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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Dan Bourbonnais
Selected in fifth round
No. 103 overall by Hartford Whalers

Born March 6, 1962
Position: Left Wing
Height: 5-10   Weight: 175
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Calgary (WHL)                                
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1978-79 Pincher CreekAJHL 6017 4158 36
  CalgaryWHL 20 22 0
1979-80 CalgaryWHL 6614 2943 41
1980-81 CalgaryWHL 7241 62103 34

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Not selected in 1980 NHL Entry Draft despite being eligible. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No. 19 WHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft.
NHL CAREER
Debut: December 30, 1981 (Hartford at Winnipeg)
Numbers:  12, 31 (Hartford)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1990
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1981-1984 Hartford59 325 2811

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Scored goal and had two assists in first NHL game, played in his hometown of Winnipeg. His goal, at 10:03 of first period beat Jets goalie Doug Soetaert to open scoring in 6-1 Whalers victory.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Calgary (WHL); Binghamton (AHL); Heerenveen (Netherlands); Westfalen-Dortmund (Germany); Caen (France)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1984-85:
Played on AHL regular-season champion (Binghamton).
Coaching Career: Named St. Boniface (MJHL) assistant coach prior to 1992-93 season and remained in position through 1992-93 season.
Personal: Full name is Daniel Richard Bourbonnais.

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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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