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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Norm Schmidt
Selected in fourth round
No.
70 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born January
24, 1963
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Oshawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Sault Ste. Marie | Jr. B |
68 | 8 |
16 | 24 |
-- | | 1980-81 |
Oshawa | OMJHL |
65 | 12 |
25 | 37 |
73 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the
No. 11 OMJHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ... Was Oshawa's third-round pick, No.
36 overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority selection. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 4, 1983 (Pittsburgh at St.
Louis)
Numbers: 3, 25 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1983-1987 |
Pittsburgh | 125 |
23 | 33 |
56 | 73 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Scored goals to spoil
shutout bids by four different opposing goaltenders in final 10 minutes of
games during 1983-84 season. ... Missed start of 1985-86 season with left knee
injury, suffered during Pittsburgh's training camp in September 1985. The
injury required arthroscopic surgery. He did not return to action until
Pittsburgh's Nov. 8, 1985, game at New Jersey. ... Missed part of 1985-86
season with mouth injury, suffered during Pittsburgh's March 1, 1986, game vs.
Hartford.
Career-Ending Back Injury:
Schmidt missed most of the 1987-88 season with a back injury dating all the
way to Pittsburgh's 1985-86 season. The injury, which did
not sideline him at the time, caused chronic back trouble throughout the
1986-87 season and required major surgery to repair slipped vertebrae after
the 1986-87 season. After the surgery, Schmidt was bed-ridden for three
months, and did not return to action until Pittsburgh's Dec. 9, 1987, game vs.
Calgary. Unfortunately, he re-aggravated his back injury in Pittsburgh's Dec.
17, 1987, game at New Jersey and his season was over. Rather than risk
permanent back trouble, he retired after the 1987-88 season. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Oshawa (OHL); Baltimore (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
OHL
All-Star Second Team: 1982-83 (Oshawa)
OHL All-Star Third
Team: 1981-82 (Oshawa)
1983-84: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Baltimore).
Miscellaneous: Missed remainder of
1984-85 season with knee injury, suffered when he crashed into the boards
during
Baltimore's Dec. 28, 1984, AHL game vs. Binghamton. ... Invested in a
demolition company during his playing days.
Personal: Full name is Norman W.
Schmidt. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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