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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Gartner
Selected in first round
No.
4 overall by Washington Capitals
Born October
29, 1959
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 187
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Cincinnati (WHA)
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Mississauga, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
Barrie | Ont. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | |
Mississauga | MTJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1975-76 |
Toronto | MTJHL |
26 | 18 |
18 | 36 |
46 | | |
St. Catharines | OMJHL |
3 | 1 |
3 | 4 |
0 | | 1976-77 |
Niagara Falls | OMJHL |
62 | 33 |
42 | 75 |
125 | | 1977-78 |
Niagara Falls | QMJHL |
64 | 41 |
49 | 90 |
56 | | 1978-79 |
Cincinnati | WHA |
78 | 27 |
25 | 52 |
123 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1978 (bronze medal)
Canadian Midget AAA Championship: 1975 (Barrie)
OMJHL Emms Family Award (Rookie of Year): 1976-77 (N. Falls)
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1977-78 (Niagara Falls)
Cincinnati Rookie of Year: 1978-79
Niagara
Falls Captain: 1977-78
Miscellaneous:
Signed four-year contract with Cincinnati (WHA) as an underage free agent in August 1978. ...
Played on line with Mark Messier for Cincinnati during 1978-79 season. ... Was
hampered by bruised knee, hip pointer and broken thumb in 1978-79.
... Finished second to Wayne Gretzky in 1978-79 WHA Rookie of Year voting. ...
Was Niagara Falls' first pick in 1976 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11,
1979 (Washington at Buffalo)
Numbers: 11 (Washington); 11
(Minnesota); 22 (N.Y. Rangers);
11 (Toronto); 22 (Phoenix)
Stanley Cup: Never won. Status:
Retired August 26, 1998 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM |
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1979-1998 |
Washington, Minn.,
NYR, Toronto, Phoenix |
1,432 |
708 | 627 |
1,335 | 1,159 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM |
| 1983-1998 |
Washington, Minn.,
NYR, Toronto, Phoenix |
122 |
43 | 50 |
93 | 125 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME:
Inducted 2001
All-Star Game: 1981, 1985, 1986,
1988 (Washington), 1990 (Minn.), 1993 (N.Y. Rangers), 1996 (Toronto)
All-Star Game MVP: 1993 (N.Y. Rangers)
NHL Fastest Skater (SuperSkills
Winner): 1991, 1993 (N.Y. Rangers), 1996 (Toronto)
Washington MVP: 1979-80
Washington Three-Stars Trophy:
1979-80
Washington Top Scorer Award (Points Leader): 1979-80 (68), 1983-84
(85), 1984-85 (102)
Washington Rookie of the Year: 1979-80
Washington Fan's Favorite: 1982-83
Washington Fan Club Most Popular Player: 1982-83
Washington Most
Promising Player (Fan Vote): 1979-80
Washington Good Guy Award (Community Service): 1986-87
N.Y. Rangers Boucher Trophy (Most Popular): 1992-93
NHL Records: Most consecutive seasons with at least 30 goals (15 from
1979-80 through 1993-94, most 30-goal seasons xxx, most goals in an All-Star
Game (4, shares record), fastest two goals from start of an All-Star Game
(3:37 in 1993), fastest two goals from start of an All-Star Game period (3:37
in 1993 first period)
Washington Records: Most consecutive games with at least one point (17
in from Feb. 26, 1981, to April 4, 1981, and from Oct. 13, 1984, to Nov. 21,
1984), most consecutive games with at least one goal (9 from Jan. 17, 1987, to
Feb. 1, 1987, shares record), most short-handed goals in one season (6 in
1986-87, shares record), most points by a right wing in one season (102 in
1984-85)
N.Y. Rangers Records: Most goals by a right wing in one
season (49 in 1990-91)
100-Point Seasons: 1984-85 (Washington) (102)
50-Goal Seasons:
1984-85 (Washington) (50)
Washington Points Leader:
1987-88 (81)
Washington Goals Leader: 1979-80 (36), 1982-83
(38), 1983-84 (40), 1986-87 (41), 1987-88 (48)
Washington Assists Leader: 1984-85 (52)
Was. Playoff Points Leader:
1984 (10), 1985 (7), 1986 (12), 1987 (7)
Washington Playoffs Goals
Leader: 1985 (4), 1987 (4)
Washington Playoffs Assists Leader:
1986 (10)
NYR Goals Leader: 1990-91 (49), 1991-92 (40), 1992-93 (45)
N.Y. Rangers Playoffs Points Leader: 1992 (16)
N.Y. Rangers
Playoffs Goals Leader: 1992 (8)
Toronto Goals Leader: 1995-96
(35)
Toronto Playoffs Goals Leader: 1996 (4)
1993-94: Played 71
regular-season games for N.Y. Rangers team that went on to win Stanley Cup,
but was not with team during postseason.
1996-97: Played on first Phoenix Coyotes team.
Broadcasting Career: Worked as TV studio analyst for ESPN during 1997
Stanley Cup playoffs.
