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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Normand Lacombe
Selected in first round
No.
10 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born October 18, 1964
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight:
205
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
New Hampshire (ECAC)
Birthplace:
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Pierrefonds, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Lac St. Louis | Que. AAA |
42 | 20 |
33 | 53 |
40 | | 1980-81 |
Lac St. Louis | Que. AAA |
47 | 36 |
59 | 95 |
48 | | 1981-82 |
New Hampshire | ECAC |
35 | 18 |
16 | 34 |
38 | | 1982-83 |
New Hampshire | ECAC |
35 | 18 |
25 | 43 |
48 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Air Canada Cup (Canadian AAA Title): 1981 (Lac St. Louis)
ECAC All-Star Second Team: 1982-83 (New Hampshire)
International University Cup Tourn. All-Star Team: 1982 (UNH)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 7 overall
prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 9 overall prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Was Shawinigan's
first-round pick, No. 5 overall, in 1981 QMJHL midget draft. ... Enrolled in University of
New Hampshire at age 16. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1984 (Montreal at
Buffalo)
Numbers: 32 (Buffalo); 19
(Edmonton); 68, 36, 20 (Philadelphia)
Stanley Cup: 1988.
Playing Status:
Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1991 |
Buff., Edmonton, Phil. |
319 | 53 |
62 | 115 |
196 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1988-1989 |
Edmonton | 26 |
5 | 1 |
6 | 49 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Edmonton Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1989 (21)
1986-87: Played one regular-season game for Edmonton team that went
on to win Stanley Cup, but was not with team in postseason.
Miscellaneous: Missed remainder of 1985-86 season with broken jaw, an injury
suffered during Buffalo's Feb. 21, 1986, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Had
postseason surgery to correct chronic exertional compartment syndrome (shin
splints), related to his over-training with weights, in April 1987. ... Missed part of Edmonton's 1988 training camp
with knee injury, suffered in September 1988. ... Missed parts of 1988-89
season with two broken fingers on right hand, an injury suffered when he
tripped and crashed into the boards in Edmonton's Dec. 14, 1988, game at
Toronto, and with sprained right shoulder, an injury suffered in January
1989. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with chronic shin splints, an injury
suffered in March 1990. The injury required postseason surgery on both legs
to correct chronic exertional compartment syndrome on April 6, 1990. ...
Released by Philadelphia after team bought out final year of his
contract on Oct. 2, 1991. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Rochester (AHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Team Canada
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1986-87: Played 13 regular-season
games for Rochester team that went on to win AHL playoff title, but was not
with team in postseason.
Miscellaneous: Was highest-drafted
player off an ECAC team's roster (No. 10 overall) in history of NHL draft. ... Left New Hampshire to pursue pro career after being drafted in 1983. ... Missed
remainder of 1983-84 season with knee injury, suffered during Rochester's
Jan. 14, 1984, game at Binghamton. The injury needed season-ending
surgery. ... Joined Team Canada after release from Philadelphia in
October 1991, but then chose to retire at age 27 due to the chronic pain in
his shins. ... Was active in charitable causes during his playing days,
including work with Easter Seals, Special Olympics and Big
Brothers. ... Returned to Edmonton and became an assistant to player agent
Rich Winter, with the hope of becoming an agent himself. His first and only
prominent client was Martin Gelinas. During this time, in 1994, Lacombe
accused his former agent, Don Meehan, of bilking him and his family out of
$200,000 in failed real estate investments during his playing career. Meehan
claimed that Lacombe had been put up to the accusations by Winter, who was
competing with Meehan for clients. ... Became a prominent strength trainer, working with hockey players and other athletes,
after giving up his stint as a player agent.
He founded the Hockey Impact Training Program and was also a strength trainer for
Canada's 2002 Olympic men's and women's curling teams. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after his retirement.
Personal: Also known as Norm
Lacombe during his playing days. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Buffalo traded Lacombe, Wayne Van Dorp and 1987 fourth-round pick (Peter
Ericksson) to Edmonton for Lee Fogolin, Mark Napier and 1987 fourth-round
pick (John Bradley) on March 6, 1987. |
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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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