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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Tom Laidlaw
Selected in sixth round
No.
93 overall by New York Rangers
Born April 15, 1958
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 215
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Northern Michigan (CCHA)
Birthplace:
Brampton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Brampton, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Bramalea | Jr. B |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1976-77 |
Northern Michigan | CCHA |
32 | 1 |
13 | 14 |
95 | | 1977-78 |
Northern Michigan | CCHA |
24 | 1 |
7 | 8 |
95 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Northern Michigan Best Defenseman: 1976-77, 1977-78
Northern
Michigan Tri-Captain: 1976-77, 1977-78
Miscellaneous: Played on Northern Michigan's first Division I hockey team
in 1976-77. ... Celebrated first college goal by breaking stick over
his bare head, a move he perfected to his teammates' amazement. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9, 1980 (N.Y. Rangers at
Boston)
Numbers: 2 (N.Y. Rangers); 3 (Los Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1990 |
N.Y. Rangers, Los Angeles | 705 |
25 | 139 | 164 |
717 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1981-1989 |
N.Y. Rangers, Los Angeles | 69 |
4 | 17 | 21 |
78 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
N.Y. Rangers Players' Player Award: 1981-82 (co-winner), 1982-83
Los
Angeles Outstanding Defenseman: 1987-88
Los Angeles Unsung Hero:
1987-88
Los Angeles Best Defensive Player (Media Vote): 1988-89
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1984-85 season with ruptured spleen, an
injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers Jan. 5, 1985, game at Boston. The injury
required surgery later that day. ... Served as N.Y. Rangers captain during
1984-85 season (October, December, February, March-April) while Barry Beck was
out with injury. ... Missed end of 1985-86 regular season and start of 1986
playoffs with back spasms, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' March 12,
1986, game vs. Calgary. ... Missed parts of 1987-88 season with knee injury,
suffered in October 1987 and re-aggravated in November 1987, and with charley
horse, an injury suffered in January 1988. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season
with hamstring injury, suffered during Los Angeles' Oct. 19, 1988, game at
Edmonton, and with strained back, an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Jan.
10, 1989, game vs. Edmonton. ... Paired on defense with Tim Watters for Los
Angeles in 1988-89. ... Missed parts of 1989-90 season with eye injury and
knee injury. ... Missed end of 1989-90 season and entire 1990 playoffs with
back injury, suffered during Los Angeles' March 17, 1990, game at Boston.
Tom
Laidlaw, Player Agent: Laidlaw became a prominent player agent after
retirement, earning NHLPA agent certification in 1996. He began working at
International Management Group (IMG) and later founded Laidlaw Sports
Management in 1993. The company, based in Greenwich, Conn., has counted
Bryan Berard, Daymond Langkow, Dallas Drake and Brian Boucher among its list
of clients. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Northern Michigan (CCHA);
New Haven (AHL); Phoenix (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Brampton (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame:
Inducted 1996
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team:
1980 (Northern Michigan)
CCHA All-Star First Team: 1978-79, 1979-80
(Northern Michigan)
Northern Michigan Best Defenseman:
1978-79, 1979-80
Northern Michigan Senior Award: 1979-80
Northern Michigan Tri-Captain: 1978-79, 1979-80
Northern Michigan Records: Most career penalty minutes (410), most
penalty minutes in one season (137 in 1978-79)
1979-80: Played 1 game for AHL regular-season champ (New Haven).
Education: Majored in speech at Northern Michigan University.
Miscellaneous: Was first Northern
Michigan player drafted by an NHL team. ... Joined New Haven (AHL) for
end of 1979-80 season and 1980 playoffs after completing his NCAA eligibility
at Northern Michigan. ... Earned a truck driver's license during
the summer of 1986. ... Named to defense position on CCHA all-1970s team by a
conference panel in March 2001. ... Became president of Sportrak, a licensed
hockey autograph and memorabilia dealer, after his retirement.
Personal: Nicknamed "Cowboy." ...
Full name is Thomas J. Laidlaw. ... Son of former Brampton, Ontario, fire
chief Don Laidlaw. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: N.Y. Rangers traded Laidlaw and Bobby
Carpenter to Los Angeles in exchange for Jeff Crossman, Marcel Dionne and 1989
third-round pick (later traded) on March 10, 1987. |
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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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