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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Russ Adam
Selected in seventh round
No.
137 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born May 5, 1961
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kitchener (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Riverside, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Windsor | Jr. B |
35 | 26 |
44 | 70 |
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Windsor | OMJHL |
3 | 1 |
2 | 3 |
0 | | 1978-79 |
Kitchener | OMJHL |
63 | 20 |
17 | 37 |
39 | | 1979-80 |
Kitchener | OMJHL |
54 | 37 |
34 | 71 |
143 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was Kitchener's third pick in 1978 OMJHL midget draft.
... Tied OHL record (since broken) for fastest goal from the start of a period
other than the first by scoring five seconds into the third period of
Kitchener's Nov. 2, 1979, game vs. Brantford. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6, 1982 (Toronto at Chicago)
Numbers: 16 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1982 |
Toronto | 8 |
1 | 2 |
3 | 11 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kitchener (OMJHL); New
Brunswick (AHL); St. Catharines (AHL); Fort Wayne (IHL); St. John's
(Newfoundland Sr.); Kaufbeuren (West Germany); Augsburg (Germany)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1982 (New
Brunswick)
IHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1986 (Fort Wayne) (13 assists)
1981-82: Played on AHL regular-season champion (New Brunswick).
1985-86: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Fort Wayne).
Coaching Career: Named St. John's
(Newfoundland Sr.) player-head coach prior to 1986-87 season and remained in
that position through 1987-88 season. ... Named St. John's (AHL)
assistant coach prior to 2001-02 season and remained in that position into
2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Also played left wing during his
minor-league career. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with broken wrist, an
injury suffered in December 1985. ... Returned to his adopted hometown of St.
John's, Newfoundland, and became a minor hockey coach after his retirement
before joining St. John's (AHL) as an assistant coach.
Personal:
Full name is Russell Norm Adam. |
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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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