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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Denis Cyr
Selected in first round
No.
13 overall by Calgary Flames
Born February 4, 1961
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Right Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Montreal (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Verdun, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Verdun, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
72 | 46 |
55 | 101 |
25 | | 1978-79 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
72 | 70 |
56 | 126 |
61 | | 1979-80 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
70 | 70 |
76 | 146 |
61 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL All-Star First Team: 1979-80 (Montreal)
QMJHL All-Star
Second Team: 1978-79 (Montreal)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 8 prospect for the 1980 NHL draft. ... Played on "Trois Denis Line" with
Denis Savard and Denis Tremblay for Montreal from 1977 to 1979. All three players
shared the exact same birthdate. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 25, 1980 (Calgary at
Montreal)
Numbers: 9, 12 (Calgary); 11
(Chicago); 17 (St. Louis)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1986 |
Calgary, Chicago, St. Louis |
193 | 41 | 43 |
84 | 36 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP | PIM | | 1983-1985 |
Chicago, St. Louis | 4 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1980-81: Played on first Calgary Flames
team.
Miscellaneous: Was first draft pick in Calgary Flames history after
Atlanta franchise announced its intention to relocate to Calgary. ... Played
his first NHL game in his hometown of Montreal, when he was called up from
local junior team while Calgary was on road trip. ... Had assist in his first
NHL game. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with dislocated shoulder, an
injury suffered in January 1982. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with broken
nose, an injury suffered during Chicago's Jan. 15, 1983, game at Philadelphia.
... Released by Chicago in June 1984. He signed with St. Louis as unrestricted
free agent on Aug. 24, 1984. ... Released by St. Louis in July 1986. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Montreal (QMJHL); Oklahoma
City (CHL); Springfield (AHL); Peoria (IHL)
World Junior Championships: 1981
(seventh place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1985
(Peoria)
IHL
Turner Cup Playoffs MVP: 1985 (Peoria)
IHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1985
(Peoria) (32 points)
IHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1985 (Peoria) (18
goals)
1984-85: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Peoria).
Management
Career: Named Peoria (IHL) general manager prior to 1989-90 season and
remained in position through 1995-96 season, when franchise left
Peoria.
Miscellaneous: Remained in Peoria
after his retirement and became active in local youth hockey scene, serving as
chairman and later chairman emeritus of the Peoria Youth Hockey Association.
Also coached in Peoria Youth Hockey Association.
... Named to right wing position on all-time Montreal (QMJHL) team by a CHL
panel in 1999. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Calgary traded Cyr to Chicago in
exchange for Carey Wilson on November 8, 1982. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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