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1983 NHL DRAFT PICK
Nevin Markwart
Selected in first round
No. 21 overall by Boston Bruins

Born December 9, 1964
Position: Left Wing
Height: 5-10   Weight: 170
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Regina (WHL)                                 
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Regina, Saskatchewan
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1980-81 ReginaSask. AAA 6543 78121 193
1981-82 ReginaSJHL 4518 3654 185
  ReginaWHL 252 1214 56
1982-83 ReginaWHL 4327 3966 91

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 16 overall prospect for 1983 NHL draft. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with separated shoulder, suffered in January 1983. ... Nicknamed "Kamikaze Kid" during playing days in Regina. ... Studied computer science at the University of Regina during his major-junior career. ... Turned down offer to attend Princeton to instead play major-junior hockey. ... Began minor hockey career as a goaltender at age 6. ... Grew up in Regina, Sask., where his father worked in a local steel mill.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 6, 1983 (Quebec at Boston)
Numbers:  22, 17 (Boston); 23 (Calgary)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1993
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1983-1992 Boston, Calgary309 4168 109794
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1985-1991 Boston19 10 133

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost):
1988 (Boston)
Boston Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1985-86 (207), 1986-87 (225)
1989-90: Played eight regular-season games for Boston team that went to 1990 Stanley Cup Finals, but missed playoffs due to injury.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Barry Pederson and Rick Middleton for Boston in early part of 1983-84 season. ... Hampered during 1983-84 season with broken right pinkie finger, suffered during Boston's Dec. 10, 1983, vs. Buffalo. He did not miss any games with the injury. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with sprained ligaments in right knee, and injury suffered during Boston's March 8, 1984, game vs. Calgary. ... Missed entire 1984 playoffs with bruised left shoulder, an injury suffered during Boston's March 31, 1984, game vs. Montreal. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with bruised hip, an injury suffered during Boston's Oct. 11, 1984, season-opener vs. Pittsburgh. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with hip pointer injury, suffered during Boston's Dec. 28, 1985, game at St. Louis. ... Missed remainder of 1985-86 regular season and entire 1986 playoffs with strained ligament in right knee, an injury suffered during Boston's March 22, 1986, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed Boston's entire 1986 training camp and start of 1986-87 season due to contract dispute. He finally signed a one-year contract in October 1986 and spent his first three games of 1986-87 season on conditioning assignment in Moncton (AHL). He did not make his 1986-87 NHL season debut until Boston's Oct. 30, 1986, game vs. Montreal. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with dislocated left shoulder, an injury suffered during Boston's Oct. 15, 1987, game at Los Angeles. He did not return until Boston's Nov. 5, 1987, game vs. Toronto. ... Missed half of 1987-88 season with re-aggravation of left shoulder injury, suffered during Boston's Nov. 12, 1987, game vs. Montreal. The injury required surgery on Nov. 18, 1987, and Markwart did not return to action until Boston's Feb. 21, 1988, game at New Jersey. ... Missed remainder of 1987-88 regular season and most of 1988 playoffs with strained groin, an injury suffered during Boston's March 26, 1988, game vs. Quebec. He did not return to action until Game 1 of Boston's first-round playoff series vs. Buffalo on April 6, 1988, but re-aggravated the injury in that game. He did not return to action again until Game 4 of Boston's Stanley Cup Finals series vs. Edmonton on May 24, 1988. ... Missed Boston's entire 1988 training camp and start of 1988-89 season while recovering from Sept. 17, 1988, arthroscopic surgery on left knee. ... Missed all of 1988-89 regular season and entire 1989 playoffs with strained abdominal muscle, an injury suffered during the 1987-88 season which flared up after Markwart returned to Bruins on Oct. 29, 1988. He played one game with Maine (AHL) before pain in the abdomen forced him out of the lineup. The injury required surgery in July 1989. ... Missed Boston's entire 1989 training camp and start of 1989-90 season while recovering from abdominal surgery. He did not make his 1989-90 season debut until Boston's Oct. 13, 1989, game at Edmonton. ... Missed remainder of 1989-90 season and entire 1990 playoffs with dislocated left shoulder, an injury suffered during Boston's Oct. 29, 1989, game at Montreal. He re-aggravated the injury, fracturing the shoulder, during Boston's practice on Nov. 13, 1989, and required season-ending surgery on Nov. 18, 1989. Additional surgery was performed on Feb. 20, 1990. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with twisted knee, suffered prior to joining Calgary in February 1992.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Hershey (AHL); Moncton (AHL); Maine (AHL); Biel-Bienne (Switzerland); Springfield (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Education:
Earned Executive MBA degree at Northeastern University after his retirement, graduating in 1994.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1990-91 season with torn abdominal muscle, suffered while playing for Maine (AHL) in November 1990. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with broken ankle, an injury suffered while playing for Maine (AHL). ... Remained in Boston area after retirement, living in Hanover, Mass. ... Was active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after retirement, playing on Boston Bruins Alumni team.
Personal: Full name is Nevin G. Markwart. ... Named after former NHL player Bob Nevin, who scored a goal during a Maple Leafs game on the night of Markwart's birth in Toronto.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
WAIVERS: Boston place Markwart on waivers, and he was claimed by Calgary on February 14, 1992.

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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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