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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Todd Ewen
Selected in
eighth round
No. 168 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Born
March 22, 1966
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
New Westminster (WHL)
Birthplace:
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: St. Albert, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-82 |
St. Albert | Alb. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1982-83 |
Vernon | BCJHL |
42 | 14 |
10 | 24 |
178 | | |
Kamloops | WHL |
3 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
2 | | 1983-84 |
New Westminster | WHL |
68 | 11 |
13 | 24 |
176 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 26, 1986 (New Jersey at St.
Louis)
Numbers: 21 (St. Louis); 36
(Montreal); 36 (Anaheim); 36 (San Jose)
Stanley Cup: 1993.
Playing Status:
Retired 1998 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1986-1997 |
STL, MON, ANA, SJ | 518 |
36 | 40 |
76 | 1,911 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1987-1993 |
St. Louis, Montreal | 26 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 87 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Anaheim Records: Most penalty minutes in one season (285 in 1995-96),
most penalty minutes in one game (37 minutes on six penalties on Feb. 25,
1996, vs. San Jose)
St. Louis Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1987-88 (227), 1988-89 (171)
Montreal Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1989-90 (158)
Anaheim Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1993-94 (272), 1995-96 (285)
1992-93: Was member of Montreal team that won Stanley Cup, but
appeared in only one playoff game and did not play in Stanley Cup Finals
series vs. Los Angeles.
1993-94: Played on first Mighty Ducks of
Anaheim team.
Miscellaneous: Missed start of 1987-88 season with sprained ankle, an
injury suffered during St. Louis' training camp in September 1987. He did
not make his 1987-88 NHL regular-season debut until St. Louis' Oct. 20,
1987, game vs. Winnipeg. ... Suspended by St. Louis for one game and sent
home during 1987-88 season for violating team curfew following a loss at New
Jersey on the night of Nov. 5, 1987. Ewen's Blues teammate Perry Turnbull
was also suspended for the same incident. ... Suspended by NHL for one game
during 1987-88 season (automatic suspension) for receiving his third game
misconduct of the season during St. Louis' Jan. 14, 1988, game vs. Hartford.
... Played on line with Craig Coxe and Rick Meagher for St. Louis in
1988-89. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with pulled groin, an injury suffered
during St. Louis' Oct. 22, 1988, game vs. Boston. ... Missed part of 1988-89
season with torn muscle under right eye, an injury suffered during St. Louis'
Dec. 3, 1988, game vs. Toronto. He did not return to action until St. Louis'
Dec. 26, 1988,
game at Chicago. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with strained shoulder,
an injury suffered during St. Louis' Feb. 12, 1989, game
at Buffalo. He did not return to action until St. Louis' March 11, 1989, game
vs. Minnesota. ... Led St. Louis with 171 penalty minutes in 1988-89,
despite playing in only 34 games. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with
broken right hand, an injury suffered when he collided with Dino Ciccarelli
during a line change at 13:21 of the second period in St. Louis' Oct. 28,
1989, game vs. Washington. Ewen, who also received a high-sticking penalty
on the play, did not return to action until St. Louis' assigned him to
Peoria (IHL) for a conditioning stint on Dec. 7, 1989. While Ewen was in
Peoria, St. Louis traded him to Montreal for a return of the Blues' 1991
third-round pick (Nathan Lafayette) on Dec. 12, 1989. He made his Montreal
debut four days later in the Canadiens' Dec. 16, 1989, game vs. Detroit. ...
Missed part of 1990-91 season with strained ligaments in right knee, an
injury suffered during Montreal's Nov. 19, 1990, game at Quebec. The injury
required arthroscopic surgery, and Ewen did not return to action until
Montreal's Jan. 15, 1991, game at Minnesota. ... Missed remainder of 1990-91
season and entire 1991 playoffs with broken right hand, an injury that
required season-ending surgery on Feb. 15, 1991. The right hand injury had
dated back to Oct. 28, 1989, but Ewen had re-aggravated the injury when he
fell on some ice outside his home during the 1990-91 season. The lingering
pain made it impossible for him to play beyond Montreal's Feb. 13, 1991,
game vs. Boston. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with separated left
shoulder, an injury suffered during Montreal's Feb. 12, 1992, game vs. San
Jose. He did not return to action until Montreal's Feb. 26, 1992, game at
Minnesota. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with hand injury, suffered
during Montreal's Jan. 10, 1993, game at Hartford. He did not return to
action until Montreal's Jan. 16, 1993, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed
part of 1992-93 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during
Montreal's Feb. 20, 1993, game vs. Ottawa. He did not return to action until
Montreal's Feb. 27, 1993, game vs. Buffalo. ... Named Anaheim alternate
captain prior to franchise's inaugural 1993-94 season and held that position
until he left team in 1996. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with broken
nose, an injury suffered during Anaheim's Oct. 19, 1993, game at N.Y.
Rangers. ... Missed remainder of 1993-94 season with sprained shoulder, an
injury suffered during Anaheim's April 2, 1994, game vs. Toronto. ...
Finished tied for eighth in NHL with 272 penalty minutes for Anaheim in
1993-94. ... Missed part of 1995 season with right hip pointer, an injury
suffered during Anaheim's Jan. 20, 1995, season-opener at Edmonton. He did
not return to action until Anaheim's Jan. 31, 1995, game at St. Louis. ...
