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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Eric Calder
Selected in third round
No.
45 overall by Washington Capitals
Born July 26, 1963
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Cornwall (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Kitchener, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Waterloo, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Waterloo | Jr. B |
42 | 13 |
36 | 49 |
33 | | 1980-81 |
Waterloo | Jr. B |
4 | 2 |
0 | 2 |
13 | | |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
66 | 9 |
34 | 43 |
39 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1981 (Cornwall)
World Junior Championships: 1981
(seventh place)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the
No. 5 QMJHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ... Was Cornwall's second-round pick, No. 24 overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority selection. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 31, 1982 (Pittsburgh at
Washington)
Numbers: 26, 24 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1997 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1982-1983 |
Washington | 2 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Cornwall (OHL); Fort Wayne
(IHL); Hershey (AHL); Wilfrid Laurier (OUAA); Peissenberg (West Germany);
Rouen, Chamonix (France); Brest (France); Schwenningen (Germany); Manchester
(Great Britain)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
French Championship: 1990, 1992,
1993, 1994 (Rou.), 1996 (Brest)
CIAU
All-Canadian: 1987-88 (Wilfrid Laurier)
OUAA All-Star First Team: 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88 (W. Laurier)
OHL
All-Star Game: 1982 (Cornwall)
Cornwall Best Defensive Player:
1982-83
1983-84: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Fort Wayne).
Scouting Career: Named Kitchener (OHL) scout prior to 2000-01 season and
remained in that position into 2001-02 season.
Coaching Career: Named Waterloo (OUAA) assistant coach prior to 1998-99
season and remained in position through 1999-00 season. ... Named Kitchener
(Jr. B) head coach during 2001-02 season and remained in that position through
2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Sat out 1984-85
season so that he could reclaim his amateur status and be eligible for CIAU
play. ... Founded "Skills Plus Hockey" instructional program after his
retirement and taught his system to minor hockey players in Waterloo, Ontario. |
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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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