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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Marc Behrend
Selected in fifth round
No. 85 overall by Winnipeg Jets
Born January
11, 1961
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Goaltender
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Wisconsin (WCHA)
Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin (USA)
Hometown:
Madison, Wisconsin |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1979-80 |
Wisconsin JV | WCHA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1980-81 |
Wisconsin | WCHA |
16 | 11-4-1 |
3.29 | 0 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1981 (Wisconsin)
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player: 1981 (Wisconsin)
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team: 1981 (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin Breitenbach Award (Most Improved): 1980-81
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1980 NHL Entry Draft despite being
eligible. ... Made 30 saves to give Wisconsin a 6-3 win over Minnesota in NCAA
championship game on March 28, 1981. ... Was recruited by Wisconsin head coach
Bob Johnson after he impressed Johnson as a youngster at off-season hockey
school in his native Madison, Wis. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 27, 1984 (Edmonton at
Winnipeg)
Numbers: 29, 31 (Winnipeg)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1984-1986 |
Winnipeg | 39 |
12-19-3 | 4.82 |
1 | .844 |
| | CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1984-1986 |
Winnipeg | 7 |
1-3 | 3.65 | 0 |
.903 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Joined Winnipeg for balance of 1983-84 season after
competing in 1984 Winter Olympics. ... Made 37 saves vs. Edmonton
in first NHL game, losing 6-5 in overtime on a goal by Dave Hunter. ...
Was winning goalie in first playoff series-clinching victory in
Winnipeg/ Phoenix franchise history, winning 5-3 at Calgary on April 14, 1985. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Wisconsin (WCHA); Team USA;
Sherbrooke (AHL)
Olympics: 1984
(seventh place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1983
(Wisconsin)
NCAA Tournament Most
Outstanding Player: 1983 (Wisconsin)
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team: 1983 (Wisconsin)
WCHA
All-Star Second Team: 1981-82 (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin Carlson Award (MVP): 1982-83
Wisconsin Records: Lowest goals-against average in one season (2.23 in
1982-83), best career winning percentage (.842), best winning percentage in
one season (.921 in 1982-83), best save percentage in one season (.920 in
1982-83)
WCHA
Goals-Against Average Leader: 1982-83 (Wisconsin) (2.24)
1984-85: Played seven regular-season games for Sherbrooke team that
went on to win AHL playoff title, but was not with team in playoffs.
1986-87: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Sherbrooke).
Education: Majored in recreation resources management at University of
Wisconsin.
Miscellaneous: Competed in 1981 U.S. National Sports Festival. ... Set Wisconsin single-season record (since broken) with
1,143 saves in 1981-82. ... Tied Wisconsin single-season record (since broken)
with 21 victories in 1981-82. ... Competed in 1982 U.S. National Sports
Festival. ... Made 24 saves to give Wisconsin a 6-2 win
over Harvard in NCAA championship game on March 26, 1983. ... Became only
player in NCAA hockey history to be a two-time solo winner of the NCAA
Tournament Most Outstanding Player award when he achieved feat for the second
time in 1983. ... Set NCAA Tournament record (since broken) for career
victories with seven. ... Was Wisconsin's
nominee for 1982-83 Big Ten Athlete of Year Award. ... Left Wisconsin
with school records (since broken) for career goals-against average (2.64) and
career save percentage (.912). ... Competed in 1983 U.S. National Sports
Festival. ... Was Team USA's No. 1 goalie in 1984 Winter Olympics. ... Invited
to try out for Team USA prior to 1984 Canada Cup, but did not make final
roster. ... Named to all-time NCAA Tournament All-Star team by an NCAA panel
in 1997. ... Returned to Madison, Wis., after his retirement and became a
firefighter. |
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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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