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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Morris Lukowich
Selected in
third round
No. 47 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born
June 1, 1956
 | Position: Left Wing
Height:
5-9 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Medicine Hat (WCHL)
Birthplace: Speers, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Saskatoon | Sask. AAA |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1973-74 |
Medicine Hat | WCHL |
65 | 13 |
14 | 27 |
55 | | 1974-75 |
Medicine Hat | WCHL |
70 | 40 |
54 | 94 |
111 | | 1975-76 |
Medicine Hat | WCHL |
72 | 65 |
77 | 142 |
195 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL All-Star First Team: 1975-76 (Medicine Hat)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
WCHL's No. 16 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. ... Played on line with Don
Murdoch and Greg Carroll for Medicine Hat in 1975-76. ... Was star junior
baseball player in Saskatchewan and a teammate of Terry Puhl, who went on to
play in major leagues. ... Grew up in Saskatoon idolizing local hero Gordie
Howe. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1979 (Winnipeg at
Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 12 (Winnipeg); 12 (Boston); 10, 12 (Los
Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1979-1987 | Winnipeg, Boston, L.A. |
582 | 199 | 219 |
418 | 584 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1982-1987 |
Winnipeg, Boston, L.A. | 11 |
0 | 2 | 2 |
24 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1980, 1981 (Winnipeg)
Winnipeg MVP: 1979-80
Winnipeg Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader):
1979-80
Winnipeg Captain: 1980-81
Winnipeg Points Leader: 1979-80 (74)
Winnipeg Goals Leader:
1979-80 (35), 1980-81 (33)
Winnipeg Assists Leader: 1979-80 (39)
1979-80: Played on first Winnipeg Jets NHL team.
Miscellaneous: Scored first goal in Winnipeg/Phoenix franchise history
at 13:34 of third period in 4-2 loss at Pittsburgh. It was also his first NHL
goal, scored in his first NHL game. ... Played on line with Mike Bossy and
Bryan Trottier at 1980 NHL All-Star Game. ... Set Winnipeg record (since
broken) for goals by left wing in one game (3 vs. Chicago on Oct. 17, 1980).
... Set Winnipeg record (since
broken) by scoring at least one point in eight consecutive games during
1980-81 season. ... Set Winnipeg record (since broken) by scoring at least one
point in 12 consecutive games during 1981-82 season. ... Set Winnipeg record
(since broken) for assists in one game by left wing (4 at Philadelphia on
March 2, 1982). ... Set Winnipeg
single-season records (since broken) for power-play goals (13) and
game-winning goals (6) in 1981-82. ... Missed end of 1982-83 season and 1983
playoffs with stretched knee ligaments, an injury suffered when he was checked
by teammate Tim Watters during a March 1983 Winnipeg practice in Los Angeles.
... Missed start of 1984-85 season with knee injury that required arthroscopic
surgery in September 1984. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with sprained
ankle, injury suffered in February 1985. ... Scored goal and had three
assists in his first game with Boston on Feb. 7, 1985, vs. Hartford. ...
Placed on waivers by Boston and claimed by Los Angeles on Nov. 14, 1985. ...
Missed part of 1985-86 season with sprained arm, an injury suffered in Los
Angeles' Nov. 30, 1985, game vs. Chicago. ... Played 1986-87 season on
termination contract so he could become unrestricted free agent in 1987, but
failed to find an NHL team that would meet his agent's contract demands. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Houston, Winnipeg (WHA);
Merano (Italy); Rapperswil-Jona (Switzerland)
InLine Hockey: Calgary
(RHI)
World Championships: 1981
(fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Avco Trophy: 1979 (Winnipeg)
WHA
All-Star Second Team: 1978-79 (Winnipeg)
WHA All-Star Game: 1978 (Houston), 1979 (Winnipeg)
Winnipeg
Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader): 1978-79
Winnipeg Most Exciting
Player: 1978-79
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by Houston,
No. 22 overall in Round 2)
1976-77: Played on WHA regular-season champion (Houston).
Miscellaneous: Decided to play in
WHA largely because he could be teammate of his childhood idol Gordie Howe.
... Missed part of
1976-77 season with broken left ankle. ... Played on line with Terry Ruskowski
and Rich Preston for Houston in 1976-77 and 1977-78. ... Sold by Houston (WHA) to Winnipeg (WHA)
as Houston prepared to fold in July 1978. Pittsburgh offered him
second chance to enter NHL at that point, but he chose to sign
five-year contract with Winnipeg. ... Also played center and right wing during
his years in WHA. ... Was active in charitable causes during his days in
Winnipeg, and served as honorary chairman of Manitoba Big Brothers and local
Ronald McDonald House. ... Came out of
retirement at age 37 to played three games for Calgary (RHI) in the InLine
league's first season. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after
his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Morris
Eugene Lukowich. ... Younger brother of former Canadian curling champion Ed
Lukowich. ... Cousin of former NHL player Bernie Lukowich and
NHL player Brad Lukowich. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WHA/EXPANSION: Lukowich never signed with
Pittsburgh, instead jumping to the WHA. He did not enter the NHL until the
1979 NHL-WHA merger. Pittsburgh briefly regained his rights in the NHL Reclaim Draft on June 9,
1979, but Winnipeg
immediately took him back as part of its privilege to protect three players from its WHA franchise. |
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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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