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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Don Sweeney
Selected in
eighth round
No. 166 overall by Boston Bruins
Born
August 17, 1966
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-10 Weight: 180
Shoots: Left
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
St. Paul's (New Hampshire H.S.)
Birthplace:
St. Stephen, N.B. (Canada)
Hometown: St. Stephen, New Brunswick |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
St. Stephen | N.B. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1981-82 |
St. Stephen | N.B. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1982-83 |
Saint John | N.B. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1983-84 |
St. Paul's | N.H. H.S. |
22 | 33 |
26 | 59 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
New England All-Star First Team: 1983-84 (St.
Paul's)
St. Paul's Gordon Medal (Outstanding Athlete): 1983-84
St. Paul's Captain: 1983-84
Miscellaneous: Attended St. Stephen High School in St. Stephen, N.B., and St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H. ... Also played
forward at St. Paul's. ... Also played varsity soccer and lacrosse at St.
Paul's. ... Named to all-scholastic teams at St. Stephen in 1980-81 and
1981-82. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6, 1988 (Toronto at Boston)
Numbers:
32 (Boston); 32 (Dallas)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Status:
Retired September 13, 2005 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1988-2004 |
Boston, Dallas | 1,115 |
52 | 221 |
273 | 681 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1990-2004 |
Boston, Dallas | 108 |
9 | 10 |
19 | 81 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1988 (Boston) (did not play), 1990 (Bos.)
Boston Seventh Player Award (Unsung Hero): 1992-93
Boston Records: Most games played in one season (84 in 1992-93,
shares record)
Management Career: Named Boston director of player
development on June 21, 2006, and remained in position through 2006-07
season.
Miscellaneous: Recalled to Boston for balance of 1988 playoffs on May 9,
1988. He did not dress for any games, but was with team through the 1988
Stanley Cup Finals, which ended with a Game 4 loss to Edmonton on May 26,
1988. ... Scored goal for Boston in his second NHL game on Oct. 8, 1988, at
Hartford. ... Recalled to NHL for good on Nov. 4, 1989, after spending first
two pro seasons bouncing between Boston and Maine (AHL). ... Missed part of
1989-90 season with separated right shoulder, an injury suffered during
Boston's March 4, 1990, game at Chicago. He did not return to action until
Boston's March 17, 1990, game vs. Los Angeles. ... Missed part of 1990-91
season with the flu, an illness contracted in February 1991. ... Missed
start of 1991-92 season with sprained knee, suffered during Boston's
training camp in September 1991. He did not make his 1991-92 NHL
regular-season debut until Boston's Oct. 12, 1991, game vs. Montreal. ...
Missed part of 1993-94 season with sprained left knee, an injury suffered
during Boston's Oct. 5, 1993, season-opener at N.Y. Rangers. He did not
return to action until Boston's Oct. 22, 1993, game at Edmonton. ... Missed
part of 1993-94 season with bruised ribs, an injury suffered in Boston's
Dec. 12, 1993, game vs. Hartford. ... Led Boston with plus-29 rating in
1993-94. ... Missed part of 1995 season with sore back, an injury suffered
in Boston's March 11, 1995, game vs. Florida. ... Missed part of 1995-96
season with bruised left shoulder, an injury suffered during Boston's Oct.
17, 1995, game at St. Louis. He did not return to action until Boston's Oct.
31, 1995, game vs. Montreal. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with
re-aggravation of left shoulder injury, suffered during Boston's Oct. 31,
1995, game vs. Montreal. He did not return to action until Boston's Nov. 7,
1995, game at Washington. ... Was only Boston player to play all 82
regular-season games in 1996-97. ... Missed remainder of 1997-98 regular
season and entire 1998 playoffs with broken left shoulder blade, an injury
suffered when he was checked into boards by Steve Webb in Boston's
March 1, 1998, game at N.Y. Islanders. The injury required season-ending
surgery on March 4, 1998. ... Led Boston with plus-14 rating in 1998-99. ...
Missed part of 1999-00 season with the flu, an illness contracted in January
2000. ... Finished fourth in NHL with 301 hits in 1999-00. ... Paired on
defense with Ray Bourque for 757 of his first 815 NHL games. No other Boston
defenseman played as many games in a pairing with Bourque. ... Missed part
of 2000-01 season with torn cartilage in knee, an injury suffered during
Boston's Dec. 12, 2000, game vs. Buffalo. The injury required arthroscopic
surgery on Dec. 13, 2000, and Sweeney did not return until
Boston's Jan. 5, 2001, game at Washington. ... Missed part of 2000-01 season
with re-aggravation of knee injury, suffered in Boston's Jan. 26, 2001,
game at Buffalo. He did not return to action until Boston's Feb. 1, 2001,
game vs. Montreal. ... Missed part of 2001-02 season with the flu, contracted in January 2002. ... Played in
his 1,000th career NHL
game for Boston on Nov. 14, 2002, vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Re-signed one-year
contract with Dallas as a Group III unrestricted free agent on June 14,
2004. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Harvard (ECAC); Maine (AHL)
World Championships: 1997 (gold medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA All-America East Second Team:
1987-88 (Harvard)
ECAC All-Star First Team: 1987-88 (Harvard)
Ivy League All-Star First Team: 1987-88 (Harvard)
Ivy League All-Star Second Team: 1986-87 (Harvard)
ECAC All-Star
Honorable Mention: 1986-87 (Harvard)
Harvard Tudor Cup (MVP): 1987-88
Harvard Angier Trophy (Most Improved): 1986-87 (co-winner)
Education: Majored in economics at Harvard University.
Miscellaneous:
Wore No. 2 at Harvard. ... Began freshman season at Harvard as a
forward. before shifting back to his natural position of defense. ... Paired
on defense with Brad Kwong for Harvard in 1984-85. ... Paired on defense
with Scott Farden for Harvard in 1985 ECAC playoffs. ... Paired on defense
with Josh Caplan for Harvard in 1985-86 and 1986-87. ... Joined Maine for
1988 AHL playoffs after completing NCAA eligibility at Harvard. ... Coached
youth hockey in Westminster, Mass., during 2004-05 NHL lockout.
Personal:
Full name is Donald Clarke Sweeney. ... Younger brother of former
minor-league baseball player Mike Sweeney. ... Husband of former pro figure
skater Christine Hough, a member of Stars on Ice. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY:
Sweeney became a Group III unrestricted free agent after the 2002-03 season
and signed with Dallas on July 14, 2003 |
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SNAPSHOT '84 | | Total Selected: |
250 | | Forwards: |
142 | | Defense: |
88 | | Goaltenders: |
20 | | Major Junior: |
110 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
16/9 | | College Players: |
23 | | High School: |
47 | | Midget: |
4 | | U.S. Junior B: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
145 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
63 |
| European: |
41 |
| Reached NHL: |
102 |
| Stanley Cup: |
20 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
31 |
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