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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Gilbert Delorme
Selected in first round
No. 18 overall by Montreal Canadiens

Born November 25, 1962
Position: Defense
Height: 6-1   Weight: 200
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Chicoutimi (QMJHL)                         
Birthplace: Boucherville, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: St. Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1977-78 RichelieuQue. AAA 407 2532 32
1978-79 ChicoutimiQMJHL 7213 4760 53
1979-80 ChicoutimiQMJHL 7125 86111 68
1980-81 ChicoutimiQMJHL 7027 79106 77

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships:
1981 (seventh place)
QMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1980-81 (Chicoutimi)
QMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1979-80 (Chicoutimi)
Chicoutimi Best Defenseman: 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81
Chicoutimi Rookie of Year: 1978-79
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the No. 2 QMJHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ... Was Chicoutimi's first-round pick in the 1978 QMJHL midget draft. ... Set QMJHL record (since broken) for points by a 16-year-old defenseman with 60 in 1978-79. ... Scored four goals for Chicoutimi in a 1981 QMJHL playoff game vs. Trois-Rivieres.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 8, 1981 (Hartford at Montreal)
Numbers:  27 (Montreal); 27 (St. Louis); 6 (Quebec); 29 (Detroit);
27 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1992
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATP PIM
1981-1990 MTL, STL, QUE, DET, PIT541 3192 123520
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATP PIM
1983-1989 MTL, STL, QUE, DET56 19 1056

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Missed part of 1981-82 season with dislocated left shoulder, an injury suffered during Montreal's Jan. 3, 1982, game at Buffalo. ... Paired on defense with Tim Bothwell for St. Louis in 1983-84. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season with throat injury, suffered during Quebec's Nov. 19, 1985, game vs. Edmonton, and with bruised knee, an injury suffered during Quebec's Jan. 25, 1986, game vs. Buffalo. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with strained right knee, an injury suffered in his first game with Detroit on Jan. 18, 1987, at Pittsburgh. He did not return to action until Detroit's Feb. 18, 1987, game vs. Winnipeg. ... Played right wing for Detroit from Jan. 6, 1988, to Jan. 18, 1988, while team was missing several forwards with injuries. ... Missed parts of 1987-88 season with pulled groin, an injury suffered in Detroit's practice on Nov. 16, 1987, with separated left shoulder, an injury suffered during Detroit's Dec. 20, 1987, game at Quebec, with sprained right ankle, an injury suffered during Detroit's Feb. 13, 1988, game at St. Louis, and with sprained right hip and sore right ankle, injuries suffered during Detroit's March 10, 1988, game vs. Vancouver. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with pulled thigh muscle, an injury suffered in November 1988, with strained knee, an injury suffered in December 1988, and with shoulder injury, suffered in February 1989. ... Played right wing for Detroit for four games during 1988-89 season. ... Missed parts of 1989-90 season with bruised left elbow, with separated shoulder, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Jan. 28, 1990, game at N.Y. Islanders, and with inflammation of left ankle, an injury suffered in March 1990. ... Missed entire 1990-91 season with stress fracture in right leg, an injury suffered during off-season dryland training in July 1990.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Muskegon (IHL)
InLine Hockey: Montreal (RHI)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career:
Named Cleveland (IHL) assistant coach prior to 1992-93 season and remained in that position through 1993-94 season. ... Named Manitoba (IHL) assistant coach prior to 1998-99 season and remained in that position through 1998-99 season. ... Named Montreal (QMJHL) assistant coach in May 1999 and remained in position until November 2001. ... Named Montreal (QMJHL) head coach in November 2001 and remained in position until Jan. 2, 2003.
Miscellaneous: Never played in minor leagues until Pittsburgh sent him to Muskegon (IHL) for 1991-92 season. ... Came out of retirement at age 33 to play one game for Montreal (RHI, InLine league) in 1996. ... Recorded a popular aerobic exercise tape in French during playing days in Montreal. ... Active in charitable causes during his playing days, working with Special Olympics and Easter Seals in Quebec.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Montreal traded Delorme, Doug Wickenheiser and Greg Paslawski to St. Louis for Perry Turnbull on December 21, 1983.

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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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