Miscellaneous: Ranked by The Hockey News in 1997 as the 89th
greatest NHL player of all time. ... Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Set
Washington single-season record (since broken) for best plus-minus rating with
a plus-15 in 1979-80. ... Set Washington record (since broken by self) for
most consecutive games with at least one goal when he scored in eight straight
games in 1979-80. ... Tied Washington records (since broken) for points in one
period (4 vs. St. Louis on March 5, 1980) and goals in one period (3 vs.
Quebec on Dec. 1, 1979, and vs. St. Louis on March 5, 1980) during 1979-80
season. ... Was first rookie to be named Washington MVP. ... Set Washington
single-season records (since broken) for goals (48), assists (46) and points
(94) by a right wing in 1980-81. ... Set Washington single-season record
(since broken) for shots on goal (326) in 1980-81. ... Was first player in
Washington history to be named an All-Star Game starter, a feat he achieved in
1981. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with eye injury suffered during
Washington's Feb. 13, 1983, game vs. Winnipeg. ... Became Washington's
all-time goals and games-played leader (records since broken) during 1983-84
season. ... Tied Washington single-season record (since broken) for
game-winning goals with seven in 1983-84. ... Set Washington single-season
record (since broken) for game-winning goals with 11 in 1984-85. ... Set
Washington single-season record (since broken) for shots on goal (331) in
1984-85. ... Served as Washington captain while Rod Langway was injured
during 1985-86 season. ... Missed end of 1985-86 regular season with torn cartilage in left knee,
an injury that required arthroscopic surgery in March 1986. ... Named NHL
Player of Week for week ending Feb. 22, 1987. ... Named NHL Player of Month
for February 1987, becoming first Washington player to win the award. ... Set
Washington record (since broken) for shots on goal in one game with 10 vs.
Philadelphia on Jan. 31, 1988. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with
sprained right knee, an injury suffered in November 1988. ... Served as Washington's team
representative to NHLPA from 1983 to 1989. ... Left Washington with franchise
record (since broken) for career points (789, record stood for 14 years). ...
Left Washington with franchise records (since broken) for most seasons (10), career games-played
(768), career goals (397), career assists (392),
career power-play goals (98), career game-winning goals (54), career hat
tricks (13) and career playoff points (43). ... Had postseason surgery on
April 14, 1989, to repair torn cartilage in left knee. ... Named NHL Player of
Week for week ending Nov. 26, 1989. ... Scored two goals in his first game in
N.Y. Rangers uniform (March 8, 1990, at Philadelphia). ... Was first player in
NHL history to register 500th goal, 500th assist and 1,000th point all in the
same season (1991-92). ... Was first player in N.Y. Rangers history to score
at least 40 goals in three consecutive seasons. ... Became first player in NHL
history to score at least 30 goals in 14 consecutive seasons when he scored
No. 30 for N.Y. Rangers on Jan. 23, 1993, at Los Angeles. ... Scored four
goals in NHL All-Star Game on Feb. 6, 1993, at Montreal. ... Missed part of
1993-94 season with elbow injury that required arthroscopic surgery on Jan.
27, 1994. ... Missed parts of 1995 season with partially collapsed lung, suffered during Toronto's Feb. 3, 1995, game at Edmonton, and with
hairline fracture in foot, suffered during Toronto's March 17, 1995,
game at Anaheim. ... Missed end of 1995 playoffs with rib injury suffered
during Game 5 of Toronto's first-round series vs. Chicago. ... Served as
president of NHLPA from 1996 to 1998. ... Scored first goal and first hat
trick in Phoenix Coyotes history on Oct. 7, 1996, at Boston. ... Did not miss
a game in eight of his 19 NHL seasons. ... Was
first player in Washington history to reach Hall of Fame after beginning his
NHL career with Capitals. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: None
Canada Cup:
1984 (first place), 1987 (first place)
World Championships: 1981
(fourth place), 1982 (bronze medal), 1983 (bronze medal), 1993 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Invited to Canada's 1981 Canada Cup
training camp, but did not make team. ... Played on Washington
team that competed in Sweden's 1981 DN Cup tournament. ... Was MVP of
Washington's charity softball team in 1981. ... Named Team Canada MVP for Game
1 of 1987 Canada Cup final series. ... Was active in charitable work during
his playing days in Washington, particularly in work with Children's Hospital,
as he raised $1,000 with every goal he scored in the 1986-87, 1987-88 and
1988-89 seasons. ... Served as celebrity chairman of Ice Hockey in Harlem
program while playing for N.Y. Rangers during the early 1990s, and also worked
with local child-abuse prevention program. ... Became a
hockey-school instructor after his retirement, working on staff at National
Training Rinks in Barrie, Ontario. ... Also worked as a coach in the NHLPA's
Goals & Dreams program and became chairman of the Goals & Dreams
charitable fund after his retirement. ... A born-again Christian, he
was first exposed to the movement by former Washington teammate Jean Pronovost
and later became a coach in Hockey Ministries International hockey camps
during off-seasons of his playing days.
Personal: Full name is Michael Alfred Gartner. ... Father of college
hockey goaltender Josh Gartner. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Washington traded Gartner and Larry
Murphy to Minnesota in exchange for Dino Ciccarelli and Bob Rouse on March 7,
1989. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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