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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Basil McRae
Selected in fifth round
No.
87 overall by Quebec Nordiques
Born January 5, 1961
 | Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight:
200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
London (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Beaverton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Beaverton, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Seneca | Jr. B |
36 | 21 |
38 | 59 |
80 | | 1978-79 |
London | OMJHL |
66 | 13 |
28 | 41 |
79 | | 1979-80 |
London | OMJHL |
67 | 23 |
35 | 58 |
116 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was London's fifth pick in 1978 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 12, 1981 (St. Louis at
Quebec)
Numbers: 11, 17 (Quebec); 26 (Toronto); 23, 18
(Detroit); 17 (Minn.); 17 (Tampa Bay); 17 (St. Louis); 17 (Chicago)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Status: Retired December 2, 1996 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-1996 |
Quebec, Toronto, Detroit,
Minn., TB, STL, Chicago | 576 |
53 | 83 |
136 | 2,457 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-1996 |
Quebec, Minn., St. Louis | 78 |
8 | 4 |
12 | 349 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1991 (Minnesota)
Minn. KMSP-TV Community Service Award: 1987-88, 1989-90
Quebec/Colorado Records: Most penalty minutes in one playoff year (99
in 1987), most penalty minutes in one playoff series (50 vs. Hartford in 1987)
Minnesota/Dallas Records: Most penalty minutes in a season (382 in
1987-88), most penalty minutes in one playoff year (94 in 1991), most penalty
minutes in one playoff series (58 vs. St. Louis in 1989)
NHL Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1989-90 (Minnesota) (351 PIM)
NHL
Playoffs PIM Leader: 1987 (Quebec) (99), 1991 (Minn.) (94)
Quebec Playoffs
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1987 (99)
Minnesota PIM Leader: 1987-88
(382), 1988-89 (365), 1989-90 (351)
Minnesota Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1989 (58), 1991 (94)
St. Louis Playoffs PIM Leader: 1993 (24), 1994 (12, tie)
1992-93: Played on first Tampa Bay Lightning team.
Miscellaneous: Fought Jim Pavese five minutes into the first period of his first NHL game. ... Named Minnesota alternate
captain during 1987-88 season and remained in that position until June 18,
1992. ... . Served as Minnesota captain while Curt Giles was injured during
1990-91 season. ... Finished second in NHL with 382 penalty minutes in 1987-88. ...
Missed part of 1989-90 season with strained ligaments in right knee, an injury
suffered during Minnesota's Oct. 10, 1989, game vs. St. Louis. ... Suspended
five games by NHL and fined $500 during 1989-90 season for role pregame brawl
prior to Minnesota's Dec. 28, 1989, game at Chicago. The suspension was
announced on Jan. 6, 1990, and Minnesota failed in its effort to appeal it,
forcing McRae to begin serving the suspension on Jan. 13, 1990.. ... Missed
half of 1990-91 season with strained abdominal muscle, an injury suffered in
October 1990. The injury required surgery on Nov. 30, 1990, and he did not
return to action until Minnesota's Jan. 30, 1991, game vs. Detroit. ... Became
Minnesota's all-time penalty-minutes leader (record since broken) when he
passed Willi Plett with his 1,816th penalty minute during Minnesota's Oct. 21,
1990, game at Chicago. ... Missed remainder of 1991-92 season and entire
1992 playoffs with severed tendons in left foot, an injury suffered when he
collided with teammate Shane Churla, whose skate blade cut McRae, during the
first period of Minnesota's Feb.
29, 1992, game vs. Hartford. The injury required season-ending surgery because
the tendons in McRae's fourth and fifth toes were both cut, as were the
sensory nerves on the top of his foot. ... Left unprotected by Minnesota for
1992 NHL Expansion Draft. He was claimed by Tampa Bay on June 18, 1992. ... Left Minnesota
in 1992 with franchise record (since
broken) for career penalty minutes (1,567). ... Missed part of 1992-93 season
with broken leg, an injury suffered during Tampa Bay's Oct. 11, 1992, game at
Chicago ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with allergic reaction,
suffered in November 1993. ... Missed half of 1993-94 season with pulled
abdominal muscle, an injury suffered during St. Louis' Jan. 3, 1994, practice.
The injury required surgery on Feb. 10, 1994, and he did not return to action
until St. Louis' March 22, 1994, game vs. Philadelphia, when he re-aggravated
the injury. ... Missed remainder of 1993-94 regular season and start of 1994
playoffs with rib injury, suffered during St. Louis' April 1, 1994, game at
Tampa Bay. ... Missed part of 1995 season with back injury, suffered in St.
Louis' Feb. 11, 1995, game vs. Winnipeg. ... Missed most of 1995-96 season
with dislocated left shoulder, an injury suffered during St. Louis' Nov. 7,
1995, game vs. Los Angeles. The injury required surgery, and he did not return
to action until St. Louis' March 28, 1996, game vs. New Jersey. ... Had
contract bought out by St. Louis on Sept. 30, 1996. He became an unrestricted
free agent and signed with Chicago on Oct. 8, 1996. ... Was seventh on NHL's career
penalty-minutes list when he retired. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: London (OMJHL);
Fredericton, St. Catharines, Adirondack (AHL); Peoria (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1986
(Adirondack)
Management Career: Invested in London (OHL), becoming a
co-owner of the team with Dale Hunter after his retirement.
Education: Attended
University of St.
Thomas during off-seasons of his playing days in Minnesota.
Miscellaneous: Was on Minnesota
team that joined Montreal to compete in the 1990 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet
Union. ... Played himself in a North Stars uniform in the 1992 film The
Mighty Ducks. ... Briefly returned to Minnesota upon retiring in December
1996 and went to work in Minneapolis brokerage firm. ... Relocated to St.
Louis area later in retirement and became prominent youth hockey coach in
the Chesterfield (Missouri) Hockey Association. ... Also worked as a
financial advisor, specializing in disability insurance, after retirement.
Personal: Full name is Basil Paul McRae. ... Older brother of
former NHL player Chris McRae. ... Cousin of former Commonwealth Games
flyweight boxing champion Walter Henry. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE/FREE AGENCY: Quebec traded McRae to
Toronto in exchange for Richard Turmel on August 12, 1983. More than three
years later, Quebec got McRae back, along with John Ogrodnick and Doug Shedden,
from Detroit in exchange for Brent Ashton, Gilbert Delorme and Mark Kumpel on
January 17, 1987. Six months later, Quebec lost McRae again when it did not
offer him a contract for the 1987-88 season, and he became an unrestricted
free agent. He signed with Minnesota on June 29, 1987. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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