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1979 NHL DRAFT PICK
Tim Trimper
Selected in second round
No. 28 overall by Chicago Black Hawks

Born September 28, 1959
Position: Left Wing
Height: 5-9   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Peterborough (OMJHL)                     
Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Brampton, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1975-76 Royal YorkOPJHL 372 1618 47
1976-77 PeterboroughOMJHL 6214 1125 95
1977-78 PeterboroughOMJHL 5926 3460 73
1978-79 PeterboroughOMJHL 6662 46108 97

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup:
1979 (Peterborough)
Memorial Cup All-Star First Team: 1979 (Peterborough)
OMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1978-79 (Peterborough)
Peterborough Captain: 1978-79
Miscellaneous: Was rated No. 15 overall prospect for 1979 NHL Entry Draft by NHL's Central Scouting Bureau. ... Was Peterborough's eighth-round pick in 1976 OMJHL midget draft. ... Played on line with Wayne Gretzky for Peterborough in 1977-78. ... Set Peterborough (OMJHL) single-season records (since broken) for points (108) and goals (62) in 1978-79. ... Played defense prior to entering major junior, but was converted to left wing by Peterborough coach Gary Green.
NHL CAREER
Debut: January 20, 1980 (Chicago at N.Y. Rangers)
Numbers:  38, 28 (Chicago); 14 (Winnipeg); 13 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1985
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1980-1985 Chicago, Winnipeg, Minn.190 303666 153
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1980-1982 Chicago, Winnipeg2 000 2

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Winnipeg Conacher Representative (Service):
1980-81
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Tom Lysiak and Rich Preston for Chicago in 1979-80. ... Played on line with Doug Smail and Larry Hopkins for Winnipeg in 1981-82.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: New Brunswick (AHL); Hershey (AHL); Sherbrooke (AHL); Salt Lake (CHL); Springfield (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1980-81:
Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
Miscellaneous: Was leading AHL with 57 points in 43 games for New Brunswick when he called up to NHL in January 1980. ... Was active in charitable causes during off-seasons his playing days, working in Brampton with Easter Seals and Muscular Dystrophy Association. ... Returned to Toronto area after his retirement and went to work for Turf Care Products of Canada, managing sales of Yamaha golf carts.
Personal: Full name is Timothy Edward Trimper.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Chicago traded Trimper and Doug Lecuyer to Winnipeg in exchange for Peter Marsh on December 1, 1980.

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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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