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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Steve Konroyd
Selected in second round
No.
39 overall by Calgary Flames
Born February 10, 1961
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Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Oshawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Scarborough, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Scarborough, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Markham | OPJHL |
28 | 4 |
15 | 19 |
28 | | 1978-79 |
Oshawa | OMJHL |
65 | 4 |
19 | 23 |
63 | | 1979-80 |
Oshawa | OMJHL |
62 | 11 |
23 | 34 |
133 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL Bobby Smith Trophy (Scholastic Player of Year): 1979-80 (Oshawa)
(first winner)
Miscellaneous: Was Oshawa's first pick in 1978 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 15, 1981 (Detroit at Calgary)
Numbers: 7,
3 (Calgary); 33
(N.Y. Islanders); 5 (Chicago); 5 (Hartford); 8 (Detroit); 24 (Ottawa)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A |
TP | PIM |
| 1981-1995 | Calgary, NYI, Chicago,
Hartford, Detroit, Ottawa | 895 |
41 | 195 |
236 | 863 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-1993 |
Calgary, N.Y. Islanders,
Chicago, Hartford, Detroit | 97 |
10 | 15 |
25 |
99 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
N.Y. Islanders Good Guy Award (Media Vote):
1987-88
Calgary Playoffs Assists Leader: 1985 (4)
Broadcasting
Career: Named Phoenix radio color commentator prior to 1996-97 season and
remained in that position until Aug. 14, 1997. ... Named San Jose TV color
commentator on Aug. 14, 1997 and remained in that position until July 6,
2000. ... Named Columbus TV color commentator for team's inaugural 2000-01
season on July 6, 2000, and remained in that position through 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Had off-season knee surgery during summer of 1982. ...
Missed part of 1984 playoffs with broken bone in foot, suffered in April
1984. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with dislocated elbow, an injury
suffered when he crashed into an open gate at the player's bench during
Calgary's Dec. 30, 1984, game at Chicago. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season
with back spasms. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with pulled chest muscle,
an injury suffered during Calgary's Feb. 20, 1986, game vs. Toronto. ...
Missed part of 1986-87 season with bruised collarbone, an injury suffered in
December 1986. ... Suspended four games by NHL during 1987-88 season for
stick-swinging incident with Randy Cunneyworth late in third period of N.Y.
Islanders' Jan. 12, 1988 game at Pittsburgh. Konroyd claimed he was acting in
self-defense, but the NHL reviewed the incident and suspended both players on
Jan. 15, 1988. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with fractured orbital rim
and fractured sinus, injuries suffered when puck hit him in face during N.Y.
Islanders' Feb. 21, 1988, game at Hartford. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season
with charley horse, an injury suffered in January 1990. ... Missed parts of
1990-91 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during Chicago's Feb. 10,
1991, game at Hartford, and with broken knuckle on right pinky finger, an
injury suffered when he was hit by Randy Moller's slap shot during Chicago's
March 10, 1991, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with
the flu, contracted in late February 1992. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season
with back spasms, an injury suffered during Ottawa's March 30, 1994, game vs.
Quebec. ... Played only one game for Calgary after signing with team as
free agent in 1995. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Oshawa (OMJHL); Oklahoma
City (CHL); Chicago (IHL)
World Championships: 1985 (silver medal),
1991 (silver medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1980-81
(Oshawa)
Broadcasting Career: Named Chicago (IHL) radio color
commentator prior to 1995-96 season and held position through 1995-96 season.
Education: Attended University of Calgary during his playing days.
Miscellaneous:
Signed with Chicago (IHL) as unrestricted free agent on March 7, 1995. ...
Played on Calgary's off-season charity softball team. ... Active in charitable
causes during his playing days, working with Special Olympics, Big Brothers
and American Cancer Society.
Personal: Full name is Stephen Mark
Konroyd. ... Family name was originally Koniarski, but was changed to Konroyd
after father left Poland and moved to Canada. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Calgary traded Konroyd and Richard
Kromm to N.Y. Islanders in exchange for John Tonelli on March 11, 1986. Nine
years later, Calgary got Konroyd back when the Flames signed him as a Group
III unrestricted free agent on April 7, 1995. |
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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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