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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Chris Valentine
Selected in
10th round
No. 194 overall by Washington Capitals
Born
December 6, 1961
 | Position:
Center
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sorel (QMJHL)
Birthplace:
Belleville, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Kanata, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Lac St-Louis | Que. AAA |
39 | 41 |
61 | 102 |
-- | | 1978-79 |
St. Louis | CCHA |
34 | 27 |
44 | 71 |
52 | | 1979-80 |
Verdun/Sorel | QMJHL |
72 | 48 |
80 | 128 |
76 | | 1980-81 |
Sorel | QMJHL |
72 | 65 |
77 | 142 |
176 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
CCHA All-Star Second Team: 1978-79 (St. Louis)
QMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1980-81 (Sorel)
St. Louis Rookie of Year: 1978-79
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1980 NHL Entry Draft despite being
eligible. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the No.
11 QMJHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ... Was leading scorer as a
freshman for the final St. Louis University hockey team. St. Louis
discontinued hockey after the 1978-79 season, prompting Valentine to return
to Quebec and enter major-junior hockey. ... Was on Verdun team that returned to its original home in
Sorel in January 1980. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 22, 1981 (Washington at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 28 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1996 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1981-1983 |
Washington | 105 |
43 | 52 |
95 | 127 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1983 | Washington | 2 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 4 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Washington Records: Most points by a rookie (67 in 1981-82, shares
record), most power-play goals by a rookie (18 in 1981-82)
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in first NHL game. The goal, which beat
Philadelphia goalie Pete Peeters at 10:36 of the third period, was the
game-winner in Capitals' 3-2 victory over Flyers. ... Played both center and
right wing in his first pro season with Washington. ... Scored four goals
for Washington as a rookie on Feb. 27, 1982, at Hartford. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Hershey (AHL); Dusseldorf (West Germany/
Germany)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
German Championship:
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996
(Dusseldorf)
Germany Coach of Year: 1997-98 (Dusseldorf)
Dusseldorf Records: Most career games (571), most career points
(919), most career goals (354), most career assists (565)
GermanyPoints Leader: 1984-85 (Dusseldorf) (79
points), 1985-86 (Dusseldorf) (79 points), 1986-87 (Dusseldorf) (63 points),
1992-93 (Dusseldorf) (70 points)
Germany Goals Leader:
1984-85 (Dusseldorf) (37 goals)
Germany Assists Leader:
1986-87 (Dusseldorf) (39 assists), 1989-90 (Dusseldorf) (39 assists),
1992-93 (Dusseldorf) (44 assists), 1993-94 (Dusseldorf) (40 assists)
Germany Penalty-Minutes Leader:
1985-86 (Duss.) (79)
Germany Playoffs Points Leader: 1986 (Dusseldorf) (24)
Germany Playoffs Assists
Leader: 1986 (Dusseldorf) (15)
Coaching Career: Named Dusseldorf (Germany) junior coach prior to
1996-97 season and remained in position through 1996-97 season. ...
Named Dusseldorf (Germany) head coach prior to 1997-98 season and remained
in that position through 1997-98 season. ... Named Landshut (Germany)
assistant coach prior to 1998-99 season and remained in that position
through 1998-99 season.
... Named Mannheim (Germany) head coach prior to 1999-00 season and remained
in that position until May 2000. ... Named Krefeld (Germany) head coach prior to 2001-02
season and remained in that position until December 2002.
Miscellaneous: Left North America
after 1983-84 season to spend remainder of career (12 seasons) in Dusseldorf, Germany. ... Served as Team Canada assistant coach at 2002
Deutschland Cup tourney. ... Dusseldorf (Germany) retired Valentine's No.
10 sweater.
Personal: Full name is Christopher
William Valentine. |
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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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