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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Andrew McBain
Selected in first round
No.
8 overall by Winnipeg Jets
Born January 18, 1965
 | Position:
Right Wing / Center
Height: 6-1 Weight:
195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
North Bay (OHL)
Birthplace:
Scarborough, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Scarborough, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Aurora | MTJHL |
43 | 16 |
21 | 37 |
21 | | 1981-82 |
Niagara Falls | OHL |
68 | 19 |
25 | 44 |
35 | | 1982-83 |
North Bay | OHL |
67 | 33 |
87 | 120 |
61 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHL All-Star Second Team: 1982-83 (North Bay)
OHL All-Star Game: 1982 (North Bay)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 6 overall
prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 4 overall prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Was Niagara Falls'
first-round pick, No. 6 overall, in 1981 OHL priority selection. ... Was on Niagara Falls
(OHL) team that relocated to North Bay prior to 1982-83 season. ... Missed
parts of 1982-83 season with fractured cheekbone, an injury suffered in
November 1982, and with separated sterno-clavicular joint, an injury
suffered in March 1983. ... Led
North Bay with 120 points and 87 assists in 1982-83. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 5, 1983 (Detroit at Winnipeg)
Numbers: 20 (Winnipeg); 9
(Pittsburgh); 9, 20 (Vancouver); 20 (Ott.)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1996 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1994 |
WIN, PIT, VAN, OTT | 608 |
129 | 172 |
301 | 633 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1984-1988 |
Winnipeg | 24 |
5 | 7 |
12 | 39 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Winnipeg/Phoenix Records: Most assists in one game by a right wing (4
vs. N.Y. Rangers on April 1, 1988, shares record)
Winnipeg Playoffs Points Leader: 1988 (7, tie)
Winnipeg Playoffs Goals Leader: 1984 (2)
Winnipeg Playoffs
Assists Leader: 1988 (5, tie)
1992-93: Played on Ottawa Senators expansion team.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Laurie Boschman for Winnipeg in
1984-85. ... Missed Winnipeg's last 1985 playoff game vs. Edmonton with
mononucleosis, an illness diagnosed in late April 1985. ... Played center
for Winnipeg in 1985-86. ... Missed remainder of 1985-86 regular season and
entire 1986 playoffs with knee injury, suffered when he missed a check on
Craig Redmond
during Winnipeg's Dec. 8, 1985, game vs. Los Angeles. The injury required
arthroscopic surgery. ... Played on line with Thomas Steen for Winnipeg in
1986-87. ... Suspended four games by NHL for swinging his stick into Stan
Smyl's back during Winnipeg's March 20, 1987, game at Vancouver. He swung
the stick in retaliation for a hit by Smyl. ... Missed part of 1987-88
season with sprained wrist, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Oct. 10,
1987, season-opener vs. Calgary and re-aggravated during Winnipeg's Nov. 1,
1987, game vs. Vancouver. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with lower back
sprain, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Dec. 1, 1987, game at Los
Angeles. ... Led Winnipeg in first-goals with five and tied for team lead
with five game-winning goals in 1987-88. ... Scored goal in his first game
with Vancouver, on Jan. 10, 1990, vs. Hartford. ... Missed part of 1989-90
season with bruised ribs, an injury suffered in February 1990. ... Signed with Ottawa
as an unrestricted free agent on July 30, 1992. ... Missed part of 1992-93
season with torn ligaments in left knee, an injury suffered during Ottawa's
Dec. 17, 1992, game at N.Y. Islanders. He did not return to action until
Ottawa's Jan. 28, 1993, game vs. Hartford. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Milwaukee (IHL); New Haven (AHL); Prince Edward Island (AHL); Las Vegas,
Fort Wayne (IHL)
World Championships: 1989 (silver medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Turned down offer to
join Team Canada's 1984 Olympic team so that he could sign with Winnipeg
prior to 1983-84 season. ... Signed with Las Vegas (IHL) as an unrestricted
free agent on July 22, 1994. ... Was active in charitable causes during his
playing days, including work with Special Olympics. ... Played in 2001 Hall
of Fame Legends Oldtimers' game in Toronto.
Personal: Full name is Andrew
Burton McBain. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Winnipeg traded McBain, Jim Kyte and Randy Gilhen to Pittsburgh in exchange
for Randy Cunneyworth, Rick Tabaracci and Dave McLlwain on June 17, 1989. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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