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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John Tonelli
Selected in second round
No.
33 overall by New York Islanders
Born March 23, 1957
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Center / Left Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Houston (WHA)
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Milton, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Toronto | OMJHL | 69 |
18 | 37 |
55 | 62 | | 1974-75 |
Toronto | OMJHL |
70 | 49 |
86 | 135 |
85 | | 1975-76 |
Houston | WHA |
79 | 17 |
14 | 31 |
66 | | 1976-77 |
Houston | WHA |
80 | 24 |
31 | 55 |
109 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1974-75 (Toronto)
1975-76, 1976-77: Played on WHA regular-season champ (Houston).
Miscellaneous: Played center throughout junior hockey and for part of his
WHA career. ... Ended his junior career and signed with Houston (WHA) on the
day he turned 18 in 1975. The signing prompted a lawsuit from the Ontario
Hockey Association, but a judge ruled in Tonelli's favor because he was a
legal adult and could not be bound by any previous contracts. ... Skipped 1975 OMJHL playoffs and Memorial Cup tournament
because he had already signed a pro contract. ... Houston was forced to give
up its 1976 first-round WHA draft pick to compensate for Tonelli's underage
signing. ... Played center on line with Gordie Howe and Mark Howe and later
left wing on line with Terry Ruskowski and Don Larway for Houston in 1975-76.
... Wore No. 18 for Houston (WHA). ... Idolized Bobby Hull as a child. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 12, 1978 (N.Y. Islanders at
Buffalo)
Numbers: 27 (NYI); 27 (Calgary); 27
(LA); 72 (Chicago); 21 (Quebec)
Stanley Cup: 1980, 1981,
1982, 1983. Status:
Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1978-1992 |
NYI, CGY, LA, CHI, QUE | 1,028 |
325 | 511 | 836 |
911 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1990 |
NYI, Calgary, Los Angeles |
172 | 40 | 75 |
115 | 200 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL All-Star Second Team: 1981-82, 1984-85 (N.Y. Islanders)
Sporting
News All-Star Second Team: 1981-82 (N.Y. Islanders)
All-Star
Game: 1982, 1985 (N.Y. Islanders)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1984 (N.Y. Islanders), 1986 (Calgary)
N.Y. Islanders Emery Edge Award (+/- Leader): 1984-85 (plus-50)
N.Y. Islanders "Good Guy" Award (Media Vote): 1982-83
Los Angeles
Most Inspirational Player: 1988-89, 1989-90
100-Point Seasons: 1984-85 (N.Y. Islanders) (100)
N.Y. Islanders records: Most goals in one game (5 vs. Toronto on Jan.
6, 1981, shares record), most points by left wing in one season (100 in
1984-85), most goals by left wing in one season (42 in 1984-85), most assists by a left wing in season (58 in 1981-82 and
1984-85)
N.Y. Islanders Playoffs
Assists
Leader: 1985 (8)
Miscellaneous: Signed with N.Y. Islanders in July 1978 after playing out final year
of his contract with Houston (WHA). The Houston team folded just days before
Tonelli jumped to the NHL. ... Tied N.Y. Islanders record (since broken) for
assists in a playoff game (3 vs. Chicago on April 16, 1979). ... Played on
line with Billy Harris and Mike Kaszycki for N.Y. Islanders in 1978-79. ... Played on
"Banana Line" with Wayne Merrick and Bob Nystrom
for N.Y. Islanders from 1979-80 to 1980-81 and for part of 1981-82 season. ...
Assisted on Bob Nystrom's 1980 Stanley Cup-winning goal at 7:11 in overtime of
Game 6 vs. Philadelphia. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with bruised
shoulder, an injury suffered in February 1981. ... Missed end of 1980-81
season and start of 1981 playoffs with sprained ankle. ... Played on line with Bryan Trottier
and Mike Bossy for N.Y. Islanders during 1979 playoffs and from 1981-82 to
1983-84. ... Set N.Y. Islanders record (since broken) for points in one season
by a left wing with 93 in 1981-82. ... Scored winning goals in 14th and 15th
games of N.Y. Islanders record winning streak (record since broken) from Jan.
21-Feb. 20, 1982. The goal in the 15th game was scored with 47 seconds
remaining. ... Kept N.Y. Islanders' 1982 playoff run alive with tying and
winning goals in Game 5 of first-round series vs. Pittsburgh on April 13,
1982. His winning goal was scored at 6:19 of overtime. ... Missed part of
1983-84 season with sprained knee, an injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders'
Jan. 3, 1982, game vs. Boston. ... Missed part of 1984 playoffs with shoulder
injury. ... Played on "Canada
Cup Line" with Mike Bossy and Brent Sutter for N.Y. Islanders in 1984-85. ...
Missed N.Y. Islanders 1985 training camp while in contract
dispute, becoming first holdout in N.Y. Islanders history. His agent, Bob Thornton,
had advised he hold out heading into his option year, in which he was due to
earn $200,000. Even though he hadn't yet signed a contract, he ended the
22-day holdout on Oct. 8, 1985 -- just four days before the N.Y. Islanders'
season-opener. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with groin injury. ...
Suspended one game during 1988-89 season for having two stick-related
infractions. ... Missed parts of 1989 playoffs with strained leg muscle and
flu. ... Missed end of 1989-90 season with illness. ... Wore No. 25 in
Chicago's 1991 training camp. ... Released by Quebec in August 1992 and retired at age 35. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Houston (WHA)
Canada Cup: 1984
(first place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Canada Cup MVP: 1984
Canada Cup
All-Star First Team: 1984
Miscellaneous: Played on N.Y.
Islanders' off-season charity softball team. ... Was active in charitable
events during his playing days, including running 1981 golf tournament to
raise money for muscular dystrophy. ... Studied to be a stock broker during
off-seasons of his playing days, earning his broker's license in 1981. ... Won
1982 "Mr. Islander" beauty pageant to raise money for charity. He
impersonated Elvis Presley during the competition. ... Named "International
Personality of the Year" by The Hockey News for 1984. ... His
hometown of Milton, Ontario, named its 2,500-seat arena John Tonelli Sports
Centre in his honor. ... Trained for career in insurance business by working
for First
American Title Company in Garden City, N.Y., during summers of 1986, 1987 and
1988. ... Went into insurance business after his retirement. ... Became
involved in charitable work on behalf of children with autism after his
retirement.
Personal: Full name is John A.
Tonelli. ... Younger brother of former minor-leaguer Ray Tonelli. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: N.Y. Islanders traded Tonelli to
Calgary in exchange for Rich Kromm and Steve Konroyd on March 11, 1986. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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