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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Uli Hiemer
Selected in third round
No.
48 overall by Colorado Rockies
Born September
21, 1962
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Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Fussen (West Germany)
Birthplace: Fussen, West Germany
Hometown:
Fussen, West Germany |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Fussen | W. Germ. |
44 | 6 |
10 | 16 |
84 | | 1980-81 |
Fussen | W. Germ. |
34 | 11 |
11 | 22 |
84 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Championships: 1981 (seventh place)
World Junior
Championships: 1980 (sixth place), 1981 (fifth place)
Miscellaneous: Tied for West Germany team lead in points (5) and assists (4) at
1980 World Junior Championships. ... Tied for West Germany lead with four
assists at 1981 World Junior Championships |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 12, 1984 (N.Y. Islanders at
New Jersey)
Numbers: 28 (New Jersey)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1996 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1987 |
New Jersey | 143 |
19 | 54 |
73 | 176 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
New Jersey Records: Most goals in one game by a defenseman (3 vs.
Pittsburgh on Oct. 31, 1984, shares franchise record), most goals in one game
by a rookie (3 vs. Pittsburgh on Oct. 31, 1984), most goals in one game by a
rookie defenseman (3 vs. Pittsburgh on Oct. 31, 1984, shares franchise record)
Miscellaneous: Was property of Colorado franchise when it
relocated to New Jersey on June 30, 1982. ... Became first German citizen and
first German-trained player to play in NHL when he made debut on
Oct. 12, 1984. ... Became first rookie in New Jersey franchise history to
score a hat trick when he achieved feat vs. Pittsburgh on Oct. 31, 1984. They
were his first three NHL goals. ... Became first and only defenseman in New
Jersey Devils history to score a hat trick when he achieved feat vs.
Pittsburgh on Oct. 31, 1984. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with knee
injury, suffered in January 1985. ... Left NHL to sign
three-year contract with Dusseldorf (West Germany) in May 1987 after New
Jersey did not pick up his option for the 1987-88 season. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Cologne (West Germany); Maine
(AHL); Dusseldorf (West Germany/Germany)
Olympics: 1984
(West Germany) (fifth place), 1992 (Germany) (sixth place), 1994 (Germany)
(seventh place)
Canada Cup: 1984 (West Germany) (sixth
place)
World Championships: 1982
(West Germany) (sixth), 1983 (West Germany) (fifth), 1985 (W. Germany)
(seventh), 1989 (W. Germany) (seventh), 1990 (W. Germany) (seventh), 1992
(Germany) (sixth), 1993 (Germany) (fifth), 1995 (Germany) (ninth)
World Junior Championships: 1982 (W. Germany)
(seventh place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
West German Championship: 1984
(Cologne), 1990 (Dusseldorf)
German Championship: 1991, 1992, 1993,
1996 (Dusseldorf)
Germany Olympic Team Captain: 1994
Miscellaneous: Led West Germany
with 21 penalty minutes at 1982 World Junior Championships, finishing second
overall. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season
with broken toe, suffered while playing for Maine (AHL) in February
1987. ... Served as captain of German national team from 1993 to 1996. ...
Member of the German hockey Hall of Fame. ... Opened and ran a McDonald's franchise in Germany after retirement.
Personal: Full name is Ullrich Hiemer.
... Younger brother of former German league player Joerg Hiemer, who was
president of the German professional hockey players' union. |
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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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