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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Randy Moller
Selected in first round
No.
11 overall by Quebec Nordiques
Born August 23, 1963
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 205
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Lethbridge (WHL)
Birthplace: Red Deer, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Red Deer, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1978-79 |
Red Deer | Alb. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1979-80 |
Red Deer | AJHL |
56 | 3 |
34 | 37 |
253 | | |
Billings | WHL |
2 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
4 | | 1980-81 |
Lethbridge | WHL |
46 | 4 |
21 | 25 |
176 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Centennial Cup: 1980 (Red Deer)
Centennial Cup All-Star First Team: 1980
(Red Deer)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 6 overall prospect and No. 3 WHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ...
Missed part of 1980-81 season with torn knee ligaments, an injury suffered in
December 1980. The injury required surgery. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: April 27, 1982 (Quebec at N.Y.
Islanders) (playoff game)
Numbers: 21 (Quebec); 24
(N.Y. Rangers); 24 (Buffalo); 16 (Florida)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired Nov. 25, 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1982-1995 | QUE, NYR, BUF, FLO |
815 | 45 |
180 | 225 |
1,692 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1982-1994 |
Quebec, NYR, Buffalo | 78 |
6 | 16 |
22 | 197 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Quebec Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1984 (45), 1986 (26)
Management Career: Named Florida director of community development and
youth hockey prior to 2002-03 season and remained in that position until
Jan. 28, 2004. ... Named Florida director of broadcasting on Jan. 28, 2004,
and remained in that position until Sept. 24, 2004. ... Named Florida senior
director of community development, broadcasting and youth hockey on Sept. 24, 2004.
Broadcasting Career: Named Florida radio color commentator and pregame
TV studio analyst prior
to 1996-97 season and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Wore No. 6 in Quebec's 1981 training camp. ... Made his NHL
debut in Game 1 of Quebec's 1982 Wales Conference finals series at N.Y.
Islanders. ... Made his NHL regular-season debut for Quebec on Oct. 6, 1982,
at Buffalo against Sabres team that included his older brother Mike. ...
Missed part of 1986-87 season with broken hand, an injury suffered when he was
slashed by Morris Lukowich during Quebec's Oct. 28, 1986, game vs. Los
Angeles. ... Missed parts of 1987-88 season with neck injury, suffered in
November 1987, with knee injury, suffered in January 1988, and with back
spasms, suffered in March 1988. ... Named Quebec Defensive Player of Month for
February 1988. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with separated shoulder, an
injury suffered during Quebec's Oct. 29, 1988, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ...
Missed part of Quebec's 1989 training camp with broken toe, an injury suffered
in September 1989. ... Served as Quebec's NHLPA representative from 1984 to
1989. ... Missed parts of 1989-90 season with dislocated right shoulder, an
injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Dec. 13, 1989, game vs. St. Louis and
re-aggravated in February 1990, and with back spasms, an injury suffered in
March 1990. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with dislocated left shoulder,
an injury suffered in a collision with Mike Foligno during N.Y. Rangers' Nov.
7, 1990, game vs. Buffalo. The injury required postseason surgery on April 25,
1991. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with separated shoulder, an injury
suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Jan. 22, 1992, game at Calgary. ... Missed more
than half of 1992-93 season and entire 1993 playoffs with damaged ligaments in
knee, an injury suffered during Buffalo's Nov. 11, 1992, game vs. Boston, and
with strained back muscle, an injury suffered during Buffalo's Jan. 17, 1993,
game at Edmonton. ... Signed with Florida as an unrestricted free agent on
July 12, 1994. ... Missed part of 1995 season with sprained knee, an injury
suffered during Florida's March 4, 1995, game at New Jersey. ... Attended Florida's 1995 training camp, but failed to make team
and initially refused to accept his Oct. 6, 1995, demotion to
Cincinnati (IHL). He later accepted the demotion, but there was no room for
him on the team, so he chose to retire. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Lethbridge (WHL);
Binghamton (AHL); Rochester (AHL)
World Junior Championships: 1982 (gold medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHL All-Star Second Team: 1981-82 (Lethbridge)
Miscellaneous: Played on first
Canadian team to win a gold medal at World Junior Championships in 1982. ...
Did not play in minors until he was sent down to Binghamton (AHL) for three-game injury rehab stint on Nov. 26, 1991. ... Appeared with Brian Leetch on the MTV
show Colin Quinn's Manly World in February 1990. ... Visited White
House in 1991 as part of President Bush's StarServe program. ... Became
president of Florida Panthers Alumni Association after his retirement.
Personal:
Full name is Randy W. Moller. ... Younger brother of former NHL player Mike Moller. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Quebec traded Moller to N.Y. Rangers
in exchange for Michel Petit on October 5, 1989. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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