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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Pierre Lacroix
Selected in fifth round
No.
104 overall by Quebec Nordiques
Born April 11, 1959
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Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Quebec City, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
St. Foy, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Quebec | QMJHL | 72 |
7 | 30 |
37 | 90 |
| 1976-77 |
Quebec | QMJHL |
69 | 10 |
43 | 53 |
61 | | 1977-78 |
Quebec | QMJHL |
38 | 11 |
30 | 41 |
35 | | |
Trois-Rivieres | QMJHL |
30 | 6 |
24 | 30 |
20 | | 1978-79 |
Trois-Rivieres | QMJHL |
72 | 37 |
100 | 137 |
57 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Canadian
Major-Junior Player of Year: 1978-79 (Trois-Rivieres)
CCM QMJHL Player of Year: 1978-79 (Trois-Rivieres)
QMJHL Briere
Trophy (MVP): 1978-79 (Trois-Rivieres)
QMJHL All-Star First Team: 1978-79 (Trois-Rivieres)
QMJHL
All-Star Third Team: 1977-78 (Quebec/Trois-Rivieres)
QMJHL Records: Most points in one season by a defenseman (137 for
Trois-Rivieres in 1978-79), most assists in one season by a defenseman (100
for Trois-Rivieres in 1978-79)
Trois-Rivieres records: Most points
in one season by a defenseman (137 in 1978-79), most goals in one season by a
defenseman (37 in 1978-79), most assists in a season by a defenseman (100 in
1978-79)
Miscellaneous: Set QMJHL single-season record (since broken) for goals by
defenseman with 37 in 1978-79. ... Set Canadian major-junior single-season
record (since broken) for assists by a defenseman with 100 in 1978-79. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1979 (Atlanta at Quebec)
Numbers: 26, 25 (Quebec); 5
(Hartford)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-1983 |
Quebec, Hartford | 274 |
24 | 108 | 132 |
197 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1981-1982 |
Quebec | 8 |
0 | 2 |
2 | 10 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Quebec Merite Entrain Trophy (Best Conditioned): 1981-82 (co-winner
with Michel Goulet)
Miscellaneous: His first NHL game was also first in
Quebec/Colorado NHL franchise history. The game was played in Lacroix's hometown of
Quebec City, and Lacroix had two assists, including one on first goal in Quebec/Colorado NHL franchise history (by Real Cloutier at 9:51
of third period). ... Was only 1979 fifth-round selection to become an NHL regular
in 1979-80. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with shoulder injury, suffered
in Quebec's Jan. 4, 1981, game at N.Y. Rangers. The injury required
surgery. ... Missed entire 1983-84 and 1984-85 seasons while recovering from
perforated aorta and other injuries
suffered in a July 1, 1983, auto accident in Quebec. The multiple injuries
required extensive surgery. The accident ended his NHL career, although he was
able to resume playing two years later in Europe. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Fredericton (AHL); Arosa
(Switzerland); Paris (France); Fribourg-Gotteron (Switzerland),
Villard-de-Lans, Tours, Viry-Essone (France)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Named Viry-Essone (France)
assistant coach prior to 1992-93 season and remained in position through 1992-93
season.
Miscellaneous: Studied for
a career in insurance business while recovering from automobile accident in
mid-1980s. ... Played catcher on
Quebec's off-season charity softball team. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Quebec traded Lacroix to Hartford in
exchange for Blake Wesley on December 3, 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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