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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Pat Flatley
Selected in first round
No.
21 overall by New York Islanders
Born October
3, 1963
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Right Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Wisconsin (WCHA)
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Henry Carr | Jr. B |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1980-81 |
Henry Carr | Jr. B |
52 | 45 |
92 | 137 |
122 | | 1981-82 |
Wisconsin | WCHA |
33 | 17 |
20 | 37 |
65 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Metro Toronto Jr. B Player of Year: 1980-81
(Henry Carr)
Metro Toronto Jr. B All-Star Game MVP: 1981 (Henry Carr)
Metro Toronto Jr. B All-Star Game: 1981 (Henry Carr)
Henry Carr MVP: 1979-80, 1980-81
Metro Toronto Jr. B Assists Leader: 1980-81 (Henry Carr) (92)
Miscellaneous: Attended Father Henry Carr High School in Rexdale, Ontario, before entering
University of Wisconsin. ... Was MVP of 1981 Metro Toronto Jr. B High School
Classic. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 29, 1984 (N.Y. Islanders at
Winnipeg)
Numbers: 8, 26 (N.Y. Islanders); 8 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1997 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1997 |
N.Y. Islanders, NYR | 780 |
170 | 340 |
510 | 686 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1997 |
N.Y. Islanders, NYR | 70 |
18 | 15 |
33 | 75 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1984 (N.Y. Islanders)
N.Y. Islanders Rookie of Year: 1984-85 (first winner)
N.Y. Islanders Captain: Oct. 25, 1991, until July 9, 1996
N.Y. Islanders Records: Most points by a rookie in one playoff year
(15 in 1984), most goals by a rookie in one playoff year (9 in 1984)
N.Y. Islanders Playoffs Goals Leader: 1990 (3)
N.Y. Islanders Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1986 (21)
Management Career: Named NHL Director of Alumni Relations in October
1997 and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Broadcasting
Career: Served as part-time Hockey Night in Canada studio analyst
in 1998-99 and 1999-00 seasons.
Miscellaneous: Joined N.Y. Islanders for balance of 1983-84 season after
competing in 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. ... Scored goal on his first
shot in his first NHL game. The goal beat Jets goaltender Doug Soetaert at
5:53 of the first period to open scoring in an eventual 4-3 Islanders
win. Flatley also had an assist in the game. ... Missed part of N.Y.
Islanders' 1984 training camp with strained groin muscle. ... Missed
remainder of 1985 playoffs with broken knuckle in left hand, an injury
suffered during Game 4 of N.Y. Islanders' first-round series vs. Washington
on April 14, 1985. ... Scored four goals and had one assist in N.Y.
Islanders' Nov. 11, 1985, game at Toronto. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season
with shoulder injury, suffered in N.Y. Islanders' Nov. 16, 1985, game
vs. Edmonton. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with strained ligaments in
left knee, suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Feb. 4, 1987, game at
Vancouver. He did not return to action until N.Y. Islanders' March 14, 1987,
game vs. New Jersey. ... Missed part of 1987 playoffs with sore neck, an
injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Patrick Division finals series vs.
Philadelphia. ... Missed parts of 1987-88 season with separated right
shoulder, suffered in November 1987, and with right knee injury,
suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Jan. 17, 1988, game at Buffalo. ... Missed
remainder of 1987-88 season, entire 1988 playoffs and first 32 games of
1988-89 season with re-aggravation of
right knee injury, suffered in N.Y. Islanders' Feb. 2, 1988, game vs. N.Y.
Rangers. The injury required major reconstructive
surgery on Feb. 19, 1988. He did not return to action until N.Y. Islanders'
Dec. 20, 1988, game at Pittsburgh. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with
re-aggravation of right knee injury, suffered in December 1988, with sore
right ankle, an injury suffered in February 1989, and with second
re-aggravation of right knee injury, suffered in March 1989. ... Missed
parts of 1989-90 season with bruised right ankle, an injury suffered in
October 1989, with pulled groin muscle, an injury suffered during N.Y.
Islanders' Feb. 13, 1990, game vs. Calgary, and with re-aggravation of groin
injury, suffered during N.Y. Islanders' March 2, 1990, game at N.Y. Rangers.
