| Position | Centre |
| Shot | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Wick |
| Height Weight | 6 ft 1 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". 85 m) 196 lb (89 kg/14 st 0 lb) |
| Pro clubs | Washington Capitals New York Rangers Vancouver Canucks St. Louis Blues Montreal Canadiens |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | March 30, 1961, Regina, SK, CAN |
| Died | January 12, 1999 (aged 37), St. Louis, MO, USA |
| NHL Draft | 1st overall, 1980 Montreal Canadiens |
| Pro career | 1980 – 1994 |
Doug Wickenheiser (March 30, 1961 – January 12, 1999) was a Canadian ice hockey player. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass For the BAA team see Washington Capitols. For the ABA team see Washington Caps. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The St Louis Blues are a professional Ice hockey team based in St The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Regina (rɨˈdʒaɪnə is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada. Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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 1980 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum. It was the first time the Forum hosted the draft The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The 1980–81 NHL season was the 64th season of the National Hockey League. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. He was drafted first overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The 1980 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum. It was the first time the Forum hosted the draft
Wickenheiser was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Regina (rɨˈdʒaɪnə is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A superstar in Major Junior hockey with the Regina Pats, during the 1979–80 WHL season he led the Western Hockey League in goal scoring (89), captained the Pats to a berth in the Memorial Cup and was the CHL Player of the Year. The Regina Pats are a Junior ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League. The 1979–80 WHL season was the 14th season for the Western Hockey League. This article refers to the junior Western Hockey League For other leagues with the same name see Western Hockey League (disambiguation. The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL The CHL Player of the Year award is given out annually to the player judged to be the most outstanding in the Canadian Hockey League. Wickenheiser was rated by the Hockey News as the top draft prospect in 1980 and was drafted first overall by the Montreal Canadiens. Many Canadiens fans (Especially French Canadian fans, who mostly wanted Denis Savard because he was from Quebec) resented him, and media attention soon turned negative. Denis Joseph Savard (born February 4 1961 is a Canadian former Hall of Fame professional Ice hockey player in the National Hockey League from 1980 Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Not helping his status was that Savard (drafted third), would become a superstar with the Chicago Blackhawks.
He was later traded to the St. Louis Blues. The St Louis Blues are a professional Ice hockey team based in St Probably his most famous moment with the Blues was during the 1985–86 playoffs in a game dubbed the "Monday Night Miracle" on May 12, 1986, when after St. The 1985–86 NHL season was the 69th season of the National Hockey League. Monday Night Miracle is a term used to describe the National Hockey League playoff game between the Calgary Flames and the St Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Louis made a large comeback against the Calgary Flames, Wickenheiser scored the overtime winner to force a Game 7 in the Campbell Conference Finals. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Blues would lose the deciding game 2–1, however.
During his NHL career, Wickenheiser also played for the Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, and Washington Capitals. The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. For the BAA team see Washington Capitols. For the ABA team see Washington Caps. In 556 games, he scored 111 goals and 165 assists.
In August of 1994, Wickenheiser had a malignant cyst removed from his wrist - which he had first noticed four years earlier in 1990. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Three years later, in October of 1997, he was diagnosed with an inoperable form of cancer in his lung. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Wickenheiser was only 37 when he died from lung and brain cancer on January 12, 1999 in St. Louis, Missouri. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) He is survived by his wife and three daughters. His life story was memorialized in the book "The Last Face Off: The Doug Wickenheiser Story" written in March 2000 by Ted Pepple, Wickenheiser's father-in-law. The Mid-States Club Hockey Association, the governing body for high school hockey in St. The Mid-States Club Hockey Association, or MSCHA (and often referred to as Mid-States) is a Non-profit organization dedicated to the development of Louis, named their championship trophy for small school/second division teams in his honor. He is interred at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Valley Park, Missouri. Valley Park is a city in St Louis County, Missouri, United States.
His fourth cousin, Hayley Wickenheiser, is a Canadian Olympic athlete, known for her ice hockey excellence with Gold Medals from both 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics, and competed in women's Softball in the 2000 Summer games. Hayley Wickenheiser is a women's Ice hockey player for Canada
An arena in his hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan has been named Doug Wickenheiser Arena in his honor. Regina (rɨˈdʒaɪnə is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada. The arena is located at the corner of Arnason St. & Rochdale Blvd. in the city's northwest corner.
While the St. Louis Blues did not retire his number 14, Blues players wore a special helmet decal with the wick of a candle and the number 14 during parts of the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons, and in 1999 a banner with that logo, which became the symbol of The Fourteen Fund, the official Blues charity established in his memory, was permanently placed in the rafters at the Blues home rink. The sticker was worn by all NHLers in the 1999 All-Star Game, and was also sold to the public for a small donation and became a popular trend among youth hockey players in St. The 49th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 24, 1999, at the Ice Palace in Tampa Bay Florida, Louis.
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| Preceded by Pierre Lacroix | CHL Player of the Year 1980 | Succeeded by Dale Hawerchuk |
| Preceded by Rob Ramage | NHL First Overall Draft Pick 1980 | Succeeded by Dale Hawerchuk |
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