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Canada John Purves

#34 Nottingham Panthers / BISL - 02/03

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John Purves Facts

Date of Birth
Feb 12, 1968
Position
RW
Age
56
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Toronto, ON, CAN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1986 round 5 #103 overall by Washington Capitals
Highlights
1-time OHL Second All-Star Team 1
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John Purves Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1983-84 North York Rangers OJAHL 40* 24* 35* 59* 58* -* |
1984-85 Belleville Bulls OHL 55* 15* 14* 29* 39* -* | Playoffs 12 0 3 3 2 -
1985-86 Belleville Bulls OHL 16* 3* 9* 12* 6* -* |
Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 36* 13* 28* 41* 36* -* |
1986-87 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 28* 12* 11* 23* 37* -* | Playoffs 9 2 0 2 12 -
1987-88 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 64* 39* 44* 83* 65* -* | Playoffs 14 7 18 25 4 -
1988-89 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 5* 5* 11* 16* 2* -* |
North Bay Centennials OHL 42* 34* 52* 86* 38* -* | Playoffs 12 14 12 26 16 -
1989-90 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 75* 29* 35* 64* 12* -* | Playoffs 9 5 7 12 4 -
1990-91 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 53* 22* 29* 51* 27* -* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 0 -
Washington Capitals NHL 7* 1* 0* 1* 0* -3* |
1991-92 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 78* 43* 46* 89* 47* -22* |
1992-93 ESV Kaufbeuren Germany 43* 15* 17* 32* 34* -* |
1993-94 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 69* 38* 48* 86* 29* 4* | Playoffs 18 10 14 24 12 3
1994-95 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 60* 30* 33* 63* 16* 9* | Playoffs 4 4 1 5 6 4
1995-96 San Francisco Spiders IHL 75* 56* 49* 105* 32* 31* | Playoffs 4 0 3 3 0 -4
1996-97 Kansas City Blades IHL 66* 25* 47* 72* 17* 10* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -2
1997-98 Kansas City Blades IHL 21* 6* 10* 16* 9* -10* |
San Antonio Dragons IHL 59* 22* 21* 43* 12* -26* |
1998-99 Utah Grizzlies IHL 80* 24* 39* 63* 24* -7* |
1999-00 Utah Grizzlies IHL 78* 36* 27* 63* 40* 3* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 2 1
2000-01 Utah Grizzlies “C” IHL 78* 22* 36* 58* 32* 0* |
2001-02 Utah Grizzlies AHL 57* 14* 18* 32* 28* -5* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 0 -2
2002-03 Nottingham Panthers “C” BISL 27* 9* 11* 20* 82* -* | Playoffs 17 8 5 13 6 -
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2003-04 Brampton Battalion U15 AAA SCTA U15 Asst. Coach
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John Purves Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 263* 108* 128* 236* 0.90* 114* -27* | 3 20 9 * 10 * 19 * 0.95 * 4 * -2 *
BISL 1 27* 9* 11* 20* 0.74* 82* -* | 1 17 8 * 5 * 13 * 0.76 * 6 * - *
Germany 1 43* 15* 17* 32* 0.74* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 8 586* 259* 310* 569* 0.97* 211* 14* | 5 34 15 * 18 * 33 * 0.97 * 20 * 2 *
NHL 1 7* 1* 0* 1* 0.14* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 5 246* 121* 169* 290* 1.18* 223* -* | 4 47 23 * 33 * 56 * 1.19 * 34 * - *
OJAHL 1 40* 24* 35* 59* 1.48* 58* -* | 0 * * * * * *
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John Purves Connections

Player Period Teams
Stan Drulia (F) 1984-1989 5 Belleville Bulls, Hamilton Steelhawks, Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
Dennis Vial (D) 1985-1989 4 Hamilton Steelhawks, Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
Kirk Tomlinson (F) 1985-1995 4 Fort Wayne Komets, Hamilton Steelhawks
Mike Rosati (G) 1985-1989 4 Hamilton Steelhawks, Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)

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Drafted 1984, 1 #8 overall by Belleville Bulls in the OHL Priority Selection

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