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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Troy Loney
Selected in
third round
No. 52 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born
September 21, 1963
 | Position:
Left Wing
Height: 6-3 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Lethbridge (WHL)
Birthplace:
Bow Island, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Bow Island, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Taber | Alb. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1980-81 |
Lethbridge | WHL |
71 | 18 |
13 | 31 |
100 | | 1981-82 |
Lethbridge | WHL |
71 | 26 |
33 | 59 |
152 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the
No. 13 WHL prospect for the 1982 NHL draft. ... Played on line with Ron
Sutter and Rich Sutter for Lethbridge in 1981-82. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 1, 1983 (Minnesota at Pittsburgh)
Numbers:
26, 11, 24 (Pittsburgh); 24
(Anaheim); 24 (N.Y. Islanders);
14 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: 1991, 1992.
Playing Status:
Retired 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1995 |
PIT, ANA, NYI, NYR | 624 |
87 | 110 |
197 | 1,091 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1989-1995 |
Pittsburgh, NYR | 67 |
8 | 14 |
22 | 97 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Pittsburgh Bastien Good Guy Award (Media Vote): 1989-90
Pittsburgh DeBartolo Award (Community Service): 1991-92 (co-winner
with Phil Bourque) (inaugural award)
Anaheim Captain: Oct. 6, 1993, until June 29, 1994 (first captain)
Pittsburgh Penalty-Minutes
Leader: 1989-90 (168)
1993-94: Played on first Mighty Ducks of Anaheim team.
Miscellaneous: Missed remainder of 1984-85 season with broken left ankle,
suffered in Pittsburgh's Feb. 27, 1985, game vs. Winnipeg. ...
Missed part of 1986-87 season with sprained right shoulder, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Jan. 17, 1987, game at Boston. ... Missed start
of 1987-88 season with sprained right knee, an injury suffered in
Pittsburgh's Oct. 2, 1987, preseason game vs. Montreal. The injury required
arthroscopic surgery on Oct. 13, 1987, and Loney did not make his 1987-88
debut until Pittsburgh's Nov. 11, 1987, game vs. Washington. ... Missed part
of 1988-89 season with the flu. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with
broken right hand, suffered in a fight with Kevin Hatcher with 1:31 remaining
in Pittsburgh's Nov. 24, 1989, game at Washington. He did not return to
action until Pittsburgh's Dec. 23, 1989, game at N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed
Pittsburgh's entire 1990 training camp and start of 1990-91 season while
recovering from April 1990 surgery to repair damaged right knee. He did
not make his 1990-91 season debut until Pittsburgh's Dec. 11, 1990, game vs.
Chicago. ... Missed parts of 1991-92 season with back injury and flu. ...
Missed part of 1992-93 season with bruised neck, suffered in
Pittsburgh's Nov. 8, 1992, game at Chicago. ... Left Pittsburgh in 1993 with
franchise record (since broken) for career penalty minutes (980). He broke
Rod Buskas' old record of 959 penalty minutes with a roughing call during
Pittsburgh's March 9, 1993, game vs. Boston. ... Missed
part of 1993-94 season with bruised right knee, an injury suffered during
Anaheim's Oct. 28, 1993, game at San Jose. He returned to action in
Anaheim's Nov. 7, 1993, game vs. Pittsburgh, but re-aggravated injury
and required arthroscopic surgery on Nov. 17, 1993. He did not return from surgery until Anaheim's Dec. 26, 1993, game vs. Los Angeles.
Loney's Big Suspension:
The NHL suspended Loney 10 games during the 1988-89 season for coming off
the bench to fight Garth Butcher during Pittsburgh's Nov. 13, 1988, game at
Vancouver. The incident took place at 4:50 of the second period, when
Loney was coming onto the ice for a line change and got caught up in a fight
with Butcher. Referee Dave Newell determined that Loney had come off the
bench and started an altercation without already being part of the on-ice
action. In accordance with NHL rules designed to cut down on bench-clearing
brawls, Newell gave Loney a fighting major and game misconduct. Newell's
ruling also necessitated a 10-game suspension, which Loney began serving on
Nov. 15, 1988. He sat out the next 10 games and returned to action for
Pittsburgh's Dec. 10, 1988, game vs. New Jersey. The NHL also suspended
Pittsburgh coach Gene Ubriaco for five games because under the anti-violence
rules, coaches were meant to share in the responsibility for players leaving
the bench. The Penguins argued that Loney was coming onto the ice without
the intention of fighting and that Butcher had goaded him into a fight by
dropping his gloves and making Loney think he had to act in self-defense.
The NHL did not accept this argument and suspended Loney. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Lethbridge (WHL); Baltimore (AHL); Muskegon (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1983-84: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Baltimore).
Miscellaneous: Suspended by AHL in
December 1986. After serving suspension, he was recalled to Pittsburgh
for remainder of 1986-87 season. ... Assigned by Pittsburgh to Muskegon (IHL)
for two-game conditioning stint on Dec. 7, 1990, after recovering from knee
surgery. ... Was active in charitable causes during his playing days,
including work with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Special Olympics. ...
Returned to Pittsburgh and became an independent insurance sales contractor
with Eckerd Health Services after his retirement. ... Worked summers at
Camp-of-the-Woods Christian Family Resort Center as a floor hockey
instructor after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Troy Ayne
Loney. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| EXPANSION DRAFT:
Pittsburgh left Loney unprotected for the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft. He was
claimed by Anaheim on June 24, 1993. |
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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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