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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Paul MacDermid Selected in
third round No. 61 overall by Hartford Whalers Born
April 14, 1963
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Right Wing / Center Height: 6-1 Weight:
200
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BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Windsor (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Chesley, Ontario (Canada) Hometown:
Sauble Beach, Ontario |
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PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | 1979-80 |
Port Elgin | Jr. C |
30 | 23 |
20 | 43 |
87 | 1980-81 |
Windsor | OMJHL |
68 | 15 |
17 | 32 |
106 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS Miscellaneous: Was Windsor's eighth-round pick, No. 99 overall, in 1980
OMJHL priority selection. ... Grew up on a Sauble Beach, Ontario, campgrounds owned
by his family. |
NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 31, 1982 (Montreal at Hartford) Numbers: 23, 15, 29, 36 (Hart.); 23
(Winnipeg); 23 (Wash.); 23 (Que.) Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1995 |
CAREER NHL STATISTICS | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | 1982-1995 |
HAR, WIN, WAS, QUE | 690 |
116 | 142 |
258 | 1,303 |
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CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | 1986-1995 |
HAR, WIN, WAS, QUE | 43 |
5 | 11 |
16 | 116 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS Hartford Keyes Award (Unsung Hero): 1987-88 Hartford WTIC True
Grit Award (Dedication): 1987-88 Winnipeg Seventh Player Award:
1990-91
Hartford Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1986-87 (202) Hartford Playoffs
Assists Leader: 1988 (5, tie) Hartford Playoffs
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1988 (14) Washington Playoffs
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1992 (22)
Miscellaneous: Scored first NHL goal on Hall of Famer Dave
Keon's final NHL assist and point, in Hartford's April 3, 1982, game vs. N.Y.
Rangers. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with knee injury, suffered in December 1982. ... Played on line with Ray Ferraro and Paul Fenton for
Hartford in 1984-85. ... Played on line with Dave Tippett and Doug Jarvis for
Hartford in 1985-86. ... Tied Hartford/Carolina franchise record (since
broken) for assists in one playoff year with five in 1988. ... Missed parts of
1988-89 season with neck and shoulder injuries, suffered during Hartford's
Dec. 6, 1988, game vs. Buffalo, and with sprained ligament in right knee, an
injury suffered during Hartford's Feb. 4, 1989, game at N.Y. Islanders. ...
Missed parts of 1990-91 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during
Winnipeg's Nov. 3, 1990, game at Vancouver, and with strained knee, an injury
suffered in December 1990. ... Scored goal in his first game in a Washington
uniform, vs. Minnesota on March 3, 1992. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season
with sprained right ankle, an injury suffered during Quebec's Oct. 13, 1993,
game at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed a quarter of 1993-94 season with
sprained lumbar (back) an injury, suffered during Quebec's Nov. 23, 1993, game vs.
New Jersey. ... Missed remainder of 1993-94 season with re-aggravation of back
injury, suffered during Quebec's April 5, 1994, game vs. Florida.
... Missed first half of 1995 regular season with back spasms, an injury
suffered prior to Quebec's Jan. 21, 1995, season-opener at Philadelphia. He
did not return to action until Quebec's March 1, 1995, game vs. Tampa Bay. He
re-aggravated his back in that game and missed another game. Missed remainder
of 1995 regular season and start of 1995 playoffs with back spasms, an injury
suffered during Quebec's practice on April 27, 1995. Althougb he did return in
the playoffs, the chronic back trouble forced him to retire. |
NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Windsor (OHL); Binghamton (AHL) NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS Binghamton Seventh Player Award: 1983-84
1984-85: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Binghamton). Miscellaneous:
Returned to his family's campgrounds in Sauble Beach, Ontario, after his
retirement. ... Purchased share of Owen Sound (OHL) in 2000 as one of six
local investors whose money helped keep the team from having to relocate to
Cornwall. |
HOW HE GOT AWAY |
TRADE: Hartford traded MacDermid to Winnipeg
in exchange for Randy Cunneyworth on December 13, 1989. |
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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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