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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Wendell Young
Selected in fourth round
No. 73 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Born
August 1, 1963
 | Position:
Goaltender
Height: 5-9 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kitchener (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada)
Hometown:
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1979-80 |
Cole Harbour | N.S. Jr. A |
25 | n/a |
3.90 | 0 |
n/a | | 1980-81 |
Kitchener | OMJHL |
42 | 19-15-0 |
4.44 | 1 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Metro Valley Junior A
Championship: 1980 (Cole Harbour)
Nova Scotia Junior A Championship:
1980 (Cole Harbour)
OMJHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1981 (Kitchener) (1 shutout)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
the No. 20 OMJHL overall prospect and No. 2 OMJHL goaltending prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ... Was Kitchener's
sixth-round pick, No. 66 overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority selection. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 17, 1985 (Washington at
Vancouver)
Numbers: 1 (Vancouver); 30 (Philadelphia); 1 (Pittsburgh);
1 (T.B.)
Stanley
Cup: 1991, 1992. Playing Status: Retired
June 2001 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1985-1995 |
VAN, PHI, PIT, TB | 187 |
59-86-12 | 3.94 |
2 | .876 |
| | CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1986-1989 |
Vancouver, Pitt. | 2 |
0-1 | 3.64 | 0 |
.860 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1990-91: Missed Pittsburgh's 1991 run to Stanley Cup championship due
to shoulder injury. Had name engraved on Stanley Cup despite not appearing in
any postseason games, because he had played enough regular-season games for
the team to qualify for the honor.
1991-92: Dressed as backup goaltender for Pittsburgh team that won
Stanley Cup. Had name engraved on Stanley Cup despite not appearing in any postseason games.
1992-93: Played on first Tampa Bay
Lightning team.
Coaching Career: Named Calgary goaltending coach on Sept. 12, 2001, and
remained in that position until Sept. 25, 2003.
Broadcasting Career: Served as Tampa Bay radio color commentator while
out of lineup with injury during 1993-94 season.
Miscellaneous: Made 32 saves in first NHL game to give Vancouver
a 4-4 tie with Washington. ... Allowed Paul Coffey's 47th goal of the 1985-86
season, enabling Coffey to break Bobby Orr's NHL record for goals in one
season by a defenseman during Vancouver's April 2, 1986, game at Edmonton. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with strained
ligaments in left knee, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Oct. 21, 1988,
game at New Jersey. ... Became first Pittsburgh goaltender to win road games
in Philadelphia and Boston in the same season when he achieved feat in
1988-89. ... Named NHL Player of Week for week ending Nov. 19, 1989. ...
Missed remainder of 1990-91 regular season and entire 1991 playoffs with
dislocated right shoulder, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Feb. 26,
1991, game at Los Angeles. ... Missed parts of 1991-92 season with bruised
right thigh, an injury suffered in January 1992, and with broken right
hand, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Feb. 5, 1992, game at N.Y.
Rangers. ... Left unprotected by Pittsburgh for 1992 NHL
Expansion Draft. He was claimed by Tampa Bay on June 18, 1992. Was Tampa Bay's
first pick in that draft. ... Was starting goalie in first game and first
victory in Tampa Bay Lightning history, on Oct. 7, 1992, vs. Chicago. He
earned a 7-3 win in that game. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with
dislocated right shoulder, an injury suffered during Tampa Bay's Nov. 1, 1992,
game vs. Pittsburgh. ... Missed remainder of 1992-93 season with re-dislocated
right shoulder, an injury suffered during Tampa Bay's March 20, 1993, game vs.
