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Canada Dale Hawerchuk

#18 Philadelphia Flyers / NHL - 96/97
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Apr 04, 1963
Position
C
Age
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Toronto, ON, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Drafted
1981 round 1 #1 overall by Winnipeg Jets
Highlights
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2
2-time Canada Cup Champion 2
2-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 2
1-time CHL Player of the Year 1
1-time CHL Top Scorer Award 1
1-time NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time QMJHL Most Points (Jean Beliveau Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Most Valuable Player (Michel Brière Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Playoffs MVP (Guy Lafleur Trophy) 1

Son: Ben Hawerchuk

The 1981 1st overall pick was a superstar from the get-go, winning the Calder Trophy his rookie year with 103 points. Hawerchuk was the first NHL player to reach 1000 career games before turning 31. The 5x All-Star retired in 1997, totaling 1,409 points in 16 seasons.

Hawerchuk, 57, died on August 18, 2020, of stomach cancer, in Barrie, Ont.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1978-79 Oshawa Legionaires MetJBHL 36 32 52 84 - - |
1979-80 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 72 37 66 103 23 - | Playoffs 18 20 25 45 0 -
1980-81 Cornwall Royals “A” QMJHL 72 81 102 183 69 - | Playoffs 19 15 20 35 8 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 5 5 4 9 2 - |
1981-82 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80 45 58 103 47 -4 | Playoffs 4 1 7 8 5 -
Canada WC 10 3 1 4 0 - |
1982-83 Winnipeg Jets NHL 79 40 51 91 31 -17 | Playoffs 3 1 4 5 8 -
1983-84 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80 37 65 102 73 -14 | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -
1984-85 Winnipeg Jets “C” NHL 80 53 77 130 74 22 | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 4 -
1985-86 Winnipeg Jets “C” NHL 80 46 59 105 44 -27 | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 0 -
Canada WC 8 2 4 6 4 - |
1986-87 Winnipeg Jets “C” NHL 80 47 53 100 52 3 | Playoffs 10 5 8 13 4 -
1987-88 Winnipeg Jets “C” NHL 80 44 77 121 59 -9 | Playoffs 5 3 4 7 16 -4
Canada CC 9 4 2 6 0 4 |
1988-89 Winnipeg Jets “C” NHL 75 41 55 96 28 -30 |
Canada “C” WC 10 4 8 12 6 - |
1989-90 Winnipeg Jets “C” NHL 79 26 55 81 70 -11 | Playoffs 7 3 5 8 2 5
1990-91 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 80 31 58 89 32 2 | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 10 -3
1991-92 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 77 23 75 98 27 -22 | Playoffs 7 2 5 7 0 3
Canada CC 8 2 3 5 0 1 |
1992-93 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 81 16 80 96 52 -17 | Playoffs 8 5 9 14 2 0
1993-94 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 81 35 51 86 91 10 | Playoffs 7 0 7 7 4 -1
1994-95 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 23 5 11 16 2 -2 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
1995-96 St. Louis Blues NHL 66 13 28 41 22 5 |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 16 4 16 20 4 10 | Playoffs 12 3 6 9 12 0
1996-97 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 51 12 22 34 32 9 | Playoffs 17 2 5 7 0 -2
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1979-80 Cornwall Royals M-Cup 5 1 5 6 0 - |
1980-81 Cornwall Royals “A” M-Cup 5 8 4 12 4 - |
1986-87 NHL All-Stars Rendez-vous 87 2 0 1 1 0 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1988-89 Cornwall Royals OHL President
2005-06 Orangeville Crushers MWJHL Asst. Coach
2007-08 Orangeville Crushers OPJHL Chairman
Orangeville Crushers OPJHL Head Coach
2008-09 Orangeville Crushers OJHL Chairman
Orangeville Crushers OJHL Head Coach
2009-10 Orangeville Crushers OJHL Head Coach
2010-11 Barrie Colts OHL Head Coach
Canada U18 WJC-18 Asst. Coach
2011-12 Barrie Colts OHL Head Coach
2012-13 Barrie Colts OHL Head Coach
2013-14 Barrie Colts OHL Head Coach
2014-15 Barrie Colts OHL Head Coach
2015-16 Barrie Colts OHL Head Coach
2016-17 Barrie Colts OHL Head Coach
2017-18 Barrie Colts OHL Head Coach
2018-19 Barrie Colts OHL Head Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 2 17 6 5 11 0.65 0 5 | 0
M-Cup 2 10 9 9 18 1.80 4 - | 0
MetJBHL 1 36 32 52 84 2.33 - - | 0
NHL 16 1 188 518 891 1 409 1.19 740 -92 | 15 97 30 69 99 1.02 67 -3
QMJHL 2 144 118 168 286 1.99 92 - | 2 37 35 45 80 2.16 8 -
Rendez-vous 87 1 2 0 1 1 0.50 0 - | 0
WC 3 28 9 13 22 0.79 10 - | 0
WJC-20 1 5 5 4 9 1.80 2 - | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Thomas Steen (F) 1981-1990 9 Winnipeg Jets
Doug Smail (F) 1981-1990 9 Winnipeg Jets
Laurie Boschman (F) 1982-1990 8 Winnipeg Jets
Ron Wilson (F) 1981-1988 7 Winnipeg Jets
Media and Articles
Date Article Website
08/20/2020 The quiet superstar: Sabres remember Dale Hawerchuk for humility, greatness BuffaloHockeyBeat.com
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1979, 1 #6 overall by Cornwall Royals in the OHL Priority Selection

Number 10 retired by Arizona Coyotes

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres

Cult/Star player for Canada

Cult/Star player for Winnipeg Jets

- First player to score 1,000 NHL points before age of 31
- Made NHL debut on October 6, 1981 (Toronto at Winnipeg)
- Announced his retirement on August 25, 1997
- Played left wing at Canada Cup and for part of junior career
- Owns Memorial Cup record for most goals in one year (8; shared)
- Only player to play 1,000 NHL games before age of 31
- Youngest player to score 100 in an NHL season (18 years, 351 days)
- Owns Winnipeg/Phoenix record for most consecutive games played (475; Dec. 12 1982 to Dec. 10 1988)
- Owns NHL record for most points by North American rookie (103)
- Youngest player to appear in NHL All-Star Game (18 years, 312 days)
- First ever Winnipeg/Phoenix to score 100 points in an NHL season
- Signed eight-year contract with Winnipeg on June 25, 1985
- Scored 1000th NHL career point on March 8, 1991, against Chicago
- Was nominated for Masterton Trophy in 1994
- Signed with St. Louis on July 8, 1995
- Scored 500th NHL career point on January 31, 1996 (at Toronto)

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