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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Simon Wheeldon
Selected in
11th round
No. 229 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Born
August 30, 1966
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Victoria (WHL)
Birthplace:
Vancouver, B.C. (Canada)
Hometown: Nelson, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-83 |
Kelowna | BCJHL |
55 | 30 |
44 | 74 |
74 | | 1983-84 |
Victoria | WHL |
56 | 14 |
24 | 38 |
43 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 19, 1988 (N.Y. Rangers at
Toronto)
Numbers: 41 (N.Y. Rangers); 33
(Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 2004 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1988-1990 |
N.Y. Rangers, Winnipeg |
15 | 0 | 2 |
2 | 10 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Traded by Winnipeg with Craig Duncanson and Brent Hughes to
Washington in exchange for Bob Joyce, Tyler Larter and Kent Paynter on May
21, 1991, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Victoria (WHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Flint (IHL); New Haven (AHL);
Colorado/Denver (IHL); Moncton, Baltimore (AHL); Feldkirch (Austria); Munich
(Germany)
Olympics: 1998 (Austria) (14th place), 2002 (Austria)
(12th place)
World Championships: 1997
(Austria) (fourth place, Pool B),
1998 (Austria) (13-16 place), 2000 (Austria) (13th place), 2001 (Austria)
(11th place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Germany Championship:
2000 (Munich)
Austria Championship: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (Feldkirch)
European Hockey League Championship: 1998 (Feldkirch)
Alpenliga
Championship: 1996-97 (Feldkirch)
IHL All-Star Second Team: 1987-88
(Colorado), 1988-89 (Denver)
WHL West
All-Star Second Team: 1984-85, 1985-86 (Victoria)
Munich Captain: 2001-02
Austria Points Leader: 1995-96 (Feldkirch) (85 points)
Austria
Goals Leader: 1995-96 (Feldkirch) (35 goals)
Austria Assists
Leader: 1995-96 (Feldkirch) (50 assists)
Coaching Career: Named Nelson (KIJHL) head coach prior to 2005-06
season and remained in that position into 2005-06 season.
Management Career: Named Nelson (KIJHL)
general manager prior to 2005-06 season and remained in that position into
2005-06 season.
Miscellaneous: Signed five-game
tryout contract with Nova Scotia (AHL) toward end of 1984-85 season. He
played four regular season games and one playoff game. ... Won the combined
Austrian league and Alpenliga points race with 89 points in 1993-94. Also
led the Austrian league and Alpenliga with a combine 43 goals in 1993-94.
... Gained Austrian
citizenship during the 1996-97 season, enabling him to represent his adopted
country in international tournaments. ... Played for Austria in three-game
1997 qualifying tournament for 1998 Olympics and had two goals to help
Austria qualify for Olympics. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY:
Wheeldon never signed with Edmonton in the two-year window after the 1984
NHL Entry Draft. As a result, he re-entered the draft in 1986, but was not
selected. He became an unrestricted free agent and signed with N.Y. Rangers
on May 29, 1987. |
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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 |
| Picks Traded: |
39 |
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