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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Brent Ashton
Selected in second round
No.
26 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Born May 18,
1960
 | Position: L. Wing
/ Center / R. Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight:
210
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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 | | 1975-76 |
Saskatoon | SJHL |
47 | 40 |
50 | 90 |
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Saskatoon | WCHL |
11 | 3 |
4 | 7 |
11 | | 1976-77 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
54 | 26 |
25 | 51 |
84 | | 1977-78 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
46 | 38 |
26 | 64 |
47 | | 1978-79 |
Saskatoon | WHL |
62 | 64 |
55 | 119 |
80 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 10 prospect (among underage juniors) for the 1979 NHL draft. ... Played
center for much of junior career. ... Was active in competitive water skiing
throughout his junior career, winning Saskatoon city championship and
finishing second in province of Saskatchewan. ... Worked as Saskatoon Blades
stickboy while growing up in that city. ... Attended Buena Vista elementary
school in Saskatoon. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9, 1979 (St. Louis at
Vancouver)
Numbers: 15 (Vancouver); 15
(Colorado/New Jersey); 17 (Minnesota); 9 (Quebec); 14 (Detroit), 7
(Winnipeg); 18 (Boston); 15 (Calgary)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1994 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1979-1993 | VAN, COL/NJ, MIN, QUE,
DET, WIN, BOS, CGY | 998 |
284 | 345 |
629 | 635 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1970-1976 | Van., Minnesota, Quebec,
Detroit, Winnipeg, Calgary | 85 |
24 | 25 |
49 | 70 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Winnipeg Hardest-Working Player: 1988-89 (first winner)
Colorado
Points Leader: 1981-82 (60)
Colorado Assists Leader: 1981-82 (36)
Quebec Playoffs Points Leader:
1986 (3, tie)
Quebec Playoffs Goals Leader: 1986 (2)
Winnipeg
Playoffs Goals Leader: 1990 (3, tie)
Miscellaneous: Signed first NHL contract with Vancouver on Aug. 27,
1979. ... Missed part of 1979-80 season with stretched ligaments in knee, an
injury suffered during Vancouver's Dec. 5, 1979, game at Pittsburgh. ... Tied
NHL record (since broken) for assists in one game by a rookie (4 vs. Atlanta
on March 10, 1980). ... Set Colorado/New Jersey single-season records (since
broken) for points (60) and assists (36) by a left wing in 1981-82. ... Was on Colorado team that relocated to New Jersey on
June 30, 1982. ... Was Quebec's nominee for 1984-85 Masterton Trophy. ...
Missed part of Quebec's 1985 training camp with hip injury ... Missed part of
Quebec's 1986 training camp with torn ligament in left knee, an injury
suffered when he was grabbed and thrown to ice by Dave Semenko during Quebec's
Sept. 25, 1986, preseason game vs. Edmonton. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season
with right eye injury, suffered during Detroit's Dec. 12, 1987, game at
Montreal. ... Became first player in Winnipeg/Phoenix history to score on a
penalty shot when he achieved feat on Dec. 11, 1988, vs. Vancouver goaltender
Kirk McLean. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with strained ligaments in right
shoulder and right knee, an injury suffered when checked by Michel Petit
during Winnipeg's March 15, 1989, game at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of
1990-91 season with pulled groin, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Nov. 1,
1990, game at Calgary. ... Missed remainder of 1990-91 season with broken nose
and jaw, suffered when he was elbowed by Nick Kypreos during Winnipeg's March
8, 1991, game vs. Washington. ... Missed remainder of 1991-92 season and
entire 1992 playoffs with left knee injury that required surgery on April 9,
1992. ... Missed start of 1992-93 season with left knee injury that required
arthroscopic surgery on Sept. 28, 1992. ... Was traded nine times during his
NHL career. ... Had a total of seven operations on left knee during his
playing days. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Providence (AHL); Las Vegas
(IHL)
World Championships: 1989 (silver medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1993-94: Played on IHL
regular-season champion (Las Vegas).
Coaching Career: Worked as
minor hockey coach in Saskatoon after his retirement, becoming one of city's
most prominent instructors.
Miscellaneous: Did not play first minor-league game until
age 32, when he was sent down to
Providence (AHL) during 1992-93 season. ... Suffered career-ending knee injury
while with Las Vegas (IHL) in November 1993. The injury took place as Los
Angeles (NHL) was preparing to offer him a contract. ... Worked in Saskatoon hockey
schools during off-seasons of his playing days. ... Returned to Saskatoon
after his retirement, and went into sportswear business as owner of Brent
Ashton Sportswear while also studying to be a financial planner. ... Was
active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after retirement. ... An outstanding
golfer throughout playing days, he began his career with a seven handicap and
was scratch golfer by the time he retired.
Personal: Full name is Brent
Kenneth Ashton. ... Younger brother of former WHA player Ron Ashton. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE-AGENT COMPENSATION: Vancouver sent
Ashton and 1982 fourth-round pick (Tom Martin) to Winnipeg as compensation for
the Canucks' signing of restricted free agent Ivan Hlinka on July 15, 1981.
Winnipeg had owned Hlinka's rights after selecting him in a special draft of
Czechoslovakian free agents on May 28, 1981. The move by Vancouver was
actually part of a three-way deal that hinged on Colorado's willingness to
draft Jiri Bubla in the special Czech draft and then trade him to Vancouver in
exchange for a promise that Ashton would be sent to Colorado through Winnipeg.
After obtaining Ashton, Winnipeg completed the deal by sending him and a 1982 third-round pick (Dave Kasper) to
Colorado for Lucien DeBlois on July 15, 1981. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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