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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Steve Tsujiura
Selected in 10th round
No.
205 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born
February 28, 1962
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-5 Weight: 155
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Medicine Hat (WHL)
Birthplace: Coaldale, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Coaldale, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-7y |
Taber | AJHL | 52 |
32 | 39 |
71 | 10 | | 1977-78 |
Taber | AJHL | 55 |
27 | 45 |
72 | 16 |
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Medicine Hat | WCHL |
17 |
5 | 8 |
13 | 0 |
| 1978-79 |
Medicine Hat | WHL |
62 |
24 | 45 |
69 | 14 |
| 1979-80 |
Medicine Hat | WHL |
72 | 25 |
77 | 102 |
36 | | 1980-81 |
Medicine Hat | WHL |
72 | 55 |
84 | 139 |
60 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WHL MVP: 1980-81 (Medicine Hat)
WHL Boucher Trophy (Most Gentlemanly): 1979-80, 1980-81 (MH)
WHL All-Star Second Team: 1980-81 (Medicine Hat)
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1980 NHL Entry Draft despite being
eligible. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No. 15 WHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft.
... Attended Kate Andrews High School in Coaldale, Alberta. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Medicine Hat (WHL); Calgary
(CWUAA); Calgary (WHL); Maine, Springfield (AHL); Utica (AHL); Lugano,
Bulach, Davos
(Switzerland); Tokyo Kokudo (Japan)
Olympics: 1998
(Japan) (13th place)
World Championships: 1999 (Japan) (16th
place) (as head coach), 2000 (Japan) (16th place) (as head coach), 2001
(Japan) (16th place) (as head coach), 2002 (Japan) (16th place) (as head coach)
InLine Hockey: New England (RHI)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Switzerland Championship: 1990 (Lugano)
Japan Championship: 1995 (Tokyo Kokudo)
AHL Hunt Award (Sportsmanship/Dedication): 1985-86 (Maine)
Japan Best Six (All-Star First Team): 1994-95 (Kokudo)
Medicine Hat Captain: 1981-82
Coaching Career: Named Japan national team head coach on Aug. 24,
1998, and remained in that position through 2001-02 season. ... Named Portland (AHL)
assistant coach prior to 2000-01 season and remained in that position
through 2000-01 season.
Management Career: Named Japan national team general manager on Aug.
24, 1998, and remained in position through 2001-02 season.
Miscellaneous: Joined Calgary for 1982 WHL playoffs after playing
majority of season at University of Calgary. ... Signed with New Jersey as
unrestricted free agent on July 14, 1984, but never played for parent team.
... Missed part of 1984-85 season with strained knee ligaments, an injury
suffered in February 1985. ... Traded by New Jersey to Boston in exchange
for 1988 10th-round pick (Alexander Semak) on March 8, 1988, but never
played for parent team. ... Played for New England (RHI, InLine league) in
1994. ... Cleared by International Ice Hockey Federation to play for
Japanese host team at 1998 Nagano Olympics on Dec. 4, 1997, because he was
of Japanese descent with grandparents who had immigrated to Canada from Kita
Kyushu and Kanagawa. He was also deemed eligible because he had played in
Japan in a season prior to 1997-98. Tsujiura maintained his permanent
residence in Portland, Maine, while he coached Japan, communicating with his
players through an interpreter, since he spoke no Japanese.
Personal: Full name is Steven Ken Tsujiura. ... Also known as Steven
Tsujiura during his Japanese playing and coaching career. |
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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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