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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dan Hodgson
Selected in
fifth round
No. 83 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born
August 29, 1965
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Prince Albert (WHL)
Birthplace:
Fort Vermilion, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Fort McMurray,
Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Lake Cowichan | BCJHL |
39 | 32 |
42 | 74 |
26 | | |
Spokane | WHL |
2 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | 1981-82 |
Lake Cowichan | BCJHL |
46 | 45 |
75 | 120 |
30 | | 1982-83 |
Prince Albert | WHL |
72 | 56 |
74 | 130 |
66 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WHL Paul Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1982-83 (Prince Albert)
1982-83: Played on first Prince Albert Raiders WHL team.
Miscellaneous: Led Prince Albert (WHL) with 130 points, 56 goals and 74
assists in 1982-83. ... Led all WHL rookies with 130 points. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 16, 1985 (Washington at
Toronto)
Numbers: 16 (Toronto); 16, 22
(Vancouver)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Active (Switzerland) |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1985-1989 |
Toronto, Vancouver | 114 |
29 | 45 |
74 | 64 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Missed start of
1985-86 season with broken nose and cheekbone, an injury suffered during
Toronto's training camp in October 1985. ... Missed remainder of 1987-88 season
with broken left leg, an injury suffered when he collided with Brad McCrimmon
in front of goal during Vancouver's Nov. 25, 1987, game vs. Calgary. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Prince Albert (WHL); St. Catharines (AHL); Newmarket (AHL); Fredericton (AHL);
Milwaukee (IHL); Lustenau (Austria); Fribourg-Gotteron (Switzerland); Munich
(Germany); Ajoie, Langnau, Davos (Switzerland); Team Canada; Zurich, Basel (Switzerland)
World Jr. Championships: 1984 (fourth place); 1985 (gold medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1985
(Prince Albert)
Switzerland Championship: 2000, 2001 (Zurich)
Canadian Major-Junior Player of Year:
1984-85 (Prince Albert)
Memorial Cup Smythe Trophy (MVP):
1985 (Prince Albert)
Molson/Cooper WHL Player of Year:
1984-85 (Prince Albert)
Memorial
Cup All-Star First Team: 1985 (Prince Albert)
WHL All-Star First Team (East Division): 1984-85 (Prince Albert)
WHL All-Star Second Team: 1983-84 (Prince Albert)
Canada World Junior Championships Captain: 1985
Prince Albert Captain: 1984-85
Memorial
Cup Records: Most assists in one tournament (13 for Prince Albert in
1985)
Prince Albert Records: Most career points (493), most career
goals (188), most career assists (305), most points in one season (181 in
1984-85), most goals in one season (70 in 1984-85), most assists in one
season (119 in 1983-84)
Memorial Cup Points Leader: 1985 (Prince Albert) (14 points)
Memorial
Cup Assists Leader: 1985 (Prince Albert) (13 assists)
WHL Assists Leader: 1983-84 (Prince Albert) (119 assists), 1984-85
(Prince Albert) (112 assists)
WHL
Playoffs Points Leader: 1984 (Prince Albert) (36 points)
WHL
Playoffs Assists Leader: 1984 (Prince Albert) (26 assists)
Miscellaneous: Completed junior
career with WHL record (since broken) for career assists (305). ... Leading AHL with 26 points when recalled to Vancouver on Nov. 10, 1987.
... Became a Swiss citizen by marriage in 1994 so he could join Davos as a
non-import player.
Personal: Full name is Daniel W.
Hodgson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Toronto traded Hodgson and Jim Benning to Vancouver in exchange for Rick
Lanz on December 2, 1986. |
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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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