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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Gary
Leeman
Selected in second round
No.
24 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born
February 19, 1964
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Regina (WHL)
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Notre Dame | Sask. AAA |
24 | 15 |
23 | 38 |
28 | | 1981-82 |
Regina | WHL |
72 | 19 |
41 | 60 |
112 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Attended Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, before entering major junior hockey. ... Shifted from
forward to defense during 1981-82 season. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: April 6, 1983 (Toronto at Minnesota) (playoff game)
Numbers:
16, 4, 11 (Toronto); 11
(Calgary); 26 (Montreal); 9 (Van.); 38 (St. Louis)
Stanley Cup:
1993.
Playing Status:
Retired 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1983-1996 |
Toronto, Calgary, Mont.,
Vancouver, St. Louis | 667 |
199 | 267 |
466 | 531 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1994 |
Toronto, Montreal | 36 |
8 | 16 |
24 | 36 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1989 (Toronto)
Toronto Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader): 1988-89, 1989-90
50-Goal Seasons: 1989-90 (Toronto) (51)
Toronto Points
Leader: 1989-90 (95)
Toronto Goals
Leader: 1989-90 (51)
Toronto Playoffs Points
Leader: 1990 (6)
Toronto Playoffs Goals
Leader: 1990 (3)
Toronto Playoffs Assists
Leader: 1986 (10), 1990 (3, tie)
Miscellaneous: Made his NHL debut in Game 1 of Toronto's first-round
playoff series at Minnesota. ... Played his first NHL regular-season game
for Toronto on Oct. 8, 1983, at Los Angeles. ... Played defense as an NHL
rookie in 1983-84. ... Missed parts of 1983-84
season with broken finger, an injury suffered in January 1984, and with
broken wrist, an injury suffered in March 1984. ... Missed part of 1984-85
season with separated shoulder, an injury suffered in March 1985. ... Played
on line with Wendel Clark and Russ Courtnall for Toronto in 1985-86. ... Missed
remainder of 1987 playoffs with cracked kneecap, an injury suffered during
Game 5 of Toronto's first-round playoff series at St. Louis on April 14,
1987. ... Missed remainder of 1988 playoffs with cracked right hand, an
injury suffered during Game 2 of Toronto's first-round series at Detroit on
April 7, 1988. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with broken bone behind
left ear, an injury suffered when he was hit by a deflected puck during
Toronto's Oct. 22, 1988, game vs. Calgary, and with back injury, suffered in
January 1989. ... Scored goal and had one assist in his lone NHL All-Star
Game appearance on Feb. 7, 1989, at Edmonton. ... Played on line with Ed
Olczyk and Mark Osborne for Toronto in 1989-90. ... Became second player in
Toronto Maple Leafs history to score 50 goals in one season when he achieved
feat in Toronto's March 28, 1990, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed
part of 1990-91 season with separated right shoulder, suffered
when he was checked by Chris Chelios in Toronto's Nov. 10, 1990, game
vs. Chicago. He did not return to action until Toronto's Jan. 12, 1991, game
vs. Hartford. ... Suspended by NHL for four games during 1991-92 season for
high-sticking incident with Mark Tinordi during Toronto's Nov. 29, 1991,
game at Minnesota. Leeman was reacting to a high-stick on Claude Loiselle.
After Leeman skated over to protect Loiselle, Tinordi punched him in the
face. Leeman then swung his stick into Tinordi's jaw. The NHL held a hearing
on the matter on Dec. 1, 1991, and announced the suspension two days later.
Toronto took the automatic grace period, letting Leeman play another
week before he had to sit out games from Dec. 11-18, 1991. ... Missed parts
of 1991-92 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during Toronto's Nov.
18, 1991, practice, with bruised thigh, an injury suffered in February 1992,
and with sprained ankle, an injury suffered in Calgary's Feb. 21, 1992, game
vs. Los Angeles. ... Missed parts of 1992-93 season with bruised lower back,
an injury suffered during Montreal's Feb. 3, 1993, game vs. Los Angeles, and
with ankle injury, suffered in Montreal's April 2, 1993, game at
Washington. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with shoulder injury, suffered
during Montreal's Jan. 12, 1994, game vs. New Jersey. ... Missed remainder
of 1993-94 regular season and start of 1994 playoffs with broken forearm, an
injury suffered during Montreal's April 11, 1994, game at Hartford. ... Signed with Vancouver as a
Group III unrestricted free agent on Jan. 18, 1995. ... Signed with St.
Louis as a Group III unrestricted free agent on Sept. 26, 1996. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Regina (WHL); St. Catharines (AHL); Fredericton (AHL); Val Gardena (Italy);
Worcester (AHL); Utah (IHL); Hannover (Germany); Biel-Bienne, Sierre
(Switzerland)
World Junior Championships: 1983 (bronze), 1984
(fourth)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHL Top Defenseman:
1982-83 (Regina)
WHL All-Star First Team: 1982-83
(Regina)
Miscellaneous: Drafted as a
defenseman, he did not become a full-time forward until the 1984-85 season
and spent the remainder of his pro hockey career as a right wing, although
he often played the point on the power play. ... Shared home in Unionville,
Ontario, with Toronto teammate Luke Richardson during 1987-88 and 1988-89
seasons. ... Invited to Team Canada training camp for 1991 Canada Cup, but
did not make tournament roster. ... Invested in racehorses during his
playing days. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after his
retirement. ... Ran horse farm in Caledon, Ontario, after his retirement. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Toronto traded Leeman, Craig Berube, Alexander Godynyuk, Michel Petit and
Jeff Reese to Calgary in exchange for Doug Gilmour, Jamie Macoun, Ric
Nattress, Rick Wamsley and Kent Manderville on January 2, 1992. |
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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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