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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Perry Berezan
Selected in
third round
No. 55 overall by Calgary Flames
Born
December 5, 1964
 | Position:
Center
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
St. Albert (AJHL)
Birthplace:
Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Sherwood Park | AJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1981-82 |
St. Albert | AJHL |
47 | 16 |
36 | 52 |
47 | | 1982-83 |
St. Albert | AJHL |
57 | 37 |
40 | 77 |
110 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
St. Albert MVP: 1982-83 (co-winner) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 20, 1985 (Toronto at Calgary)
Numbers:
21 (Calgary); 21
(Minnesota); 16 (San Jose)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1993 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1985-1993 |
Calgary, Minn., S.J. | 378 |
61 | 75 |
136 | 279 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1985-1991 |
Calgary, Minnesota | 31 |
4 | 7 |
11 | 34 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1986 (Calgary), 1991 (Minnesota)
1988-89: Played 35 regular-season games with Calgary team that went
on to win Stanley Cup, but was traded away before postseason.
1991-92:
Played on first San Jose Sharks team.
Broadcasting Career: Worked
part-time as Calgary radio and television color commentator after his
retirement.
Miscellaneous: Joined Calgary on March 13, 1985, for balance of the 1984-85 season after
completing his sophomore season at University of North Dakota. ... Scored
goal in his first NHL game. The goal beat Toronto goalie Tim Bernhardt at
16:34 of the third period to close out the scoring in Calgary's 7-4 win over
the Maple Leafs. ... Played all three forward positions for Calgary during
1985-86 season. ... Played left wing on line with Carey Wilson and Hakan
Loob for Calgary in 1985-86. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with sinus
condition, suffered in January 1986. He missed games from Jan. 16, 1986,
through Jan. 27, 1986. The illness led him to go to the Mayo Clinic for
diagnosis. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with the flu, suffered in
February 1986. ... Missed remainder of 1985-86 season and start of 1986
playoffs with
broken left ankle (non-displaced fibular fracture), suffered in Calgary's March 19, 1986, game vs.
Minnesota. He did not return to action until Game 5 of Calgary's
second-round series at Edmonton on April 26, 1986. ... Credited with game-winning
goal for Calgary in Game 7 victory over Edmonton on April 30, 1986. Berezan's goal, scored at 5:14 of the third period, gave the Flames a 3-2
victory over the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Oilers. However,
the actual goal was shot into the Edmonton net by Oilers defenseman Steve
Smith. As the last Flames player to have touched the puck (he had dumped it
into the Edmonton zone on a line change), Berezan received
credit for the goal, even though he never saw the puck go into the net
because he was going over the boards on a line change. ... Missed most of 1986-87 season with pulled groin, an
injury originally suffered during Calgary's Nov. 9, 1986, game vs. Montreal
and re-aggravated during Calgary's Dec. 18, 1986, game vs. Quebec. The
injury required surgery, and he did not return to action until Calgary's
March 19, 1987, game vs. Edmonton. ... Missed most of 1987-88 season with
pulled groin, an injury suffered during Calgary's Nov. 19, 1987, game vs.
Quebec. He did not return to action until Calgary's Feb. 17, 1987, game vs.
N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with lacerated hand, an
injury suffered during Calgary's March 15, 1988, game at Hartford. He did
not return to action until Calgary's April 1, 1988, game vs. Los Angeles.
... Missed remainder of 1988 playoffs with concussion, an injury suffered
when he was checked by Mark Messier during Game 3 of Calgary's second-round
series at Edmonton on April 23, 1988. ... Missed parts of 1989-90 season
with concussion, an injury suffered during Minnesota's Oct. 26, 1989, game
at St. Louis. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with sprained ankle and
broken toe, an injury suffered during Minnesota's practice on Dec. 18, 1989.
He did not return to action until Minnesota's Jan. 6, 1989, game vs.
Detroit. ... Missed remainder of 1989-90 regular season and start of 1990
playoffs with broken nose, an injury suffered during Minnesota's March 22,
1990, game at Detroit. He did not return to action until Game 3 of
Minnesota's first-round series vs. Chicago on April 8, 1990. ... Signed with San Jose as an unrestricted free agent on
Oct. 10, 1991, having being released by Minnesota following North Stars'
training camp on Oct. 4, 1991. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with
sprained knee, an injury suffered during San Jose's Oct. 23, 1991, game at
Hartford. He did not return to action until San Jose's Nov. 4, 1991, game at
Toronto. ... Missed start of 1992-93 season with hairline fracture of left
fibula, an injury suffered during San Jose's training camp in September
1992. He did not make his 1992-93 season debut until San Jose's Oct. 24,
1992, game at Toronto. He scored a goal in that game. ... Missed part of
1992-93 season with groin injury, suffered during San Jose's Oct. 28, 1992,
game at Detroit. He did not return to action until San Jose's Nov. 10, 1992,
game at Vancouver... Missed remainder of 1992-93 season with sprained knee,
an injury suffered during San Jose's Feb. 10, 1993, game at Calgary. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
North Dakota (WCHA); Kalamazoo (IHL); Kansas City (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
North Dakota Hoghaug Scholarship (Rookie of Year): 1983-84
Education: Completed business management
degree at North Dakota and University of San Mateo during off-seasons of his NHL
career.
Miscellaneous: Played only 11
career minor-league games, and had never played in minors until sent to Kalamazoo (IHL)
by Minnesota on Nov. 16, 1990. ... Was on Minnesota team that joined
Montreal to compete in the 1990 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. ...
Played on Calgary's off-season charity softball team. ... An outstanding
piano player, who often entertained teammates. ... Went into the financial
services business after his retirement, becoming an investment advisor with
BMO Nesbitt-Burns in Calgary. ... Active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after
his retirement, playing for Calgary Flames Alumni team.
Personal: Full name is Perry E.
Berezan. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Calgary traded Berezan and Shane Churla to Minnesota in exchange for Brian MacLellan and 1989 fourth-round pick (Robert Reichel) on March 4, 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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