| Position | Centre |
| Shot | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Ducky |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Centre ( center in the USA) in Ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice A shot in Ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with their stick in the direction of the net A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Human height varies according to both "nature" and "nurture". 80 m) 185 lb (84 kg/13 st 3 lb) |
| Pro clubs | Winnipeg Jets Buffalo Sabres St. Louis Blues Philadelphia Flyers |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | April 4, 1963 , Toronto, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 1st overall, 1981 Winnipeg Jets |
| Pro career | 1981 – 1997 |
| Hall of Fame, 2001 | |
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Playing career
In 1979, Hawerchuk was selected 6th overall by the Cornwall Royals of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Cornwall Royals were a Junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981 & the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English LHJMQ in French is He recorded 103 points and was named Rookie-of-the-Year. Hawerchuk was the playoff MVP and led the Royals to the Memorial Cup championship. The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL In his second junior, he scored 81 goals and 183 points and led the Royals to their second consecutive Memorial Cup title. The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL He was named a QMJHL First Team All-Star, the Canadian Major Junior Player-of-the-Year, and Memorial Cup MVP. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English LHJMQ in French is The Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy is a Canadian Hockey League Trophy, awarded to the Most valuable player in the annual Memorial Cup Tournament
The Winnipeg Jets selected Hawerchuk first overall in the 1981 Entry Draft. The Winnipeg Jets were a professional Hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Hawerchuk led the Jets to what was at the time the largest single season turn-around in NHL history, a 48-point improvement. He became the youngest NHL player in history to reach 100-points (record broken by Sidney Crosby in 2006), finishing with 103, was named Rookie-of-the-Year, and played in the All-Star Game. Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS (born August 7 1987 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins Hawerchuk recorded 91 points in his second season, then 100-plus points for five consecutive years, including a career-high 53 goals and 130 points in 1984–85.
During the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Hawerchuk was traded to the Buffalo Sabres. The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League (NHL systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet The Buffalo Sabres are a professional Ice hockey team based in Buffalo New York. Over the next five years he recorded no fewer than 86 points (except during an injury plagued and lockout shortened 1994–95 season). In 1995, he signed with the St. Louis Blues, recording 41 points in 66 games before a trade to the Philadelphia Flyers in March, 1996. The St Louis Blues are a professional Ice hockey team based in St The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He finished the season strongly, scoring 20 points in the season's final 16 games and adding 12 points in the playoffs. The next season, he was plagued by injuries but managed 34 points and played in his fifth All-Star Game. Hawerchuk announced his retirement from the game following the 1996–97 season at age 34. His appearance with the Flyers in the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals marked the only time any of his teams advanced past the second round of the playoffs. The 1997 Stanley Cup Finals determined the winner of the Stanley Cup and the champion of the National Hockey League (NHL for the 1996–97 NHL season
He played for Team Canada in the 1987 Canada Cup tournament, and had a goal and two assists in the decisive third game of the Finals against the Soviets. History From 1920 until 1963 the Senior Amateur Club teams representing Canada were usually the most recent Allan Cup champions The 1987 Canada Cup was a Professional international ice hockey tournament series in 1987 Stats Leading scorers (Olympics World Championships Canada Cups 1972 Summit Series Sergei Makarov - 248 points Valery Kharlamov Late in the third period, he won the face-off that led to Canada's second-most famous goal and tied up with the Russian player who tried to check Mario Lemieux at centre ice, allowing Lemieux to take Gretzky's pass in the slot for the series winner. He was named Canada's MVP for that decisive game. Commentators remarked on his ability in the series to switch from being a goal scorer to a mucker and grinder. Hawerchuk was also key to Canada's 1991 Canada Cup victory. The 1991 Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played in September 1991
In a poll of NHL general managers during the mid-1980s asking them to select the player they would start a franchise with, Hawerchuk was voted third behind only Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player Paul Douglas Coffey (born June 1 1961 in York, Ontario) is a retired professional Ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League He retired with 518 goals, 891 assists and 1,409 points, placing him 17th on the career NHL points list. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001. The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
There is a rock band in Quebec of the same name as Hawerchuk called Les Dales Hawerchuk, as a tribute to the hockey player, and released an album in 2005 of the same name, with the image of Hawerchuk in a retro Winnipeg Jets jersey as the cover art. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Hawerchuk is the president, director of hockey operations, and primary owner of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League's Orangeville Crushers. The Orangeville Crushers are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team based out of Orangeville Ontario. [1]
On April 5, 2007 Hawerchuk was inducted into the Phoenix Coyotes Ring of Honor[2] joining Bobby Hull and Thomas Steen. The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional Ice hockey team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. The Coyotes however did not retire his #10.
Awards & Achievements
- Rookie-of-the-Year (QMJHL) Winner (1980)
- Playoff MVP (QMJHL) (1980)
- QMJHL Championships (1980 & 1981)
- Memorial Cup Championships (1980 & 1981)
- Memorial Cup All-Star First Team (1980 & 1981)
- QMJHL Scoring Champion (1981)
- QMJHL First Team All-Star (1981)
- QMJHL Player of Year (1981)
- QMJHL MVP (1981)
- Memorial Cup MVP (1981)
- Canadian Major-Junior Player of Year (1981)
- Played in NHL All-Star game 5 Times
- Calder Memorial Trophy Winner (1982)
- World Championships Bronze Medalists (1982 & 1986)
- World Championships Silver Medalist (1989)
- NHL Second Team All-Star Centre (1985)
- Canada Cup Championships (1987 & 1991)
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Career Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 72 | 37 | 66 | 103 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 72 | 81 | 102 | 183 | 69 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 8 | ||
| 1981–82 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 80 | 45 | 58 | 103 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | ||
| 1982–83 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 79 | 40 | 51 | 91 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1983–84 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 80 | 37 | 65 | 102 | 73 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 80 | 53 | 77 | 130 | 74 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 80 | 46 | 59 | 105 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 80 | 47 | 53 | 100 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1987–88 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 80 | 44 | 77 | 121 | 59 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 1988–89 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 75 | 41 | 55 | 96 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1989–90 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 79 | 26 | 55 | 81 | 60 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 80 | 31 | 58 | 89 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1991–92 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 77 | 23 | 75 | 98 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 81 | 16 | 80 | 96 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 81 | 35 | 51 | 86 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 23 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 66 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995–96 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 16 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 51 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| QMJHL Totals | 144 | 118 | 168 | 286 | 90 | 37 | 35 | 45 | 80 | 8 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 1188 | 518 | 891 | 1409 | 730 | 97 | 30 | 69 | 99 | 67 | ||||
See also
- Captain (hockey)
- List of NHL players
- List of NHL seasons
- List of NHL players with 1000 points
- List of NHL players with 500 goals
External links
- Dale Hawerchuk's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Dale Hawerchuk's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Dale Hawerchuk's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
| Preceded by Doug Wickenheiser |
NHL First Overall Draft Pick 1981 |
Succeeded by Gord Kluzak |
| Preceded by Lucien DeBlois |
Winnipeg Jets captains 1984-90 ,with Randy Carlyle & Thomas Steen 1989–90 |
Succeeded by Randy Carlyle Thomas Steen |
| Preceded by Peter Stastny |
Winner of the Calder Trophy 1982 |
Succeeded by Steve Larmer |
| Preceded by Doug Wickenheiser |
CHL Player of the Year 1981 |
Succeeded by Dave Simpson |
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