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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bernie Federko
Selected in first round
No.
7 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born May 12, 1956
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Center
Height: 6-0 Weight: 178
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Saskatoon (WCHL)
Birthplace: Foam Lake, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Foam Lake, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Foam Lake | SAHA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1973-74 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
68 | 22 |
28 | 50 |
19 | | 1974-75 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
66 | 39 |
68 | 107 |
30 | | 1975-76 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
72 | 72 |
115 | 187 |
108 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL MVP:
1975-76 (Saskatoon)
CCM WCHL Player of Year: 1975-76 (Saskatoon)
WCHL All-Star First Team: 1975-76 (Saskatoon)
Saskatoon Captain:
1975-76
WCHL Points Leader:
1975-76 (Saskatoon) (187 points)
WCHL Assists Leader: 1975-76
(Saskatoon) (115 assists)
WCHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1976 (Saskatoon) (45 points)
WCHL
Playoffs Goals Leader: 1975 (Saskatoon) (15 goals)
WCHL Playoffs
Assists Leader: 1976 (Saskatoon) (27 assists)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
WCHL's No. 3 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. ... Broke Bobby Clarke's WCHL
single-season points record with 187 points in 1975-76 (record since broken). |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 22, 1976 (St. Louis at
Colorado)
Numbers: 24 (St. Louis) (number retired); 42
(Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired August 15, 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1976-1990 |
St. Louis, Detroit | 1,000 |
369 | 761 |
1,130 | 487 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1977-1989 |
St. Louis | 91 |
35 | 66 |
101 | 83 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME:
Inducted 2002
All-Star Game: 1980, 1981
St. Louis MVP: 1984-85, 1985-86
St. Louis Star of the Game: 1978-79, 1983-84, 1985-86
St. Louis Rookie of Year: 1976-77
St. Louis Captain: October 6, 1988, to June 15, 1989
100-Point Seasons: 1980-81 (104), 1983-84 (107), 1984-85 (103), 1985-86 (102)
St. Louis Records: Most points (1,073), most assists (721), most
regular-season games played (927), most games played, including playoffs
(1,018), most seasons (13), most assists in one game (5 at Toronto on Feb. 27,
1988, shares record), most assists in playoffs (66), most points in one
playoff year (21 in 1986, shares record), most assists in one playoff year (15
in 1986), most consecutive playoff games with an assist (7 games in 1982)
NHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1986 (St. Louis) (21 points, tie)
St.
Louis Points Leader: 1978-79 (95), 1979-80 (94), 1980-81 (104), 1981-82
(92), 1982-83 (84), 1983-84 (107), 1984-85 (103), 1985-86 (102), 1987-88 (89)
St. Louis Goals Leader:
1979-80 (38), 1983-84 (41, tie)
St. Louis Assists Leader: 1978-79 (64), 1979-80 (56), 1980-81 (73),
1981-82 (62), 1982-83 (60), 1983-84 (66), 1984-85 (73), 1985-86 (68), 1987-88
(69), 1988-89 (45)
St. Louis Playoffs Points
Leader: 1977 (2), 1981 (18), 1982 (18, tie), 1983 (5), 1986 (21, tie),
1987 (6), 1989 (12, tie)
St. Louis Playoffs Goals Leader: 1977 (1,
tie), 1980 (1, tie), 1981 (8), 1983 (2, tie), 1987 (3, tie)
St. Louis Playoffs Assists Leader: 1977 (1, tie), 1982 (15), 1983 (3,
tie), 1986 (14), 1989 (8)
Broadcasting Career: Named St. Louis radio
color commentator prior to 1996-97 season and remained in position through
1999-00 season. ... Named St. Louis TV color commentator prior to 2000-01
season and remained in position through 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Had three hat tricks in the 31 games he played as a
rookie in 1976-77. ... Played on "Kid Line" with Brian Sutter and Rick
Bourbonnais for St. Louis in 1976-77. ... Missed part of 1977-78 season with
shoulder injury. ... Missed end of 1978-79 season with broken right wrist. ...
Played on "Kid Line" with Brian Sutter and Wayne Babych from 1978-79 season
through 1981-82 season. ... Set St. Louis single-season records (since broken)
for points (95) and assists (64) in 1978-79. ... Set St. Louis single-season
records (since broken) for points (104), assists (73) and most consecutive
games with at least one assist (10) in 1980-81. ... Tied St. Louis record
(since broken) for most consecutive games with at least one assist (10) in
1981-82. ... Set St. Louis playoffs record (since broken) with eight goals in
1981. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with torn rib cartilage, an injury
suffered during St. Louis' Dec. 29, 1981 game vs. Hartford. ... Set St. Louis
single-season record (since broken) for points (107) in 1983-84. ... First
became St. Louis' career points leader during 1983-84 season. ... Missed part
of 1984-85 season with bruised left ankle, an injury suffered during St.
Louis' Nov. 20, 1984, game at Vancouver. ... Named NHL Player of Week for week
ending Dec. 3, 1984. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with bruised lung and
ribs, an injury suffered in January 1985. ... Tied St. Louis single-season
record (since broken) for assists (73) in 1984-85. ... Missed part of 1986-87
season with broken jaw, an injury when he was hit by teammate Mark Hunter's
errant stick during St. Louis' Jan. 9, 1987, game at Edmonton. ... Became St.
Louis' career goals leader when he passed Garry Unger with his 293rd goal
during 1986-87 season (record since broken). ... Became first player in NHL history to record at least 50
assists in 10 consecutive seasons when he achieved feat between 1978-79 and
1987-88 seasons. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with ankle injury and
infected elbow. ... Openly disliked by fans and teammates in Detroit, who
resented fact that the team gave up Adam Oates in order to get him. St. Louis retired Federko's No. 24 on March 16, 1991.
... Was first player drafted by St. Louis to reach Hockey Hall of Fame. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kansas City (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Rookie of Year:
1976-77 (Kansas City)
CHL All-Star Second Team: 1976-77
(Kansas City)
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by Edmonton,
No. 6 overall in Round 1)
1976-77: Played on Kansas City team that
won CHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team during
postseason.
Coaching Career: Named head coach of St. Louis (RHI)
InLine team prior to inaugural 1993 season and held position through 1994
season.
Management Career: Named general manager of St. Louis (RHI)
InLine team prior to inaugural 1993 season, added vice president of hockey
operations title in 1994, added title of president in 1995, and remained in
position through 1996 season.
Miscellaneous: Was leading CHL in
points when he was called up to NHL for good in February 1977.
Personal:
Suffered broken foot while jogging prior to start of St. Louis' 1976 training
camp. ... Full name is Bernard
Allan Federko. ... Older brother of former minor-leaguer Ken Federko. ...
Father of former college hockey player Jordy Federko. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: St. Louis traded Federko and Tony
McKegney to Detroit in exchange for Adam Oates and Paul MacLean on June 15,
1989. |
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SNAPSHOT '76 | | Total Selected: |
135 | | Forwards: |
83 | | Defense: |
39 | | Goaltenders: |
13 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
26 |
| Canadian: |
103 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
23 | | U.S.-Born: |
23 |
| European: |
8 |
| Reached NHL: |
73 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
12 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
2 |
| Olympians: |
6 |
| Picks Traded: |
15 |
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