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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ken Wregget
Selected in third round
No. 45 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born
March 25, 1964
 | Position:
Goaltender
Height: 6-1 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Lethbridge (WHL)
Birthplace: Brandon, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown:
Brandon, Manitoba |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1980-81 |
Brandon | MJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1981-82 |
Lethbridge | WHL |
36 | 19-12-0 |
4.13 | 1 |
.884 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 8, 1983 (Toronto at
Hartford)
Numbers: 30, 31 (Toronto); 35 (Philadelphia); 31 (Pittsburgh);
31 (Calgary); 31 (Detroit)
Stanley
Cup: 1992. Playing Status: Retired 2001 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1983-2000 |
Toronto, Phila.,
Pitt., Calg., Detroit | 575 |
225-248-53 | 3.63 |
9 | .885 |
| | CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1986-1997 |
Toronto, Phila., Pitt. | 56 |
28-25 | 2.87 | 3 |
.911 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Toronto Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader): 1987-88
Pittsburgh Unsung Hero: 1995
Pitt. DeBartolo Award (Community
Service): 1993-94 (co-winner)
Pittsburgh Records: Longest
consecutive shutout streak in playoffs (146:30 in first-round series vs.
Washington in 1996. Allowed goal at 7:36 of second period and then had
111:40 shutout string in 4OT victory on April 24, 1996. He did not allow
another goal until 14:51 of second period on April 26, 1996)
NHL Wins Leader: 1995 (Pittsburgh) (25 wins)
Miscellaneous: Won his first NHL start, which was also his first NHL
game, with 48 saves in Toronto's 8-6 win at Hartford. The total of 54 shots
was a Hartford record (since broken) for shots in one game. ... Missed part
of 1985-86 season with knee injury, suffered during Toronto's Dec. 26, 1985,
game at Detroit. He did not return to action until Toronto's Feb. 6, 1986,
game at Minnesota. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with mononucleosis,
diagnosed in February 1989. After playing his last game for Toronto on Jan.
30, 1989, he did not return to action until Philadelphia's March 18, 1989,
game at Boston. He had been traded to the Flyers while out of Toronto's
lineup with the illness. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with torn
hamstring, an injury suffered during Philadelphia's Nov. 1, 1989, game at
Detroit. ... Missed remainder of 1989-90 season with pulled hamstring, an
injury suffered during warm-ups prior to Philadelphia's March 24, 1990, game
vs. New Jersey. ... Named NHL Player of the Week for the week ending Oct.
22, 1990. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with strained right hip flexor,
an injury suffered during Philadelphia's Nov. 4, 1990, game at Toronto. He
did not return to action until Philadelphia's Dec. 2, 1990, game vs.
Edmonton. ... Was Pittsburgh's backup goaltender during 1992 Stanley Cup
run, playing in only one postseason game on April 25, vs. Washington. ...
Missed part of 1992-93 season with bruised right knee, an injury suffered
during Pittsburgh's Feb. 27, 1993, game vs. Tampa Bay. ... Missed remainder
of 1993-94 regular season with foot injury, suffered during Pittsburgh's
April 4, 1994, game vs. Tampa Bay. ... Missed part of 1995 season with
strained ankle, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's March 24, 1995, game
vs. New Jersey. ... Missed parts of 1996-97 season with pulled hamstring. He
first suffered the injury during Pittsburgh's Dec. 26, 1996, game vs.
Montreal and did not return to action until Pittsburgh's Feb. 15, 1997, game
at Philadelphia. He then missed additional games when he re-aggravated the
injury during Pittsburgh's March 18, 1997, game vs. Buffalo and again during
Pittsburgh's April 5, 1997, game vs. Ottawa. ... Missed part of 1997-98
season with herniated disc in back, suffered during Pittsburgh's Nov. 5,
1997, game vs. Dallas. He did not return to action until Pittsburgh's Dec.
31, 1997, game vs. Carolina and did not actually get into another game until
Pittsburgh's Feb. 28, 1998, game at Boston. ... Missed part of 1997-98
season with bruised knee and back, suffered during Pittsburgh's March 14,
1998, game vs. Buffalo. ... Played his first game for Calgary on Oct. 9,
1998, vs. San Jose in Tokyo, Japan. The Flames and Sharks tied 3-3. ...
Missed half of 1998-99 season with back spasms, suffered during Calgary's
Nov. 3, 1998, game at Detroit. He did not return to action until Calgary's
Feb. 9, 1999, game at Colorado. ... Signed two-year contract with Detroit as
a Group III unrestricted free agent on July 23, 1999. ... Recalled by
Detroit for final time during Stanley Cup playoffs on April 15, 2001, but
never played another NHL game after serving as spare goalie for Red Wings'
for Games 3 and 4 of 2001 first-round series at Los Angeles. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Lethbridge (WHL); St.
Catharines (AHL); Manitoba (IHL)
World Championships:
1990 (fourth place)
World Junior Championships: 1984 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHL Top Goaltender: 1983-84 (Lethbridge)
WHL All-Star First Team (East Division): 1983-84 (Lethbridge)
WHL Goals-Against Average Leader: 1983-84 (Lethbridge) (3.16)
WHL Playoffs Goals-Against Average Leader: 1983 (Leth.) (3.02)
WHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1983 (Lethbridge) (1 shutout)
WHL
Playoffs Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1983 (Leth.) (20 GP)
WHL
Playoffs Minutes Leader: 1983 (Lethbridge) (1,154 min.)
Miscellaneous: Worked at his father-in-law's
contracting business in Lethbridge, Alberta, during off-seasons of his early
pro hockey career. ... Completed pro hockey career with Manitoba (IHL) in
2000-01, playing his first minor-league games since the 1985-86 season. He
had been demoted by Detroit out of training camp in 2000. ... Missed part of
2000-01 season with back injury, suffered in October 2000.
Personal: Nicknamed "Mikey" during junior career because of his
resemblance to character in Life Cereal commercials. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Toronto traded Wregget to Philadelphia
in exchange for 1989 first-round pick (Rob Pearson) and Calgary's 1989
first-round pick (Steve Bancroft) on March 6, 1989. |
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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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