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Bruce Cassidy
Selected in first round
No.
18 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born May
20, 1965
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Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ottawa (OHL)
Birthplace:
Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-82 |
Hawkesbury | COJHL |
37 | 13 |
30 | 43 |
32 | | 1982-83 |
Ottawa | OHL |
70 | 25 |
86 | 111 |
33 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHL Emms Family Award (Rookie of Year): 1982-83 (Ottawa)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
the No. 20 overall prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Was Ottawa's
first-round pick, No. 15 overall, in 1981 OHL priority selection. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 11, 1984 (Chicago at Los
Angeles)
Numbers: 3, 34, 32, 37, 2 (Chicago)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired November 1996 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1984-1990 |
Chicago | 36 |
4 | 13 |
17 | 10 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1989 | Chicago | 1 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching
Career: Named Washington head coach on June 25, 2002, and remained in
that position until Dec. 10, 2003. ... Named Chicago assistant coach on May
19, 2004, and remained in that position into 2004-05 season.
Scouting Career: Named Chicago
pro scout on Jan. 20, 2004, and remained in that position until May 19,
2004.
Miscellaneous: Signed with Chicago as an unrestricted free agent on Aug.
11, 1994, after playing four seasons in Europe. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Ottawa (OHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Team Canada; Saginaw, Indianapolis (IHL);
Alleghe (Italy); Biel-Bienne (Switzerland); Kaufbeuren (Germany)
World Junior Championships: 1984 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1990
(Indianapolis)
Memorial Cup: 1984
(Ottawa)
Alpenliga Championship: 1992-93 (Alleghe)
AHL Pieri Award (Coach of Year):
2001-02 (Grand Rapids)
Hockey News Minor-League Coach of Year:
2000-01 (Grand Rap.)
IHL
All-Star First Team: 1988-89 (Saginaw), 1989-90 (Indianapolis)
Memorial Cup All-Star First Team: 1984 (Ottawa)
OHL All-Star
Second Team: 1983-84 (Ottawa)
AHL All-Star Game: 2002 (Grand
Rapids) (head coach)
IHL All-Star Game: 1999 (Indianapolis)
(assistant coach), 2001 (Grand Rapids) (head coach)
Indianapolis (IHL) Records: Most points in season by defenseman (57
in 1989-90, shares record), most assists in season by defenseman (46 in 1989-90)
Memorial
Cup Points Leader: 1984 (Ottawa) (12 points)
Memorial Cup Goals
Leader: 1984 (Ottawa) (7 goals)
2000-01:
Coached IHL regular-season champion (Grand Rapids).
Coaching Career: Named Indianapolis (IHL) player-assistant coach
prior to 1996-97 season, gave up playing in November 1996, and held position until Dec. 11, 1996. ... Named Jacksonville (ECHL) head coach
on Dec. 11, 1996, and remained in position until July 10, 1998. ...
Named Indianapolis (IHL) head coach on July 10, 1998, and held
position until team switched to CHL on June 15, 1999. ... Named Trenton (ECHL)
head coach on July 8, 1999, prior to inaugural 1999-00 season, and
remained in position until July 16, 2000. ... Named Grand Rapids (IHL) head
coach on July 16, 2000, moved with team into AHL prior to 2001-02 season and
remained in position until June 25, 2002. ... Served as Norfolk (AHL) head
coach from Dec. 14, 2004, to Jan. 7, 2005, while Trent Yawney was serving
10-game suspension. ... Served as Norfolk (AHL) assistant coach for muchs of
2004-05 season while NHL was shut down due to labor dispute.
Management Career: Named
Jacksonville (ECHL) director of hockey operations prior to 1997-98 season
and remained in position until July 10, 1998. ... Named Indianapolis (IHL)
director of hockey operations on July 10, 1998, and remained in that
position until June 15, 1999.
Miscellaneous: Missed Chicago's
1984 training camp and first half of 1984-85 season with knee injury,
suffered in off-season dryland training in June 1984. He did not return until December 1984. ... Invited to Team Canada training camp
for 1985 World Junior Championships, but did not make final roster due
to injury concerns. ... Missed remainder of 1985-86 season while recovering
from knee surgery, performed on Nov. 20, 1985. The surgery was needed to
correct lingering problems in his knee, related to his June 1984 injury. ...
Assigned by Chicago to Team Canada for start of 1986-87 season. He was
recalled to Chicago in November 1986 and sent to Nova Scotia (AHL). ...
Missed part of 1986-87 season with knee injury. ... Had four knee surgeries
in career.
Personal: Nicknamed "Butch." ...
Full name is Bruce James Cassidy. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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