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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Richard Sevigny
Selected in seventh round
No. 124 overall by Montreal Canadiens
Born
April 11, 1957
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Goaltender
Height: 5-8 Weight: 172
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1974-75 |
Granby | Que. Jr. A |
50 | n/a |
4.85 | 2 |
n/a | | |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
2 | n/a |
3.87 | 0 |
n/a | | 1975-76 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
55 | n/a |
3.85 | 2 |
n/a | | 1976-77 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
65 | n/a |
4.07 | 2 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1976 (silver) (unofficial tournament)
QMJHL West All-Star First Team: 1975-76 (Sherbrooke)
QMJHL Shutouts Leader: 1976-77 (Sherbrooke) (2 shutouts)
Quebec Jr. A Shutouts Leader: 1974-75 (Granby) (2 shutouts)
Memorial Cup Losses Leader: 1977 (Sherbrooke) (4 losses)
Miscellaneous: Played in third World Junior Championships in Finland,
an unofficial tournament that helped set stage for first official World
Juniors in 1977. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 13, 1979 (Montreal at St.
Louis)
Numbers:
32, 33 (Montreal); 1 (Quebec)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1979-1986 |
Montreal, Quebec | 176 |
80-54-20 | 3.21 |
5 | n/a |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1981-1983 |
Montreal | 4 |
0-3 | 3.75 | 0 |
n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Vezina Trophy: 1980-81 (Montreal) (shared with
Denis Herron and Michel Larocque)
NHL Goals-Against Average Leader: 1980-81 (Montreal)
(2.40 GAA)
Miscellaneous: Made his first NHL appearance in relief of
Montreal starter Denis Herron, who was injured. ...
Won first NHL start with 22 saves in Montreal's 4-1 victory at Colorado on
Nov. 15, 1979. ... Was winning goaltender for Montreal in 4-2 victory over
Soviet Red Army on Dec. 31, 1979. ... Was one of three goalies to share
1980-81 Vezina Trophy, which at the time was awarded to goalies on the team
with the fewest goals against. It marked the only occasion in NHL history that
three players shared the Vezina. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with broken
left hand, an injury suffered when he was hit by a shot during Montreal's Jan.
7, 1982, practice. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with broken left hand, an
injury suffered during Quebec's Nov. 14, 1985, game at St. Louis. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kalamazoo (IHL);
Springfield, Nova Scotia (AHL); Fredericton (AHL); Chamonix, Briancon (France)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL All-Star Second Team: 1977-78 (Kalamazoo)
AHL Shutouts Leader: 1979-80 (Nova Scotia) (3 shutouts)
IHL Playoffs GAA Leader: 1978 (Kalamazoo) (2.43 GAA)
Coaching Career: Named Chamonix (France) player-coach prior to 1989-90
season and remained in that position through 1989-90 season. ... Named
Briancon (France) player-coach prior to 1990-91 season and season and remained
in position through 1990-91 season. ... Named Montreal (RHI, InLine) head
coach prior to 1994 season and remained in position through 1995 season.
Management Career: Named Montreal (RHI, InLine) general manager prior
to 1994 season and remained in position through 1995 season.
Miscellaneous: Returned to Montreal after his retirement and worked for
awhile as
a special education teacher. ... Became active in Oldtimers charity hockey
after his retirement, touring with the Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge.
Personal: Full name is Richard F. Sevigny. ... Also known as Rich
Sevigny during his playing days. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Sevigny played out his contract
with Montreal in 1983-84 and was not offered a contract for 1984-85. He became a
unrestricted free agent and signed with
Quebec on July 4, 1984. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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