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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Randy Gilhen
Selected in
sixth round
No. 109 overall by Hartford Whalers
Born
June 13, 1963
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Left Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Winnipeg (WHL)
Birthplace:
Zweibrucken, West Germany
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Saskatoon | SJHL |
55 | 18 |
34 | 52 |
112 | | |
Saskatoon | WHL |
9 | 2 |
2 | 4 |
20 | | 1980-81 |
Saskatoon | WHL |
68 | 10 |
5 | 15 |
154 | | 1981-82 |
Saskatoon | WHL |
25 | 15 |
9 | 24 |
45 | | |
Winnipeg | WHL |
36 | 26 |
28 | 54 |
42 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1981 NHL draft despite being eligible. ...
Traded by Saskatoon (WHL) to Winnipeg in exchange for future considerations
in December 1981. ... Grew up in Winnipeg as an avid fan of the WHA's
Winnipeg Jets before they entered the NHL. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: April 2, 1983 (Quebec at Hartford)
Numbers: 34 (Hartford); 39, 14, 15
(Winnipeg); 19, 15 (Pittsburgh);
15 (Los Angeles); 16 (N.Y. Rangers); 20 (Tampa Bay); 15 (Florida)
Stanley Cup:
1991.
Playing Status:
Retired 1998 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1983-1996 |
Hartford, Winnipeg, Pitt.,
L.A., NYR, T.B., Florida | 457 |
55 | 60 |
115 | 314 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1988-1992 |
Winnipeg, Pitt., NYR | 33 |
3 | 2 |
5 | 26 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1992-93: Played on first Tampa Bay Lightning team.
1993-94: Played on first Florida Panthers team.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1988-89 season with separated shoulder, an
injury suffered during Winnipeg's Nov. 16, 1988, game at Edmonton. ...
Shifted from his natural position of left wing to center upon arrival in
Pittsburgh in 1989. He continued to play center for the remainder of career.
... Missed part of 1989-90 season with sprained knee, an injury suffered in
Pittsburgh's Nov. 2, 1989, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. He did not return to
action until Pittsburgh's Nov. 30, 1989, game at Philadelphia. ... Left unprotected by Pittsburgh for 1991 NHL Expansion
Draft, which was tied to the Minnesota-San Jose Dispersal Draft. He was
claimed by Minnesota on May 30, 1991, but never played for parent team. ...
Traded by Minnesota with Charlie Huddy, Jim Thomson and N.Y. Rangers' 1991
fourth-round pick (Alexei Zhitnik) to Los Angeles in exchange for Todd Elik
on June 22, 1991. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with sprained right
knee, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Jan. 30, 1993, game at
Toronto. He did not return to action until N.Y. Rangers' Feb. 20, 1993, game
at San Jose. ... Left unprotected by Tampa Bay for 1993 NHL Expansion
Draft. He was claimed by Florida on June 24, 1993. ... Missed part of
1993-94 season with elbow injury that required surgery on Jan. 16, 1994. ...
Missed remainder of 1993-94 season with dislocated shoulder, an injury
suffered in Winnipeg's March 7, 1994, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed
remainder of 1995-96 regular season and entire 1996 playoffs with torn
cartilage in knee, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Feb. 4, 1996, game
vs. Vancouver, which would be his last NHL game. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Winnipeg (WHL); Binghamton (AHL); Salt Lake (IHL); Fort Wayne (IHL);
Sherbrooke, Moncton (AHL); Manitoba (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Manitoba (IHL) Captain: 1996-97
1984-85:
Played on AHL regular-season champion (Binghamton).
1985-86:
Played on IHL regular-season champion (Fort Wayne).
1986-87:
Played on AHL regular-season champion (Sherbrooke).
Miscellaneous: Joined Binghamton
for 1983 AHL playoffs. ... Stayed in Winnipeg after Jets franchise relocated
to Phoenix during the summer of 1996 and spent final two years of his career
with local IHL team. ... Was active in charitable causes during his playing
days in Winnipeg, including work with Special Olympics.
Personal: Full name is Randy Alan
Gilhen. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Gilhen played out his option
with Hartford in 1984-85 and was not offered another contract for 1985-86,
making him an unrestricted free agent. He signed a tryout contract with his
hometown Winnipeg Jets in August 1985, attended the Jets' training camp in
September 1985, and later signed a multiyear contract with the team. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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