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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jim Nill
Selected in sixth round
No.
89 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born April 11, 1958
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Medicine Hat (WCHL)
Birthplace: Hanna, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Hanna, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
Drumheller | AJHL |
58 | 30 |
30 | 60 |
126 | | 1975-76 |
Medicine Hat | WCHL |
62 | 5 |
11 | 16 |
69 | | 1976-77 |
Medicine Hat | WCHL |
71 | 23 |
24 | 47 |
140 | | 1977-78 |
Medicine Hat | WCHL |
72 | 47 |
46 | 93 |
252 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Medicine Hat Captaion: 1977-78
Miscellaneous: Roomed with Pete Peeters during his first two seasons in
Medicine Hat. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6, 1981 (Pittsburgh at St.
Louis)
Numbers: 32 (St. Louis); 8 (Van.); 8
(Bos.); 17 (Winnipeg); 8 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: 1997, 1998
(director, player dev.), 2002 (asst. GM)
Playing Status: Retired 1991 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1981-1990 |
STL, VAN, BOS, WIN, DET | 524 |
58 | 87 | 145 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1982-1989 |
VAN, BOS, WIN, DET | 59 |
10 | 5 | 15 |
203 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1982 (Vancouver), 1995 (Detroit) (as
amateur scouting director)
Winnipeg Emery Edge Award (+/- Leader): 1985-86 (minus-6)
Winnipeg Playoffs
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1985 (28)
Detroit Playoffs Penalty-Minutes
Leader: 1988 (62)
Scouting Career: Named Ottawa pro scout in October 1991 to help team
prepare for its inaugural 1992-93 season, and remained in that position
through 1993-94 season.
Management Career: Named Ottawa assistant director of player personnel in
October 1992 and remained in that position through 1993-94 season. ... Named
Detroit amateur scouting director prior to 1994-95 season and remained in that
position through 1995 season. ... Named Detroit director of player
development and AHL/IHL scout prior to 1995-96 season, dropped IHL scouting
duties prior to 1996-97 season and remained in that position until July 17,
1998. ... Named Detroit assistant general manager on July 17, 1998, and
remained in position through 2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Scored at 8:58 of second overtime to give Vancouver a 2-1
victory over Chicago in Game 1 of 1982 Campbell Conference finals (April 27,
1982, at Chicago). His goal ended the longest game in Vancouver franchise's history. ... Missed parts of 1982-83 season with pulled back muscles, bruised
knuckle, and concussion, an injury suffered in March 1983. ... Played for
Winnipeg in 1985 playoffs with two broken ribs. ... Missed part of 1985-86
season with dislocated shoulder, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's 1985-86
season-opener at Edmonton on Oct. 10, 1985. ... Missed most of 1986-87 season
with knee injury suffered when he caught his skate in a rut on the ice during
Winnipeg's Oct. 14, 1986, game vs. Boston. ... Scored goal in his first shift
of his first game with Detroit on Jan. 13, 1988, at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed
part of 1987-88 season with left groin injury suffered during Detroit's Feb.
3, 1988, game at Chicago. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Calgary (CWUAA); Team
Canada; Salt Lake (CHL); Moncton (AHL); Adirondack (AHL)
Olympics: 1980 (sixth place)
World Championships:
2003 (gold) (as director of player personnel), 2004 (gold) (as general manager)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1981 (Salt Lake)
CHL All-Star Second Team: 1980-81
(Salt Lake)
Salt Lake Captain: 1980-81
Coaching Career: Named Adirondack (AHL)
player-assistant coach prior to 1990-91 season and remained in position until
October 1991.
Management Career: Named Team Canada director of
player personnel for 2003 World Championships on Oct. 4, 2002.
Education: Studied business at
University of Calgary.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with
Glenn Anderson for Team Canada at 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y.
... Was first rookie to be named captain of Salt Lake (CHL) team. ... Earned
real estate license during playing days. ... Took flying lessons to
achieve pilot's license during playing days.
Personal: Full name is James Edward
Nill. ... Cousin of former Canadian Football League player Blake Nill. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: St. Louis traded Nill, Tony Currie,
Rick Heinz and 1982 fourth-round pick (Shawn Kilroy) to Vancouver in exchange
for Glen Hanlon on March 9, 1982. |
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SNAPSHOT '78 | | Total Selected: |
234 | | Forwards: |
143 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
127 | | College Players: |
80 |
| Canadian: |
170 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
47 | | U.S.-Born: |
47 |
| European: |
17 |
| Reached NHL: |
95 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
16 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
16 |
| Picks Traded: |
46 |
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