Missed part of 1995 season with pulled groin, an injury suffered during
Anaheim's Feb. 24, 1995, game at Winnipeg. He did not return to action until
Anaheim's March 5, 1995, game at Chicago. ... Missed part of 1995 season
with cut on left hand and sprained left thumb, an injury suffered during
Anaheim's March 31, 1995, game at Vancouver. He did not return to action
until Anaheim's April 13, 1995, game vs. Calgary. ... Missed remainder of
1995 season with charley horse, an injury suffered during Anaheim's April
21, 1995, game at Detroit. ... Failed to register a point during the
1995 season. ... Named Anaheim assistant team representative to NHLPA prior
to 1995-96 season. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with lacerated fingers
on his left hand, an injury suffered in fight with Rob Ray during Anaheim's
Oct. 13, 1995, game at Buffalo. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with
re-laceration of previous left hand injury, suffered during fight with Ken Baumgartner
in
Anaheim's Nov. 7, 1995, game at Toronto. The injury required surgery, and Ewen did not return until Anaheim's Dec 19, 1995, game vs. San
Jose. ... Suspended by NHL for two games during 1995-96 season (automatic
suspension) for receiving his fourth game misconduct of the season during Anaheim's
March 10, 1996, game vs. Los Angeles. He did not return to action until
Anaheim's March 19, 1996, game at Washington. ... Became an unrestricted
free agent on July 1, 1996, after Anaheim failed to make him a qualifying
offer for the 1996-97 season. He signed with on July 25, 1996, leaving
Anaheim with Ducks franchise record (since broken) for career penalty
minutes (647). ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with strained knee, an
injury suffered during San Jose's Oct. 8, 1996, game at Colorado. The injury
required arthroscopic surgery that night, and Ewen did not return to action
until San Jose's Nov. 12, 1996, game vs. Hartford. ... Missed part of
1996-97 season with strained groin, an injury suffered during San Jose's
Dec. 11, 1996, game vs. Washington. He did not return to action until San
Jose's Dec. 17, 1996, game vs. Toronto. He re-aggravated the groin injury in
that game and did not return to action until San Jose's Dec. 26, 1996, game
vs. Vancouver. He re-aggravated the groin injury again that game and did not
return to action until San Jose's Jan. 7, 1997, game vs. Buffalo. ... Missed
part of 1996-97 season with hand injury, suffered during fight with Jim
McKenzie in San Jose's Jan. 13, 1997, game vs. Phoenix. ... Missed part of
1996-97 season with knee injury, suffered during San Jose's Feb. 23, 1997,
game at Tampa Bay. He did not return to action until San Jose's March 5,
1997, game vs. Ottawa. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with re-aggravation
of knee injury, suffered during San Jose's March 11, 1997, game vs. St.
Louis. He did not return to action until San Jose's March 22, 1997, game at
Los Angeles. ... Failed to make San Jose roster out of training camp in
October 1997, and was assigned to Kentucky (AHL) on Oct. 9, 1997. Still
nursing a knee injury, he did not play any games in the AHL and was recalled
to San Jose on Oct. 16, 1997. The Sharks placed Ewen on injured reserve, and
he went season-ending surgery to repair ligament damage in both of his
knees. Rather than attempt a comeback from the surgery, he opted to retire.
Ewen's Big Suspension:
During the 1989 NHL playoffs, Ewen drew a 10-game suspension from the league
for coming off the bench to start a fight with Wayne Van Dorp at 12:42 of
the first period in Game 2 of St. Louis' second-round series vs. Chicago on April
20, 1989. Ewen was given a game misconduct, and his suspension, automatic
under the NHL's Rule 66, was announced on April 21, 1989. Ewen served three
of his
games for the balance of the 1989 playoffs until St. Louis was eliminated by
the Blackhawks in five games. He then carried the remaining seven games of the suspension
into the 1989-90 regular season. As a result, he did not make his 1989-90
NHL regular-season debut until St. Louis' Oct. 24, 1989, game at
Philadelphia. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
New Westminster (WHL); Maine (AHL); Peoria (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Led New Westminster
(WHL) with 304 penalty minutes in 1984-85. ... Joined Maine for
1986 AHL playoffs after spending entire 1985-86 regular season with New
Westminster in WHL. ... Was on Montreal team that joined Minnesota to
compete in the 1990 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. ... Owned gym in
south St. Louis during his NHL playing days. ... Author and illustrator of a
children's book titled A Frog Named Hop. ... Returned to St. Louis
area after his retirement and coached youth hockey in the Chesterfield
Hockey Association, serving as the group's Co-ordinator of Coaching
Education, while also staging annual youth tournament in conjunction with
former Blues player Tony Twist. ... Wrote a guest column in
the Dec. 14, 2004, issue of The Hockey News in which he argued--during
the 2004-05 NHL lockout--that fans' criticism of NHL players being overpaid
was unfair. His contention was that most players, other than the stars,
needed to make as much money as possible in a brief career, because the
league itself is not really looking out for them. He pointed out that role
players are critical in hockey, but big salaries are basically reserved for
the stars. In the column, he recounted his own career, noting that he "broke
every finger on both hands at least twice" and had to have two of his right
fingers wired together to preserve them. He also noted that he had 15
operations, including his career-ending double-knee reconstruction in
October 1997.
Personal: Full name is Todd Gordon
Ewen. ... Older brother of former minor-leaguer Dean Ewen. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Edmonton traded Ewen to St. Louis in exchange for Shawn Evans on October 15,
1986 |
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SNAPSHOT '84 | | Total Selected: |
250 | | Forwards: |
142 | | Defense: |
88 | | Goaltenders: |
20 | | Major Junior: |
110 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
16/9 | | College Players: |
23 | | High School: |
47 | | Midget: |
4 | | U.S. Junior B: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
145 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
63 |
| European: |
41 |
| Reached NHL: |
102 |
| Stanley Cup: |
20 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
31 |
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