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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Perry Ganchar
Selected in
sixth round
No. 113 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born October 28, 1963
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 5-9 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Saskatoon (WHL)
Birthplace:
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1978-79 |
Saskatoon | SJHL |
50 | 21 |
33 | 54 |
72 | | 1979-80 |
Saskatoon | SJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | |
Saskatoon | WHL |
27 | 9 |
14 | 23 |
60 | | 1980-81 |
Saskatoon | WHL |
72 | 26 |
53 | 79 |
117 | | 1981-82 |
Saskatoon | WHL |
53 | 38 |
52 | 90 |
82 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 18, 1984 (St. Louis at
Washington)
Numbers: 19 (St. Louis); 12 (Montreal); 8, 20
(Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired October 15, 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1989 |
St. Louis, Montreal, Pitt. |
42 | 3 |
7 | 10 |
36 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1984 |
St. Louis | 7 |
3 | 1 |
4 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Scored his first NHL goal in
his first NHL playoff game. His power-play goal, at 8:29 of the first period, beat
Detroit goalie Corrado Micalef to even score at 1-1 in Game 3 of St.
Louis' first round series at Detroit on April 7, 1984. St. Louis went on to
win 4-3 on a goal by Mark Reeds at 17:07 of the second overtime -- the
longest game in St. Louis Blues history to that date (record since broken).
... Missed part of 1987-88 season with sprained left knee, an injury
suffered during Pittsburgh's Jan. 20, 1988, game at Chicago. He did not
return until Pittsburgh's Feb. 17, 1988, game at Vancouver. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Saskatoon (WHL); Salt Lake, Montana (CHL); Peoria (IHL); Sherbrooke (AHL);
Musekgon (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1985
(Peoria), 1989 (Muskegon)
IHL All-Star Second Team: 1984-85
(Peoria)
CHL
Major-Junior All-Star Game: 2001 (Spokane) (as head coach)
Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame: Inducted 1989 (as member of
1984-85 Peoria Rivermen team)
IHL Records: Fastest three goals by
one player (33 seconds for Muskegon vs. Denver on Jan. 4, 1989. He scored
goals against Denver goaltender Mike Richter at 2:16, 2:25 and 2:49 of the
first period)
1984-85:
Played on IHL regular-season champion (Peoria).
1986-87: Played on
AHL regular-season champion (Sherbrooke).
1988-89, 1989-90: Played on
IHL regular-season champ (Muskegon).
Coaching Career: Named
Cleveland (IHL) assistant coach on Oct. 15, 1995, and remained in that
position until June 1997. ... Named Cleveland (IHL) head coach in June 1997
and remained in that position through 1999-00 season. ... Named Spokane (WHL) head coach
in June 2000 and remained in that position until May 2002.
Miscellaneous: Joined Salt Lake for
1983 CHL playoffs. ... Was on Muskegon (IHL) team that relocated to
Cleveland prior to 1992-93 season. ... Left coaching in 2002 to return to
Cleveland and be closer to his family. Back in Cleveland, he worked as a hockey
school instructor. ... Was active in charitable causes during his playing
days, including work with Special Olympics.
Personal: Younger brother of former
major-junior player Glen Ganchar. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
St. Louis traded Ganchar to Montreal in exchange for Ron Flockhart on August
26, 1985. |
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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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