... Missed parts of 1990-91 season with sprained right knee, an injury
suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Oct. 13, 1990, game vs. Pittsburgh, and with
bruised left knee, an injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Nov. 30, 1990,
game vs. New Jersey. ... Played on line with Brent Sutter and Derek King for
N.Y. Islanders during 1990-91 season. ... Missed remainder of 1990-91 season
with broken left pinky, suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Feb. 16,
1991, game vs. Pittsburgh. ... Missed half of 1991-92 season with broken
right thumb, an injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Dec. 19, 1991, game
at Philadelphia. The injury required surgery, and he did not return to
action until N.Y. Islanders' March 24, 1992, game at Quebec. ... Missed part
of 1992-93 season with cracked ribs, an injury suffered during N.Y.
Islanders' Jan. 5, 1993, game vs. Quebec. ... Missed part of 1993 playoffs
with sprained knee, suffered during Game 5 of N.Y. Islanders'
Patrick Division finals series at Pittsburgh on May 10, 1993. ... Missed
parts of 1993-94 season with broken jaw, an injury suffered during N.Y.
Islanders' Oct. 22, 1993, game at Philadelphia, and with sore foot, an
injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Jan. 7, 1994, game vs. Calgary. ...
Missed remainder of 1993-94 regular season and entire 1994 playoffs with
pulled abdominal muscle, an injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders' March 27,
1994, game at Buffalo. ... Missed part of 1995 season with hip-flexor
strain, an injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders' March 26, 1995, game vs.
New Jersey. ... Was N.Y. Islanders' nominee for 1995 Masterton Trophy. ...
Missed parts of 1995-96 season with pulled groin, an injury suffered during
N.Y. Islanders' Oct. 17, 1995, game vs. N.Y. Rangers and re-aggravated
during N.Y. Islanders' Nov. 11, 1995, game vs. St. Louis, with knee injury,
suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Dec. 27, 1995, game at New Jersey, with
second re-aggravation of groin injury, suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Jan.
22, 1996, game at Colorado, with third re-aggravation of groin injury,
suffered during N.Y. Islanders' March 7, 1996, game at Boston, and with
sprained right knee, an injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders' April 2,
1996, game vs. Philadelphia. ... Missed remainder of 1995-96 season with
knee injury, suffered during N.Y. Islanders' April 10, 1996, game at
Pittsburgh. ... Represented by player agent Don Meehan during summer of 1996
after leaving N.Y. Islanders. ... Wore No. 26 during N.Y. Rangers' 1996
training camp. ... Missed parts of 1996-97 season with strained groin, an
injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Jan. 20, 1997, practice, and
re-aggravated during N.Y. Rangers' Feb. 15, 1997, game at Chicago. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Wisconsin (WCHA); Team Canada; Springfield (AHL)
Olympics: 1984
(fourth place)
World Championships: 1983
(bronze medal)
World Junior Championships: 1983
(bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1983
(Wisconsin)
NCAA West All-America First Team:
1982-83 (Wisconsin)
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team: 1983
(Wisconsin)
WCHA
All-Star First Team: 1982-83 (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin Kelsey Award (Most Competitive): 1982-83
Education: Majored in journalism at
University of Wisconsin. ... Took classes at Hofstra University during
summers of 1990, 1991 and 1992.
Miscellaneous: Scored two goals and
had one assist in Wisconsin's 6-2 NCAA title-game win over Harvard on March
26, 1983. ... Led Team Canada with 31 goals in 1983-84 pre-Olympic tour.
... Assigned to Springfield (AHL) for two-game injury rehab stint in
December 1988. It was his only time in minor leagues. ... Owned a
bagel store, called Great American Bagel Company, in Chicago suburbs during
playing days. He later opened a Great Canadian Bagel store in Toronto and set up
a Calgary franchise for Islanders teammate
Dean Chynoweth. ... Served as honorary captain at 1998 AHL All-Star Game.
Personal:
Nicknamed "Flats." ... Full name is Patrick William Flatley. ...
Known as Patrick Flatley throughout majority of his playing days. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: On July 9, 1996, the N.Y.
Islanders bought out the final year of Flatley's contract at his request,
making him a Group III
unrestricted free agent. The Islanders paid $600,000 to release Flatley from
the remaining $900,000 owed to him. He signed a one-year, $300,000 contract with N.Y. Rangers on September 6, 1996. |
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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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