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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ken Linseman
Selected in first round
No.
7 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born August
11, 1958
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Center
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Birmingham (WHA)
Birthplace: Kingston, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Kingston, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1974-75 |
Kingston | OMJHL |
59 |
19 | 28 |
47 | 70 |
| 1975-76 |
Kingston | OMJHL |
65 | 61 |
51 | 112 |
92 | | 1976-77 |
Kingston | OMJHL |
63 | 53 |
74 | 127 |
210 | | 1977-78 |
Birmingham | WHA |
71 | 38 |
38 | 76 |
126 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1976-77 (Kingston)
OMJHL All-Star Game: 1977 (Kingston)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
the No. 11 overall prospect for the 1978 NHL draft. ... Was criminally charged and eventually convicted of assault
for kicking an opponent's head with his skate during his junior career. ...
Challenged NHL ban on drafting underage juniors in a 1977 lawsuit that went
through Canadian court system. The suit was later dropped when Linseman signed
to play in the WHA, but it helped open the door for the NHL's drafting of
18-year-olds. ... Signed with Birmingham (WHA) as a 19-year-old underage
junior in 1977, helping the team earn nickname "Baby Bulls" for its
reliance on the signing of underage juniors. The WHA tried to block Linseman
from signing his contract because it banned underage signings, but Linseman and his father went to court and got a restraining order that allowed
him to play in the league. Because Linseman was older than 18, a judge ruled
he could not be stopped from making a living as a pro hockey player. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 12, 1978 (Philadelphia at
N.Y. Rangers)
Numbers: 26, 14, 18 (Philadelphia); 13 (Edm.); 13
(Boston); 13 (Tor.)
Stanley Cup: 1984.
Playing Status:
Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1978-1991 | PHI, EDM, BOS, TOR |
860 | 256 |
551 | 807 |
1,727 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-1991 |
Phila., Edmonton, Boston | 113 |
43 | 77 |
120 | 325 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1980 (Philadelphia), 1983 (Edmonton), 1988
(Boston)
NHL Records: Most points in one period of a playoff game (4 for Boston
vs. Montreal on April 14, 1985, shares record)
Boston Records: Most points in
one period of a playoff game (4 for vs. Montreal on April 14, 1985, shares
record)
NHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1980 (Philadelphia) (18 assists)
Philadelphia Points Leader: 1979-80 (79), 1981-82 (92)
Philadelphia Assists
Leader: 1979-80 (57, tie), 1981-82 (68)
Philadelphia Playoffs Points
Leader: 1980 (22), 1981 (20)
Philadelphia Playoffs Assists Leader: 1980 (18), 1981 (16)
Philadelphia
Playoffs PIM Leader: 1979 (22, tie), 1981 (67)
Edmonton Playoffs
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1984 (65)
Boston Assists Leader: 1985-86
(58, tie)
Boston Playoffs Points Leader: 1985 (10), 1988 (25)
Boston Playoffs Goals Leader: 1985 (4), 1988 (11)
Boston Playoffs
Assists Leader: 1985 (6)
Boston Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader:
1987 (22)
Miscellaneous: Cleared to enter NHL after Philadelphia paid $500,000 to buy
him out of his Birmingham (WHA) contract. ... Signed first NHL contract with
Philadelphia at $500,000 for four years. ... Played on Philadelphia team that set NHL record with
35-game unbeaten streak from Oct. 14, 1979, to Jan. 6, 1980. ... Played on
"Rat Patrol" line with Paul Holmgren and Brian Propp for Philadelphia from 1979-80
to 1981-82. ...
Missed start of 1980-81 season with broken tibia, an injury suffered during
one of Philadelphia's Oct. 1, 1980, preseason game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Wore
No. 18 in Edmonton's 1982 training camp. ... Served two four-game suspensions
during 1982-83 season. The second suspension resulted from a fight with Dean
Kennedy during Edmonton's Feb. 3, 1983, game vs. Los Angeles. The fight took
place under the stands at Northlands Coliseum, and Linseman was suspended
on Feb. 18, 1983. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with strained knee, an
injury suffered during Edmonton's Nov. 6, 1983, game at Winnipeg. ... Played
on line with Mark Messier and Glenn Anderson for Edmonton in 1983-84. ...
Scored Stanley Cup-winning goal for Edmonton in Game 5 of Stanley Cup Finals
vs. N.Y. Islanders on May 19, 1984. ... Missed parts of 1984-85 season with
sprained right shoulder, an injury suffered in November 1984, and with bruised
lower back and bruised ankle. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season with broken
right hand, an injury suffered during Boston's Nov. 21, 1985, game vs. N.Y.
Islanders, and with re-aggravation of right hand injury, which he suffered
during Boston's Dec. 28, 1985, game at St. Louis. ... Missed part of 1986-87
season with sprained left knee. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with torn
iris in right eye, an injury suffered during Edmonton's Feb. 20, 1991, game at
Minnesota |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Maine (AHL); Asiago (Italy)
Canada Cup: 1981
(second place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by
Birmingham, No. 83 overall in Round 10)
1978-79: Played 38 games for Maine
team that won AHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team
during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Was involved in
horse racing during his playing days as part owner of a thoroughbred named
Strike Gold. ... Was an avid surfer during his playing days and continued to
surf for years after his retirement. ... Moved to New Hampshire after his
retirement and went into the real estate business. ... Became active in
Oldtimers charity hockey after his retirement. ... Worked as minor hockey
coach and as instructor at Deron Quint Hockey Camps in New Hampshire after his
retirement. ... Played in Heroes of Hockey game at 1999 NHL All-Star Weekend
in Tampa and 2001 NHL All-Star Weekend in Denver.
Personal: Nicknamed "The Rat." ... Also known
as Kenny Linseman during his playing days. ... Son of former major-junior
player Ken Linseman Sr. ... Older brother of former minor-leaguer John
Linseman. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE/FREE AGENCY: Philadelphia traded
Linseman, Greg C. Adams, 1982 first-round pick (David A. Jensen) and 1982
third-round pick (Leif Karlsson) to Hartford in exchange for Mark Howe and
1983 third-round pick (Derrick Smith) on August 19, 1982. Hartford then traded
Linseman and Dan Nachbaur to Edmonton in exchange for Risto Siltanen and Brent
Loney to complete the three-way deal on August 19, 1982. More than seven years
later, Philadelphia got Linseman back in a trade when it received him from
Boston in exchange for Dave Poulin on January 16, 1990. Philadelphia lost
Linseman again when he became an unrestricted free agent after the 1989-90
season and signed with Edmonton on August 31, 1990. |
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SNAPSHOT '78 | | Total Selected: |
234 | | Forwards: |
143 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
127 | | College Players: |
80 |
| Canadian: |
170 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
47 | | U.S.-Born: |
47 |
| European: |
17 |
| Reached NHL: |
95 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
16 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
16 |
| Picks Traded: |
46 |
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