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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Tim Tookey
Selected in fifth round
No.
88 overall by Washington Capitals
Born August
29, 1960
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Center
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Portland (WHL)
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Gibbons, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Edmonton | Alb. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1977-78 |
Portland | WCHL |
72 | 16 |
15 | 31 |
55 | | 1978-79 |
Portland | WHL |
56 | 33 |
47 | 80 |
55 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Attended Portland Community College in 1978-79, earning an associate's degree
in "Prevention of Athletic Injuries." |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 17, 1980 (Edmonton at
Washington)
Numbers: 18, 8 (Wash.); 17
(Que.); 11 (Pitt.); 37 (Phila.); 15 (L.A.)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1980-1988 |
WAS, QUE, PIT, PHI, LA | 106 |
22 | 36 |
58 | 71 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1987 |
Philadelphia | 10 |
1 | 3 |
4 | 2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1987
(Philadelphia)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1981-82 season with
sprained left ankle, an injury suffered during Washington's Dec. 30, 1981,
game at Pittsburgh. ... Left unprotected by Philadelphia for 1987 NHL Waiver
Draft. He was claimed by Los Angeles on Oct. 5, 1987. The Kings wanted Tookey
for their AHL affiliate in New Haven, but he had to clear recallable waivers
first. When Philadelphia attempted to claim Tookey off recallable waivers, the
Kings recalled him and let him begin his 1987-88 season in Los Angeles. ...
Missed part of 1987-88 season with knee injury that required surgery in
December 1987. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Portland (WHL); Hershey, Fredericton (AHL); Baltimore (AHL); New Haven (AHL);
Muskegon (IHL); Providence (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1989 (Muskegon)
AHL Cunningham Award
(MVP): 1986-87 (Hershey)
AHL Butterfield Trophy (Playoff MVP):
1986 (Hershey)
AHL Sollenberger Trophy (Points Leader): 1986-87
(Hershey) (124)
AHL Hunt Award (Sportsmanship): 1992-93 (Hershey)
AHL All-Star First Team: 1986-87 (Hershey)
AHL All-Star Second
Team: 1985-86, 1991-92 (Hershey)
AHL All-Star Game: 1995
(Providence)
Hershey Ashbee Award (Dedication): 1990-91
Hershey Records: Most points in one season (124 in 1986-87), most career
playoff goals (24, shares record)
AHL Assists Leader: 1985-86 (Hershey) (62), 1986-87 (Hershey)
(73)
AHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1986 (Hershey) (11 goals)
1980-81, 1985-86: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
1983-84: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Baltimore).
1988-89: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Muskegon).
Coaching
Career: Named Providence (AHL) player-assistant coach on Aug. 3, 1994, and
remained in position through 1994-95 season. ... Served as Central Penn (U.S.
Met-B) assistant coach in 2002-03. ... Named Central Penn (U.S. Met-B) head
coach on April 24, 2003.
Miscellaneous: Set Portland (WHL)
single-season record (since broken) with 141 points in 1979-80. ... Completed
junior career with Portland records (since broken) for career points (252) and
career assists (145). ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with concussion, an
injury suffered in February 1983. ... Missed part of 1983 AHL playoffs with
shoulder injury, suffered in April 1983. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season
with knee injury that required surgery in October 1989. ... Missed part of
1990-91 season after breaking ankle in Hershey's Oct. 5, 1990, season opener
at Binghamton. ... Retired with No. 4 ranking for career AHL points (974) and
assists (621). ... Became hockey director at Twin Ponds in East Harrisburg,
Pa., after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Timothy
Raymond Tookey. ... Nephew of former minor-leaguer Ron Tookey. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Washington traded Tookey and 1982
seventh-round pick (Daniel Poudrier) to Quebec in exchange for Lee Norwood and
1982 sixth-round pick (Mats Kilstrom) on February 1, 1982. |
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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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