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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dean Hopkins
Selected in second round
No.
29 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born June 6, 1959
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 205
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
London (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Cobourg, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Durham, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
Owen Sound | Jr. B |
38 | 21 |
20 | 41 |
44 | | 1975-76 |
London | OMJHL |
53 | 4 |
14 | 18 |
50 | | 1976-77 |
London | OMJHL |
63 | 19 |
26 | 45 |
67 | | 1977-78 |
London | OMJHL |
67 | 19 |
34 | 53 |
70 | | 1978-79 |
London | OMJHL |
65 | 37 |
55 | 92 |
149 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star Game: 1979 (London)
Miscellaneous: Played
center for first three seasons of his major junior career. ... Represented
OMJHL in 1979 Labatt Cup Tournament. ... Worked in father's road construction
company during off-seasons of his junior playing days. ... Was London's
second-round pick in 1975 OMJHL midget draft. ... Was close friend of
London teammate Brad Marsh during junior
career. Marsh was best man at Hopkins' wedding. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1979 (Detroit at Los
Angeles)
Numbers: 12 (Los Angeles); 34 (Edmonton); 15 (Quebec)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1988 |
L.A., Edmonton, Quebec | 223 |
23 | 51 |
74 | 306 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP |
G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1980-1982 | Los Angeles |
18 | 1 | 5 |
6 | 29 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1979-80 season with broken ankle. ...
Missed part of 1980-81 season with bruised clavicle, an injury suffered during
Los Angeles' Jan.15, 1981, game at Washington. ... Played on line with Andre
St. Laurent and J.P. Kelly for Los Angeles in 1980-81. ... Missed half of
1981-82 season with severe dislocation of left elbow, an injury suffered
during Los Angeles' Dec. 27, 1981, game at Edmonton. The injury required
surgery. ... Played on line with Dan Bonar and J.P. Kelly for Los Angeles in
1981-82. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New Haven, Nova Scotia,
Halifax (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Named Halifax (AHL)
assistant coach prior to 1990-91 season and remained in position through
1991-92 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of
1985-86 season with broken jaw, an injury suffered in March 1986. ... Came out
of retirement to play three games for Halifax (AHL) team while serving
as assistant coach in 1990-91. ... Shared home with
Kings teammates J.P. Kelly and Andre St. Laurent as a rookie with Los Angeles
in 1979-80. ... Shared home with
Kings teammate Jay Wells during 1980-81 and 1981-82 seasons. ... Remained in
Nova Scotia after his AHL coaching career and went into construction business,
while also working as minor hockey coach.
Personal: Full name is Dean Robert Hopkins. ... Older brother of former
major-junior player Brent Hopkins. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE/RELEASED: Los Angeles traded Hopkins
and Mark Morrison to Edmonton for Rob Tudor, Gerry Minor and cash on November
27, 1984. Six months later, Los
Angeles got Hopkins back in exchange for future considerations on May 31, 1985.
The future considerations settled the cash debt, making the first trade a de
facto loan for the remainder of the 1984-85 season. Four months later, Los Angeles lost Hopkins again when the
Kings released him and he signed with Edmonton as an unrestricted free agent
on September 27, 1985. |
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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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