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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Gilbert
Delorme
Selected in first round
No.
18 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born November 25, 1962
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
Birthplace:
Boucherville, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: St. Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Richelieu | Que. AAA |
40 | 7 |
25 | 32 |
32 | | 1978-79 |
Chicoutimi | QMJHL |
72 | 13 |
47 | 60 |
53 | | 1979-80 |
Chicoutimi | QMJHL |
71 | 25 |
86 | 111 |
68 | | 1980-81 |
Chicoutimi | QMJHL |
70 | 27 |
79 | 106 |
77 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1981 (seventh place)
QMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1980-81 (Chicoutimi)
QMJHL All-Star
Third Team: 1979-80 (Chicoutimi)
Chicoutimi Best Defenseman:
1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81
Chicoutimi Rookie of Year:
1978-79
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the No.
2 QMJHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ... Was Chicoutimi's first-round pick
in the 1978 QMJHL midget draft. ... Set QMJHL record (since broken) for points by
a 16-year-old defenseman with 60 in 1978-79. ... Scored four goals for
Chicoutimi in a 1981 QMJHL playoff game vs. Trois-Rivieres. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 8, 1981 (Hartford at
Montreal)
Numbers: 27 (Montreal); 27
(St. Louis); 6 (Quebec); 29 (Detroit);
27 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-1990 |
MTL, STL, QUE, DET, PIT | 541 |
31 | 92 |
123 | 520 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1983-1989 |
MTL, STL, QUE, DET | 56 |
1 | 9 |
10 | 56 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1981-82 season with dislocated left
shoulder, an injury suffered during Montreal's Jan. 3, 1982, game at Buffalo.
... Paired on defense with Tim Bothwell for St. Louis in 1983-84. ... Missed
parts of 1985-86 season with throat injury, suffered during Quebec's Nov. 19,
1985, game vs. Edmonton, and with bruised knee, an injury suffered during
Quebec's Jan. 25, 1986, game vs. Buffalo. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season
with strained right knee, an injury suffered in his first game with Detroit on
Jan. 18, 1987, at Pittsburgh. He did not return to action until Detroit's Feb.
18, 1987, game vs. Winnipeg. ... Played right wing for Detroit from Jan. 6,
1988, to Jan. 18, 1988, while team was missing several forwards with injuries.
... Missed parts of 1987-88 season with pulled groin, an injury suffered in
Detroit's practice on Nov. 16, 1987, with separated left shoulder, an injury
suffered during Detroit's Dec. 20, 1987, game at Quebec, with sprained right
ankle, an injury suffered during Detroit's Feb. 13, 1988, game at St. Louis,
and with sprained right hip and sore right ankle, injuries suffered during
Detroit's March 10, 1988, game vs. Vancouver. ... Missed parts of 1988-89
season with pulled thigh muscle, an injury suffered in November 1988, with
strained knee, an injury suffered in December 1988, and with shoulder injury,
suffered in February 1989. ... Played right wing for Detroit for four games
during 1988-89 season. ... Missed parts of 1989-90 season with bruised left
elbow, with separated shoulder, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Jan.
28, 1990, game at N.Y. Islanders, and with inflammation of left ankle, an
injury suffered in March 1990. ... Missed entire 1990-91 season with stress
fracture in right leg, an injury
suffered during off-season dryland training in July 1990. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Muskegon (IHL)
InLine Hockey: Montreal
(RHI)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Named Cleveland (IHL)
assistant coach prior to 1992-93 season and remained in that position through
1993-94 season. ... Named Manitoba (IHL) assistant coach prior to 1998-99
season and remained in that position through 1998-99 season. ... Named
Montreal (QMJHL) assistant coach in May 1999 and remained in position until
November 2001. ... Named Montreal (QMJHL) head coach in November 2001 and
remained in position until Jan. 2, 2003.
Miscellaneous: Never played in
minor leagues until Pittsburgh sent him to Muskegon (IHL) for 1991-92 season. ... Came out
of retirement at age 33 to play one game for Montreal (RHI, InLine league) in
1996. ... Recorded a popular aerobic exercise tape in French during playing
days in Montreal. ... Active in charitable causes during his playing days,
working with Special Olympics and Easter Seals in Quebec. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Montreal traded Delorme, Doug
Wickenheiser and Greg Paslawski to St. Louis for Perry Turnbull on December
21, 1983. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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