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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mark Osborne
Selected in third round
No.
46 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born August 13, 1961
 | Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight:
185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Toronto | MTJHL |
58 | 20 |
28 | 48 |
60 | | 1978-79 |
Niagara Falls | OMJHL |
62 | 17 |
25 | 42 |
53 | | 1979-80 |
Niagara Falls | OMJHL |
52 | 10 |
33 | 43 |
104 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Niagara Falls Captain: 1979-80
Miscellaneous: Was No. 29 prospect on Central Scouting's final ranking of
1980 draft-eligible players. ... Became a born-again Christian at age 14. ...
Missed part of 1979-80 season with hip injury, which caused many NHL teams to
avoid drafting him higher. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6, 1981 (Detroit at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 23 (Detroit); 19, 20
(NYR); 12, 21 (Toronto); 12 (Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired June 19, 1997 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1981-1995 |
DET, NYR, TOR, WIN | 919 |
212 | 319 |
531 | 1,152 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1995 |
N.Y. Rangers, Toronto | 87 |
12 | 16 |
28 | 141 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Detroit MVP: 1981-82
Detroit Points Leader: 1981-82 (67)
Detroit Assists Leader:
1981-82 (41)
Toronto Assists Leader: 1987-88 (37)
Toronto Playoffs Assists Leader: 1990 (3, tie)
Toronto Playoffs
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1994 (52)
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in his first NHL game. The goal, at 17:51 of
the second period, beat N.Y. Rangers goaltender Steve Weeks and stood up as
the game-winner in a 5-2 Detroit victory. ... Played on line with Mark
Pavelich for N.Y. Rangers in 1983-84. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with
the flu, contracted in December 1983. The illness broke a 193 consecutive
games-played streak dating back to his first NHL game. ... Missed first three
quarters of 1984-85 season with right hip flexor injury, initially suffered
during off-season workout during summer of 1984 and re-aggravated during N.Y.
Rangers' 1984 training camp. He did not play his first game of the 1984-85
season until Feb. 17, 1985. ... Played on line with Bob Brooke and George
McPhee for N.Y. Rangers in 1984-85. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with
sprained right ankle, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Feb. 12, 1986,
game vs. Vancouver. ... Scored series-winning goal for N.Y. Rangers in Game 5
of first-round playoff series at Philadelphia on April 15, 1986. ... Missed
part of 1986-87 season with laceration behind left knee, an injury suffered in
February 1987. ... Missed remainder of 1987 playoffs with with strained left
knee, an injury suffered during Game 3 of Toronto's Norris Division final
series vs. Detroit on April 25, 1987. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with
flu, contracted in late December 1987. ... Was Toronto's nominee for
1987-88 Masterton Trophy and King Clancy Award. ... Missed part of Toronto's
1988 training camp and start of 1988-89 season with mononucleosis, diagnosed
in September 1988. ... Was Toronto's nominee for 1988-89 King Clancy Award.
... Played on "Gem Line" with Ed Olczyk and Gary Leeman for Toronto in
1989-90. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with broken left thumb and damaged
ligaments in left thumb, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Dec. 3, 1990,
game vs. New Jersey. ... Missed parts of 1991-92 season with separated
shoulder, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Oct. 29, 1991, game at Quebec,
and with hairline fracture in left ankle, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's
Jan. 6, 1992, game at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with
sprained knee, an injury suffered during Toronto's March 28, 1993, game at
Calgary. ... Missed part of 1993 playoffs with strained ribs, an injury
suffered during Game 2 of Toronto's first-round playoff series at Detroit on
April 21, 1993. ... Skipped Game 5 of Toronto's Campbell Conference final
series vs. Los Angeles to be present for birth of his first child, Abigail, on
May 25, 1993. ... Played on line with Bill Berg and Peter Zezel for Toronto in
1992-93 and 1993-94. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with strained rib
muscle, an injury suffered during Toronto's Nov. 24, 1993, game at Calgary.
... Missed parts of 1995 season with the flu, contracted in February 1995 and
again in March 1995. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Niagara Falls (OMJHL);
Adirondack (AHL); Cleveland (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1981
(Adirondack)
Niagara Falls Captain: 1980-81
Coaching Career: Named Cleveland (IHL) assistant coach on June 19,
1997, and remained in position through 1997-98 season. ... Named Toronto
St. Michael's (OHL) assistant coach prior to 1998-99 season and remained in
position until Oct. 29, 1999. ... Named Toronto St. Michael's (OHL) head
coach on Oct. 29, 1999, and remained in position until August 2000. ... Named
Mississauga (OHL) assistant coach on June 7, 2002, and remained in position until mid-April 2003.
Management Career:
Named Toronto St. Michael's (OHL) assistant coach prior to 1998-99 season and
remained in that position until Oct. 29, 1999. ... Named Toronto St.
Michael's (OHL) general manager on Oct. 29, 1999, and remained in that position
until August 2000. ... Named Mississauga (OHL) assistant general manager on June
7, 2002,
and remained in that position until mid-April 2003.
Miscellaneous: Joined Adirondack
for 1981 AHL playoffs, helping team in run to Calder Cup championship. Did not
play another minor-league game until the 1995-96 season. ... Played one
exhibition game for Team Canada at 1982 World Championships, but was cut before start of tournament. .. Came out of retirement to play three games for Cleveland (IHL)
while serving as team's assistant coach during 1997-98 season. ... Worked at
Christian Athletes Hockey Camp in London, Ontario, during off-seasons of his
playing days, and became active in Hockey Ministries International after
retirement, giving presentations about the group at various rinks and arenas
during 2001-02 season. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after
his retirement, playing on Toronto Maple Leafs alumni team. ... Played in
Heroes of Hockey game during NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto in 2000.
Personal:
Nicknamed "Ozzie." ... Full name is Mark Anatole Osborne. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Detroit traded Osborne, Willie Huber
and Mike Blaisdell to N.Y. Rangers in exchange for Ron Duguay, Eddie Mio and
Eddie Johnstone on June 13, 1983. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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