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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dieter Hegen
Selected in third round
No.
46 overall by Montreal Canadiens
Born April
29, 1962
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kaufbeuren (West Germany)
Birthplace: Kaufbeuren, West Germany
Hometown:
Kaufbeuren, Germany |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1979-80 |
Kaufbeuren-2 | W. Germ. |
42 | 60 |
64 | 124 |
51 | | 1980-81 |
Kaufbeuren | W. Germ. |
43 | 54 |
35 | 89 |
34 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1981 (fifth place)
West Germany Rookie of Year: 1980-81 (Kaufbeuren)
German Ice Hockey Magazine Player of Year: 1980-81 (Kauf.)
West Germany All-Star First Team: 1980-81 (Kaufbeuren)
World Junior Championships Points Leader: 1981 (WG) (9, tie)
World Junior Championships Goals Leader: 1981 (WG) (8)
West Germany Goals Leader: 1980-81 (Kaufbeuren) (54 goals)
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1980 NHL Entry Draft despite being
eligible. ... Missed end of 1979-80 season with concussion. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kaufbeuren, Cologne (West Germany/Germany), Dusseldorf, Munich (Germany);
Rosenheim (Germany)
Olympics: 1984
(W. Germany) (fifth), 1988 (W. Germany) (fifth), 1992 (Germany)
(sixth), 1994 (Germany) (seventh), 1998 (Germany) (ninth)
Canada Cup: 1984
(sixth place)
World Cup of Hockey: 1996 (sixth place)
World Championships:
1982 (West Germany) (sixth place), 1983 (West. Germany) (fifth place), 1985
(West Germany) (seventh place), 1986 (West Germany) (seventh place), 1987
(West Germany) (sixth place), 1989 (West Germany) (seventh place), 1990 (West
Germany) (seventh place), 1991
(Germany) (eighth place), 1992 (Germany) (sixth place), 1993 (Germany) (fifth
place), 1995 (Germany) (ninth place), 1996 (Germany) (eighth place)
World Junior Championships: 1982
(seventh place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
West German Championship: 1987, 1988 (Cologne),
1990 (Duss.)
German Championship: 1991, 1992 (Dusseldorf), 1994 (Munich), 1996 (Dusseldorf)
Germany Player of Year: 1991-92 (Dusseldorf)
West Germany All-Star First Team: 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85 (Kaubeuren),
1988-89 (Cologne)
Germany Olympic Captain: 1998
Germany World Cup of Hockey Captain: 1996
West Germany Goals Leader: 1988-89 (Cologne) (38 goals)
Germany Goals Leader: 1991-92 (Cologne) (49 goals)
Germany Playoffs Goals Leader: 1994 (Munich) (10 goals)
Coaching Career: Named Duisburg (Germany) head coach prior to 2002-03
season and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Never attempted to play in NHL because he did not feel
his style was suited for the North American game. ... Led West Germany with nine points and seven goals at
1982 World Junior Championships. ... Played on lines with Gerd Truntschka for
Cologne and Dusseldorf (West Germany/Germany) as well as for Munich from 1986-87 season through 1993-94 season. ...
Tied Olympic record (since broken) for
competing in most Olympic hockey tournaments when he played in fifth Olympics in 1998. ...
Announced his retirement from international play in March 1999. ... Holds record for most career goals scored
by a German player in Olympic competition with 16. ... Scored 111 goals in 290 international games with West Germany and Germany. ... Suffered a
broken hand while playing for Kaufbeuren in January 2002 and opted to retire
rather than attempt a comeback. ... Retired with 613 career goals, for the No.
2 ranking in West German/German elite league history. ...Worked outside of
hockey as a heating/cooling system mechanic during off-seasons of his playing
days. ... Named best left wing in German
history by German Ice Hockey News readers. ... Served as captain of
German national team from 1996 until 1999. ... Member of the German hockey
Hall of Fame.
Personal: Nicknamed "Didi." ... Younger brother of former West
German league goaltender Gerhard Hegen. |
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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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