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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Adam Creighton
Selected in first round
No.
11 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born June 2, 1965
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Center
Height: 6-5 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ottawa (OHL)
Birthplace:
Burlington, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Welland, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Welland | Ont. AAA |
48 | 37 |
29 | 66 |
55 | | |
Welland | Jr. B |
6 | 4 |
5 | 9 |
6 | | |
Guelph | OPJHL |
3 | 0 |
1 | 1 |
4 | | 1981-82 |
Ottawa | OHL |
60 | 15 |
27 | 42 |
73 | | 1982-83 |
Ottawa | OHL |
68 | 44 |
46 | 90 |
88 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHL All-Star Game: 1983 (Ottawa)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 13 overall
prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 3 overall prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Ottawa's first-round
pick, No. 13 overall, in 1981 OHL priority selection. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 17, 1983 (Buffalo at
Hartford)
Numbers: 15, 34, 38 (Buffalo); 22
(Chicago); 11 (N.Y. Islanders);
10 (Tampa Bay); 20 (St. Louis)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | |
1983-1996 |
BUF, CHI, NYI, TB, STL |
708 | 187 |
216 | 403 |
1,077 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1989-1996 |
Chicago, St. Louis | 61 |
11 | 14 |
25 | 137 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Chicago Playoffs Penalty-Minutes
Leader: 1990 (59)
1991-92: Played 11 regular-season games for Chicago team that went to
Stanley Cup Finals, but was traded away before postseason.
1992-93:
Played on first Tampa Bay Lightning team.
Scouting Career: Named Boston amateur scout
prior to 2001-02 season and remained in that
position through 2005-06 season. ... Named Boston pro scout prior to 2006-07
season and remained in that position through 2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Called up to Buffalo for the first time on Nov. 7, 1983,
and spent a week with team, but did not appear in any games. ... Had assist in his first NHL game. ...
Played right wing for Buffalo for parts of 1986-87 season. ... Missed part
of 1987-88 season with shoulder injury, suffered during Buffalo's Dec. 22,
1987, game at Boston. He did not return to action until Buffalo's Jan. 23,
1988, game at Washington. ... Missed remainder
of 1987-88 season and entire 1988 playoffs with knee injury, suffered during
Buffalo's Feb. 6, 1988, game at N.Y. Islanders. The injury required
season-ending surgery on Feb. 13, 1988. ... Missed part of Buffalo's 1988
training camp with sprained knee, an injury suffered in September 1988.
... Led Chicago with 14-game point-scoring streak during 1989-90 season
(Dec. 6, 1989, to Jan. 6, 1990). ... Suspended by NHL for five games
in 1990-91 season for swinging stick at Bobby Smith during Chicago's
Sept. 30, 1990, preseason game vs. Minnesota -- the Blackhawks' final
preseason game. The play was reviewed by the league, and Creighton's
suspension was announced on Oct. 14, 1990. He was eligible to return for
Chicago's Oct. 25, 1990, game vs. Washington. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season
with sprained right hand, an injury suffered in a fight with Jim McKenzie during Chicago's Feb. 10, 1991,
game at Hartford. He did not return to action until Chicago's Feb. 21, 1991,
game vs. Boston. ... Left unprotected by
N.Y. Islanders for 1992 NHL Waiver Draft. He was claimed by Tampa Bay on
Oct. 4, 1992. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with strained MCL in
right knee, an injury suffered when he collided with Mike Gartner during Tampa Bay's Oct. 7, 1993, game
at N.Y. Rangers. He
did not return to action until Tampa Bay's Nov. 11, 1993, game vs.
Washington. He
re-aggravated the injury during that game and did
not return to action until Tampa Bay's Dec. 4, 1993, game at Los Angeles. ... Missed part of
1993-94 season with groin injury, suffered during Tampa Bay's Dec. 19, 1993,
game at Buffalo. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with bruised ankle, an
injury suffered during St. Louis' Oct. 22, 1995, game at Buffalo, and with
broken jaw, an injury suffered during St. Louis' Jan. 9, 1996, game at New
Jersey. He did not return from jaw injury until St. Louis' Feb. 24, 1996,
game vs. Los Angeles. ... Signed with Chicago as a Group III unrestricted free agent
after St. Louis bought out his contract on Oct. 8, 1996. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Ottawa (OHL); Rochester (AHL); Indianapolis (IHL); Augsburg (Germany)
World Junior Championships: 1985 (gold medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1984
(Ottawa)
Memorial Cup Smythe Trophy (MVP):
1984 (Ottawa)
Memorial
Cup All-Star First Team: 1984 (Ottawa)
OHL All-Star Game: 1984
(Ottawa)
Memorial
Cup Points Leader: 1984 (Ottawa) (12 points)
Memorial Cup Assists
Leader: 1984 (Ottawa) (7 assists)
Miscellaneous: Named OHL's best
stick-handler for 1983-84 season in a poll of league coaches. ... Was part
of second father-son combination to win Memorial Cup, joining his father,
who won Cup in 1949. ... Named AHL
Player of Week for final week of 1984-85 season. ... Was active in
charitable causes during his playing days in Chicago, including work with a
Veterans' Hospital. ... Was an outstanding
golfer during his playing days, sporting a 3 handicap. He also tried out for
the 1993 and 1994 U.S. Amateur Open. ... Joined his father's golf-course
ownership business, C.S. Golf Partners, following his retirement. The
company owns several golf courses in Florida and Canada.
Personal: Son of former NHL player
Dave Creighton. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Buffalo traded Creighton to Chicago in exchange for Rick Vaive on December
26, 1988. |
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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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