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey team represents Cornell University, located in Ithaca, New York, in NCAA Division I men's competition. Cornell is one of eight members of the academically prestigious Ivy League conference and the hockey team plays in the ECAC Hockey conference.The 1970 Cornell... |
ECAC Eastern College Athletic Conference The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois... |
29 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Cornell Big Red | ECAC | 21 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Cornell Big Red | ECAC | 23 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Canada National Team Canadian national men's hockey team The Canadian national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation, and participates in international competitions. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior... |
Intl. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Calgary Flames Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 75 | 51 | 41 | 92 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1988–89 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 77 | 51 | 31 | 82 | 40 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 10 | ||
| 1989–90 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 79 | 45 | 50 | 95 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1990–91 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 79 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1991–92 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 69 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 79 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1993–94 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 64 | 36 | 39 | 75 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 46 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Dallas Stars Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The... |
NHL | 52 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 66 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 73 | 39 | 30 | 69 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 67 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 19 | ||
| 1999–00 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 48 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 2000–01 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 69 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 67 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 56 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 64 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Did not play | — | See 2004–05 NHL lockout | |||||||||||
| 2005–06 | Florida Panthers Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the... |
NHL | 65 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1257 | 564 | 562 | 1126 | 677 | 158 | 66 | 50 | 116 | 91 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 10th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from December 26, 1985, until January 4, 1986. It was held mainly in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Soviet Union won the gold medal, its seventh championship, Canada... |
Canada | WJC | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | |
| 1990 1990 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Final Round:-Consolation Round:Norway needing to keep their final game within four goals, lost four to nothing to the Germans, and were relegated.... |
Canada | WC Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics was played at The Big Hat and Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano, Japan.-Men's tournament:The 1998 Olympic men's ice hockey tournament was the first in which professional players from the National Hockey League were allowed to participate, allowing national teams to... |
Canada | Oly 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice... |
6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2002 Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics were held at the E Center in West Valley City and Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, Utah. Both the men's and women's tournaments were won by Canada, defeating the host USA in both games.-Men:... |
Canada | Oly 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout... |
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| International totals | 20 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | |||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States... |
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| ECAC Eastern College Athletic Conference The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois... Rookie of the Year |
1984–85 | |
| ECAC First Team All-Star | 1985–86 1986–87 |
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| NCAA First Team All-American | 1985–86 1986–87 |
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| ECAC Player of the Year | 1986–87 | |
| NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
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| Calder Memorial Trophy Calder Memorial Trophy The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." The Rookie of the Year trophy has been awarded 79 times since its creation for the 1936–37 NHL season... |
1987–88 | |
| NHL All-Rookie Team NHL All-Rookie Team The NHL All-Rookie Team is chosen by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association from the best rookies in the National Hockey League at each position for the season just concluded based on their performance in that year... |
1987–88 | |
| King Clancy Memorial Trophy King Clancy Memorial Trophy The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to his community. Since the award was established in 1988, no player has won it more than... |
1994–95 | |
| Conn Smythe Trophy Conn Smythe Trophy The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team during the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup playoffs. The Conn Smythe Trophy has been awarded 46 times to 40 players since the 1964–65 NHL season... |
1999 | |
See also
- Captain (hockey)
- List of NHL players with 1000 points
- List of NHL players with 500 goals
- List of NHL players with 50 goal seasons