Buffalo. ... Missed most of 1993-94 season with right shoulder injury,
suffered during Tampa Bay's training camp on Sept. 12, 1993. The injury
required surgery on Sept. 15, 1993, and he did not play his first game of the
1993-94 season until Tampa Bay's Feb. 26, 1994, game at Vancouver. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kitchener (OHL);
Fredericton (AHL); Milwaukee (IHL); Salt Lake (CHL); Hershey (AHL); Muskegon (IHL);
Atlanta (IHL); Chicago (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1982 (Kitchener)
AHL
Calder Cup: 1988 (Hershey), 2002 (Chicago) (as executive director of team
relations)
IHL Turner Cup: 1998, 2000 (Chicago)
AHL Butterfield Trophy (Playoffs MVP): 1988 (Hershey)
AHL Bastien
Trophy (Top Goaltender): 1987-88 (Hershey)
IHL
Man of Year (Community Service): 2000-01 (Chicago)
PHPA Man of Year
(Community Service): 2000-01 (Chicago)
AHL All-Star First Team: 1987-88 (Hershey)
OMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1982-83 (Kitchener)
AHL Records: Most
consecutive playoff wins (12 for Hershey in 1988)
IHL Records: Most consecutive wins by a goaltender (16
for Chicago in 1997-98), longest unbeaten streak by a goaltender (20 games for
Chicago in 1997-98)
Kitchener Records:
Most games played by a goaltender in one season (61 in 1982-83), most minutes
played by a goaltender in one season (3,611 in 1982-83), most wins in one
season (41 in 1982-83), most wins in one playoff year (12 in 1982), most saves
in one playoff year (435 in 1982), most career playoff games by a goaltender
(41), most career playoff minutes played by a goaltender (2,420), most career
playoff wins (27), most career playoff saves (1,134), most Memorial Cup
tournaments played by a goaltender (2)
Hershey Records: Most wins in
one season (33 in 1987-88)
Chicago (IHL) Records: Most career games
played by a goalie (322), most career wins (169), most career shutouts
(16), most career playoff wins (19), most career saves (8,467), most saves in
one season (1,771), most consecutive wins by a goaltender (16 in 1997-98),
longest unbeaten streak by a goaltender (20 games in 1997-98)
AHL Wins Leader: 1987-88 (Hershey) (33 wins)
AHL Playoffs
Goals-Against Average Leader: 1988 (Hersh.) (2.19)
AHL Playoffs Wins
Leader: 1988 (Hershey) (12 wins)
AHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader:
1988 (Hershey) (1 shutout)
AHL Playoffs Minutes Leader: 1988
(Hershey) (767 minutes)
Memorial Cup Goals-Against Average Leader: 1982 (Kitch.) (4.44)
Memorial Cup Wins Leader: 1982 (Kitchener) (2 wins)
OHL Wins Leader: 1981-82 (Kitchener) (38), 1982-83 (Kitchener) (41)
OHL Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1981-82 (Kitchener) (60 games)
OHL
Minutes Leader: 1981-82 (Kitchener) (3,470 minutes), 1982-83 (Kitchener)
(3,611 minutes)
OHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader:
1982 (Kitchener) (1 shutout)
1987-88: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
1988-89: Played two games in January 1989 on conditioning stint for Muskegon team that went on to win IHL
regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team in playoffs.
1993-94: Played two games in February 1994 on conditioning stint for Atlanta team that went on to win IHL playoff
title, but was not with team during postseason.
1999-00: Played on
IHL regular-season champion (Chicago).
Coaching
Career: Named Chicago (AHL) goaltending, strength and conditioning coach
on Sept. 25, 2003, and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Management Career: Purchased 5 percent share of Halifax (QMJHL) franchise prior to
team's inaugural 1994-95 season and remained part-owner until June 2001. ...
Purchased share of Sherbrooke (QMJHL) in 2001, was part of ownership decision
to move team to Lewiston, Maine, in April 2003, and remained in position into
2003-04 season. ... Named Chicago (AHL) executive director of team relations
in June 2001 and remained in that position until Sept. 25, 2003.
Miscellaneous: Is only goalie in hockey history to win the Memorial
Cup, Calder Cup, Stanley Cup and Turner Cup. ... Went 12-0 in 1988 AHL playoffs,
becoming only goalie in AHL history to achieve this feat.
... Was starting goalie in first victory in Chicago Wolves (IHL) history, on
Oct. 8, 1994, at Indianapolis. He earned a 3-2 shootout win in the game. ...
Signed with Chicago (IHL) as unrestricted free agent on July 10, 1995. ...
Missed parts of 1996-97 season with broken finger, suffered in
January 1997, and injured right ankle, suffered in March 1997. ... Named IHL
Goaltender of Month for December 1997. ... Missed part
of 1997-98 season with sprained knee, suffered in January 1998. ...
Missed part of 1998 IHL playoffs with left shoulder injury, suffered in May
1998. ... Missed start of 1998-99 season recovering from September 1998
surgery on left shoulder. ... Named IHL Goaltender of Month for February 2000.
... Retired from hockey when the IHL disbanded
after the 2000-01 season, opting not to remain with Chicago Wolves as they
transitioned into AHL. ... Active in charitable causes during his playing
days, including work with anti-drug abuse group in Pittsburgh and a program
that raised money for Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago for every
game Young won during 1999-00 and 2000-01 seasons. ... Ran goalie school at
Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during off-seasons of playing days.
... Chicago (IHL/AHL) retired Young's No. 1. ... Named to goaltender position
on all-time Kitchener (OMJHL/OHL) team by a CHL panel in 1999.
Personal: Full name is Wendell Edward Young. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Vancouver traded Young and 1990
third-round pick (Kimbi Daniels) to Philadelphia in exchange for Darren Jensen
and Daryl Stanley on August 31, 1987. |
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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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