|
View: Previous | Next
|
| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 |
Ray Neufeld
Selected in fourth round
No.
81 overall by Hartford Whalers
Born April 15, 1959
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-3 Weight: 215
|
|
| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Edmonton (WHL)
Birthplace: St. Boniface, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown:
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
 |
 |
|
| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Winkler | Man. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1976-77 |
Flin Flon | WCHL |
68 | 13 |
19 | 32 |
63 | | 1977-78 |
Flin Flon | WCHL |
72 | 23 |
46 | 69 |
224 | | 1978-79 |
Edmonton | WHL |
57 | 54 |
48 | 102 |
138 |
|
PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 9 prospect (among players born in 1959) for the 1979 NHL draft. ... Was on Flin Flon (WCHL)
team that relocated to Edmonton prior to 1978-79 season. ... Missed part of
1978-79 season with broken ribs, an injury suffered in September 1978. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 21, 1980 (Philadelphia at
Hartford)
Numbers: 10, 17 (Hartford); 28 (Winnipeg); 19
(Boston)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G | A |
TP | PIM |
| 1980-1989 | Hartford, Winnipeg, Boston |
595 | 157 |
200 | 357 | 816 |
|
| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-1989 |
Hartford, Winnipeg, Boston |
28 | 8 | 6 |
14 | 55 |
|
NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Hartford Keyes Award (Unsung Hero): 1982-83
Winnipeg Playoffs Goals Leader: 1986 (2)
1989-90: Played one regular-season game for Boston team that went to
1990 Stanley Cup Finals, but was not with team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Scored first NHL goal in second NHL game, on a breakaway
from center ice at Montreal Forum. ... Played on line with Don Nachbaur and Nick Fotiu for
Hartford in 1980-81. ... Played on line with Bob Sullivan and Mark Johnson for
Hartford in 1982-83. ... Played on line with Mark Johnson and Sylvain Turgeon
for Hartford in 1983-84. ... Was last player from Whalers' first NHL draft to play
continuously for the organization. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with
bruised shoulder, suffered when he was checked by Gary Leeman during
Hartford's Jan. 7, 1985, game at Toronto. ... Left Hartford with franchise
record (since broken) for games played in NHL (331). ... Was famous in
Hartford for throwing pucks into stands as he exited pre-game skate for home games. ... Scored 1,000th goal in Hartford/Carolina franchise
history on Jan. 13, 1985, vs. Philadelphia. ... Missed remainder of 1987
playoffs with stretched knee ligaments, an injury suffered when he was checked
by Craig Muni during Game 3 of Winnipeg's first-round series vs. Edmonton on
April 11, 1987. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with torn ligaments in left
knee, an injury suffered when he was checked by Paul Cavallini during Boston's
Jan. 26, 1989, game vs. St. Louis. Neufeld did not return to action until
April 1, 1989. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Springfield (AHL);
Binghamton (AHL); Maine (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL
Playoffs Goals Leader: 1982 (Binghamton) (9 goals, tie)
Miscellaneous: Played on line with
Bob Sullivan for Binghamton in 1981-82. ... Worked at hockey schools in
Manitoba during off-seasons of his playing days. ... Played on Hartford's
off-season charity softball team. ... Was active in charitable causes during
his playing days in Hartford, including work with Connecticut Girl Scouts and
local inner-city kids. ... Returned to Winnipeg after his retirement and went
into real estate business, working as a Re/Max sales associate.
Personal: Full name is Raymond
Matthew Neufeld. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Hartford traded Neufeld to Winnipeg in
exchange for Dave Babych on November 21, 1985. |
|
|
Visit the new
Hockey Draft Central |
HockeyDraftCentral.com is in the middle of rebuilding. You are looking at a page
that is not yet updated but is still part of the old site. Check out the new look.
• New Home Page
|
|
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 |
|
|
