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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Michel Petit
Selected in first round
No.
11 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Born
February 12, 1964
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
Birthplace:
St. Malo, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: St. Malo, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
St. Foy | Que. AAA |
35 | 4 |
9 | 13 |
-- | | 1980-81 |
St. Foy | Que. AAA |
48 | 10 |
45 | 55 |
84 | | 1981-82 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
63 | 10 |
39 | 49 |
106 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Best Professional Prospect: 1981-82 (Sherbrooke)
QMJHL Lagace Trophy (Top Defensive Rookie): 1981-82 (Sher.)
Quebec Midget AAA MVP: 1980-81 (St. Foy)
QMJHL All-Star First Team: 1981-82 (Sherbrooke)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 12 overall prospect and No. 1 QMJHL prospect for 1982 NHL draft. ... Was
Sherbrooke's first-round pick, No. 7 overall, in 1981 QMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 25, 1983 (Toronto at
Vancouver)
Numbers: 3, 24 (Vancouver); 17, 24 (N.Y. Rangers);
21, 24
(Quebec); 22, 24 (Toronto); 7 (Calgary); 24 (Los Angeles); 95 (Tampa Bay);
8 (Edmonton); 8 (Philadelphia); 24 (Phoenix)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 2002 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1983-1998 | Van., NYR, Que., Tor.,
Cal.,
L.A., T.B., Edm., Phil., Pho | 827 |
90 | 238 |
328 | 1,839 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1984-1998 | VAN, NYR, TB, PHI, PHO |
19 |
0 | 2 |
2 | 61 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1997 (Philadelphia)
Quebec Defensive Player of Year: 1989-90
N.Y. Rangers Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1987-88 (223)
N.Y. Rangers
Playoffs Assists Leader: 1989 (2, tie)
NHL Records: Most
franchises played for in career (10, shares record)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1983-84 season with separated shoulder, an
injury suffered in March 1984. ... Played center for part of Vancouver's
1984 training camp. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with stretched
ligaments in knee, an injury suffered in November 1984. ... Missed part of
1986-87 season with strained ligaments in right knee, an injury suffered in
February 1987. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with pulled groin, an
injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Dec. 31, 1987, game vs. Quebec. ...
Missed part of 1988-89 season with broken right collarbone, an injury
suffered when he was checked by John MacLean during N.Y. Rangers' Dec. 27,
1988, game at New Jersey. He did not return to action until N.Y. Rangers'
Jan. 26, 1989, game at Calgary. ... Named Toronto Defensive Player of the
Month for December 1990. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with sprained
knee, an injury suffered during Toronto's Feb. 4, 1991, game vs. St. Louis.
... Missed parts of 1991-92 season with sprained thumb, an injury suffered
during Toronto's Nov. 9, 1991, game vs. Calgary, and with back spasms, an
injury suffered during Calgary's March 3, 1992, game vs. Pittsburgh. ...
Missed start of 1992-93 season with pulled groin, an injury suffered during
Calgary's training camp in September 1992. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season
with dislocated right shoulder, suffered during Calgary's Oct. 22,
1992, game vs. Boston. He did not return to action until Calgary's Dec. 27,
1992, game at Edmonton. ... Missed parts of 1993-94 season with hip flexor
injury, suffered during Calgary's Oct. 21, 1993, game vs. Vancouver, with
concussion an injury suffered during Calgary's Jan. 15, 1994, game vs.
Ottawa, and with pulled groin, an injury suffered during Calgary's Feb. 2,
1994, game at Anaheim. ... Also played right wing for Calgary during 1993-94
season. ... Missed parts of 1995 season with strained groin, an injury
suffered during Los Angeles' Feb. 2, 1995, practice and re-aggravated during
Los Angeles' Feb. 15, 1995, game at Dallas, and with strained knee, an
injury suffered during Los Angeles' April 17, 1995, game at Calgary. ... Missed
parts of 1995-96 season with bruised ribs, an injury suffered during Tampa
Bay's Nov. 27, 1995, game vs. Los Angeles and re-aggravated during Tampa Bay's Dec. 19,
1995, game vs. Winnipeg, and with strained right hip flexor and lower back injury,
suffered during Tampa Bay's Feb. 15, 1996, game vs. Colorado. ... Missed part of
1995-96 season with sprained back, an injury suffered during Tampa Bay's
Feb. 21, 1996, game at Toronto. He did not return to action until Tampa
Bay's March 30, 1996, game at Florida. ... Signed with Edmonton as Group III unrestricted free agent
on Oct. 24, 1996. ... Missed parts of 1996-97 season with bruised hand, an
injury suffered during Edmonton's Nov. 9, 1996, game at Toronto. ...
Suspended two games by NHL during 1996-97 season for kneeing Johan Garpenlov during Philadelphia's Feb. 22, 1997, game at Florida. Petit
received a five-minute major penalty for the incident, and the NHL announced
the suspension three days later on Feb. 25, 1997. ... Signed with Phoenix as
Group III unrestricted free agent on November 25, 1997. ... Missed parts of
1997-98 season with bruised thigh, an injury suffered during Phoenix's Jan.
28, 1998, game at Detroit, and with strained MCL in right knee, an injury suffered during Phoenix's Feb. 28,
1998, game at Dallas. He did not return to action until Phoenix's April 16,
1998, game vs. Dallas. ... Missed most of 1998-99 season with head
injury, suffered during Las Vegas' Oct. 17, 1998, IHL game vs. Utah.
Petit's
10-Game Suspension: Petit
was suspended by the NHL for Los Angeles' final four 1995 preseason games
and the first six games of the 1995-96 season for abusing linesman Randy
Mitton while fighting during Los Angeles' Sept. 27, 1995, preseason game vs.
Calgary. Under NHL rules, the league was required to give Petit an automatic
10-game suspension. He was immediately suspended while the incident was
reviewed by NHL vice-president Brian Burke. The NHL upheld the ruling, and
Petit was not allowed to begin his 1995-96 season until Los Angeles' Oct.
21, 1995, game at Pittsburgh. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
St. Jean (QMJHL); Team Canada; Fredericton (AHL); Detroit (IHL); Las Vegas (IHL);
Frankfurt (Germany); Chicago (IHL); Bolzano (Italy)
World Championships: 1990 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL
All-Star First Team: 1982-83 (St. Jean)
Miscellaneous: Was on Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
team that relocated to St. Jean prior to 1982-83 season. ... Loaned to Team
Canada by Vancouver in September 1983. ... Was playing for Team Canada in
its 1983-84 pre-Olympic tour with intent to play in 1984 Olympics when Vancouver recalled
him for good in December 1983. Had he remained with Canada, he would
not have played in Olympics as part of same
last-minute IOC decision that barred Mark Morrison and Don Dietrich because
they, like Petit, had appeared in an NHL game. ... Founded
Michel Petit's Pro-formance Hockey
after his
retirement. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Vancouver traded Petit to N.Y. Rangers in exchange for Willie Huber and
Larry Melnyk on November 4, 1987. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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