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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Andy Brickley
Selected in 10th round
No.
210 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born August
9, 1961
 | Position:
Left Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight:
185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
New Hampshire (ECAC)
Birthplace: Melrose, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown:
Melrose, Massachusetts |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
New Hampshire | ECAC |
27 | 15 |
17 | 32 |
8 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 10, 1983 (Minnesota at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 34 (Philadelphia); 23
(Pittsburgh); 26 (N.J.); 25 (Boston); 23 (Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Status: Retired for final time in 1997 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1994 |
PHI, PIT, NJ, BOS, WIN | 385 |
82 | 140 |
222 | 81 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1988-1993 |
N.J., Boston, Winnipeg | 17 |
1 | 4 |
5 | 4 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1990 (Boston)
Broadcasting Career: Named Boston radio color commentator in September
1996 and remained in that position until August 1997. ... Named Boston TV
color commentator in August 1997 and remained in that position
through 1998-99 season. ... Named Boston TV color commentator prior to 2000-01
season and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Was most successful player ever picked with the last
selection in a post-1969 NHL draft. ... Also played center and right wing
during his NHL career. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with sprained ankle,
an injury suffered in December 1983.
... Was one of Mario Lemieux's first NHL teammates with Pittsburgh in
1984-85. ... Released by Pittsburgh in August 1985. ... Took part in Hartford's
1985 training camp as an unsigned free agent, but failed to win spot on roster
and was released in September 1985. ... Missed remainder of 1986-87 season
with broken left thumb, an injury suffered during New Jersey's Feb. 22, 1987,
game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed start of 1987-88 season with foot injury,
suffered during New Jersey's training camp in September 1987. ... Missed part
of 1987-88 season with facial injury and loss of three teeth, suffered when he
was hit by puck during New Jersey's Nov. 20, 1987, game vs. Chicago. ...
Missed parts of 1987-88 regular-season with left shin injury and back spasms.
... Missed remainder of 1987-88 season and start of 1988 playoffs with torn
leg muscle, an injury suffered during New Jersey's March 14, 1988, practice.
He managed to play on March 20, 1988, but was unable to play again until
Game 4 of New Jersey's Wales Conference final series game vs. Boston on May 8,
1988. ... Left unprotected by New Jersey for 1988 NHL Waiver Draft. He was
claimed by Boston on Oct. 3, 1988. ... Scored goal in his first game with
Boston, on Oct. 8, 1988, in Hartford. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with
strained groin, an injury suffered in December 1988. ... Missed start of
1989-90 season with sprained right ankle, suffered during Boston's preseason
game vs. N.Y. Rangers on Sept. 24, 1989. ... Missed remainder of 1989-90
season and start of 1990 playoffs with torn right groin muscle, an injury suffered during Boston's Jan. 27, 1990, game vs. Philadelphia. He had
originally suffered the injury in November 1989. After the injury was
re-aggravated on Jan. 27, Brickley developed myositis ossificans, a condition
in which muscle turns to bone... Missed start of Boston's 1990 training camp
while recovering from July 17, 1990, surgery to remove a mass of bone from his
right thigh. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with separated shoulder, suffered in March 1991. ... Missed half of 1991-92 season with shoulder
injury, suffered during Boston's Nov. 16, 1991, game at Hartford. ... Became
unrestricted free agent after 1991-92 season but failed to catch on with any
NHL team until he signed with Winnipeg on Nov. 14, 1992 ... Missed part of
1992-93 season with bruised quadriceps muscle, an injury suffered during
Winnipeg's Jan. 2, 1993, game at New Jersey, and with back spasms, an injury
suffered during Winnipeg's March 6, 1993, game at Toronto. ... Signed with N.Y. Islanders as unrestricted free agent on
Aug. 2, 1994, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New Hampshire (ECAC);
Maine, Springfield (AHL); Baltimore (AHL); Utica (AHL); Moncton (AHL);
Denver/Utah (IHL)
World Championships: 1992 (seventh place)
World Junior Championships:
1981 (sixth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1995
(Denver), 1996 (Utah)
NCAA East All-America First Team:
1981-82 (New Hampshire)
New
England Best Forward: 1981-82 (New Hampshire)
AHL All-Star Second Team:
1982-83 (Maine)
ECAC All-Star First
Team: 1981-82 (New Hampshire)
New England All-Star First
Team: 1981-82 (New Hampshire)
UNH Brown Trophy (Best Defensive
Forward): 1980-81
Maine Records: Most power-play goals in a
season (17 in 1985-86), most points in one season by a rookie (83 in 1982-83,
shares record)
AHL Playoffs Points
Leader: 1994 (Moncton) (27 points)
AHL Playoffs Goals Leader:
1985 (Baltimore) (10 goals)
AHL Playoffs Assists Leader:
1994 (Moncton) (19 assists)
IHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1995
(Denver) (30 points)
IHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1995 (Denver) (25
assists)
1983-84: Played
on AHL regular-season champion (Baltimore).
1994-95: Played on IHL
regular-season champion (Denver).
Miscellaneous: Left University of
New Hampshire after junior year to pursue pro hockey career. ... Signed
with Maine (AHL) as unrestricted free agent in September 1985. ... Missed part
of 1985-86 season with tendinitis in shoulder, an injury suffered in December
1985. ... Spent entire 1985-86 season with Maine (AHL) before returning to NHL
by signing with New Jersey as an unrestricted free agent on July 8, 1986.
... Came out of
retirement to sign with Utah (IHL) as an unrestricted free agent on March 20,
1996. Remained with Utah through 1997 playoffs and then retired again. ...
Came out of retirement a second time to sign professional tryout agreement and play three games for Providence (AHL)
in April 2000. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after his
retirement, playing on Boston Bruins Alumni team. ... Worked as a color
commentator for ESPN during 2005 World Junior Championships.
Personal:
Great-nephew of former college and professional football player Charlie
Brickley. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Philadelphia traded Brickley, Ron Flockhart,
Mark Taylor, 1984 first-round pick (Roger Belanger) and 1984
third-round pick (later traded) to Pittsburgh for Rich Sutter, 1984
second-round pick (Greg Smyth) and 1984 third-round pick (David McLay) on
October 23, 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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