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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Scott Arniel
Selected in second round
No.
22 overall by Winnipeg Jets
Born September 17,
1962
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Cornwall (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Kingston, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Kingston, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1978-79 |
Kingston | Jr. B |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | |
Kingston | OMJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1979-80 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
61 | 22 |
28 | 50 |
51 | | 1980-81 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
68 | 52 |
71 | 123 |
102 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1980, 1981 (Cornwall)
World Junior Championships:
1981 (seventh place)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 19 overall prospect and No. 3 QMJHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ...
Was Cornwall's second-round pick, No. 19 overall, in 1979 OMJHL priority
selection. ... Joined Kingston for 1979 OMJHL playoffs. ... Played on line
with Dale Hawerchuk for Cornwall in 1979-80 and 80-81 ... Scored in overtime
to give Cornwall 1981 QMJHL championship series victory over Trois-Rivieres.
... Scored hat trick for Cornwall in 8-2 win over Kitchener in Memorial Cup
title game on May 10, 1981. ... Studied architecture in high school with goal
of becoming architect. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 4, 1981 (Winnipeg at
Washington)
Numbers: 11 (Winnipeg); 9
(Buffalo); 29 (Boston)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired July 15, 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1981-1992 | Winnipeg, Buffalo, Boston |
730 | 149 |
189 | 338 |
599 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1982-1990 | Winnipeg, Buffalo |
34 | 3 |
3 | 6 |
39 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Buffalo Horton Award (Unsung Hero): 1986-87,
1987-88
Winnipeg Playoffs Penalty Minutes Leader: 1986 (12, tie)
Coaching
Career: Named Buffalo assistant coach on July 26, 2002, and remained in
that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Dale Hawerchuk and Paul MacLean for
Winnipeg in 1981-82. ... Loaned by Winnipeg to Team Canada for 1982 World
Junior Championship tournament. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with
lacerated wrist, suffered in February 1982. ... Scored hat trick in Winnipeg's
1983-84 season opener vs. Detroit on Oct. 5, 1983. ... Played on line with
Laurie Boschman and Lucien DeBlois for Winnipeg in 1983-84. ... Played all
three forward positions during his NHL career, shifting to right wing on a
full-time basis once he arrived in Buffalo. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season
with charley horse, an injury suffered during Buffalo's Feb. 26, 1987, game
vs. St. Louis. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with bruised abdominal
muscle, an injury suffered in March 1988. ... Shifted back to left wing by
Buffalo during 1988-89 season. ... Named NHL's most average forward in a
survey of NHL statistics by The Hockey News in its Feb. 3, 1989, issue.
... Missed part of 1990 playoffs with
concussion, an injury suffered when he was hit by Brian Skrudland during Game
3 of Buffalo's first-round series vs. Montreal on April 9, 1990. ... Missed
parts of 1991-92 season with strained shoulder, an injury suffered during
Boston's Dec. 1, 1991, game vs. Hartford, and with broken right thumb, an
injury suffered in January 1992. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Cornwall (OHL); Maine, New
Haven (AHL); San Diego, Houston, Utah, Manitoba (IHL)
World Junior Championships: 1982
(gold medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1996
(Utah)
Manitoba MVP: 1997-98
Manitoba Unsung Hero: 1996-97
Manitoba Captain: 1997-98 and 1998-99
1992-93: Played on IHL regular-season champion (San Diego).
Coaching Career: Named Manitoba (IHL) assistant coach on July 15, 1999,
remained with organization when team moved into AHL prior to 2001-02 season,
and remained in position through 2001-02 season.
Management Career:
Purchased share of Cornwall (OHL) franchise with Dale Hawerchuk in 1986 and
was part of ownership group through 1988-89 season.
Miscellaneous: Played on first
Canadian team to win a gold medal at World Junior Championships in 1982. ...
Never played in minor leagues until demoted by Boston to Maine (AHL)
during 1991-92 season. ... Signed with San Diego (IHL) as unrestricted free
agent on Oct. 7, 1992. ... Signed with Manitoba (IHL) as unrestricted free
agent in 1996. ... A born-again Christian, he worked at Christian Teen Ranch
during off-seasons of his playing days and was active in Athletes in Action.
Personal:
Full name is Scott William Arniel. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE (2): Winnipeg traded Arniel to Buffalo
in exchange for Gilles Hamel on June 21, 1986. Four years later, Winnipeg got Arniel back when Buffalo traded Arniel, Phil Housley, Jeff Parker and 1990
first-round pick (Keith Tkachuk) to Winnipeg for Dale Hawerchuk and 1990 first-round
pick (Brad May) and future considerations (Greg Paslawski) on June 16, 1990.
Paslawski was sent to Buffalo on Feb. 5, 1991, to complete deal. Winnipeg lost Arniel again when it traded him to Boston
in exchange for
future considerations on November 22, 1991. |
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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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