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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Sergio Momesso
Selected in
second round
No. 27 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born September 4, 1965
 | Position:
Left Wing
Height: 6-3 Weight: 205
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Shawinigan (QMJHL)
Birthplace:
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Montreal Concordia | Que. AAA |
46 | 18 |
17 | 35 |
72 | | 1981-82 |
Montreal Concordia | Que. AAA |
45 | 30 |
38 | 68 |
63 | | 1982-83 |
Shawinigan | QMJHL |
70 | 27 |
42 | 69 |
93 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Selected by Shawinigan in fifth round of 1982 QMJHL midget draft. ... Also played center during his major junior career.
... Grew up in Montreal, where his family owned a restaurant. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 21, 1984 (Calgary at
Montreal)
Numbers: 25, 36 (Montreal); 26, 27
(St. Louis); 27 (Vancouver);
7 (Toronto); 32 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 2001 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1997 |
Montreal, St. Louis,
Van., Toronto, NYR | 710 |
152 | 193 |
345 | 1,557 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1987-1997 |
Montreal, St. Louis,
Vancouver, NYR | 119 |
18 | 26 |
44 | 311 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1994 (Vancouver)
Vancouver Records: Most games played in one season (84 in 1992-93,
shares record)
St. Louis Playoffs Penalty-Minutes
Leader: 1990 (63)
Van. Playoffs PIM Leader: 1991 (25), 1992 (30), 1993 (30), 1994 (56)
1985-86: Played 24 regular-season games for Montreal team that went
on to win Stanley Cup, but missed playoffs due to injury. As a result, he
did not qualify to have his name engraved on Cup, even though he was
technically on the roster for the entire postseason.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Brian Skrudland and Mike McPhee for
Montreal in 1985-86. ... Missed remainder of 1985-86 regular season and
entire 1986 playoffs with torn ligament in left knee,
suffered when he collided with Michael Thelven during Montreal's Dec. 5, 1985, game vs. Boston.
The injury required season-ending surgery. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season
with deep cut on right leg, an injury suffered in post-game brawl during
Boston's Feb. 17, 1988, game vs. Montreal. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season
with hairline fracture of right ankle, suffered in a Nov. 12,
1988, accident on the street outside his home. Embarrassed about the accident, he initially
said he hurt it during a morning skate
before St. Louis' Nov. 12, 1988, game vs. Quebec. He then claimed he hurt it
while walking from the press box to the dressing room after that game. He
did not return to action until St. Louis' Dec. 15, 1988, game vs. Hartford.
... Missed part of 1991-92 season with separated shoulder, suffered during
Vancouver's Dec. 3, 1991, game at Quebec. He did not return to action until
Vancouver's Feb. 1, 1992, game vs. Hartford. ... Missed part of 1993-94
season with sprained left knee, suffered in Vancouver's Nov. 29, 1993, game
vs. Chicago. He did not return to action until Vancouver's Dec. 28, 1993,
game at Los Angeles. ... Suspended by NHL for two games and fined $500 for
swinging his stick at Joe Kocur late in third period of Vancouver's March
25, 1994, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. Momesso, given match penalty for attempting
to injure Kocur, had retaliated for a similar slash by Kocur, who was angry
at Momesso for giving Kevin Lowe a concussion earlier in game. The
suspension was announced on March 28, 1995. ... Never missed playoffs during
his NHL career. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Shawinigan (QMJHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Sherbrooke (AHL); Milan (Italy);
Cologne, Nuremberg (Germany)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Molson/Cooper QMJHL Player of the Year: 1984-85
(Shawinigan)
QMJHL All-Star First Team: 1984-85 (Shawinigan)
QMJHL All-Star
Third Team: 1983-84 (Shawinigan)
Germany Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1997-98 (Cologne) (193 PIM)
1986-87: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Sherbrooke).
Coaching Career: Named Concordia (OUAA) assistant coach prior to 2000-01
season and remained in position until November 2001, when he left to play
remainder of 2000-01 season in Europe. ... Served as Shawinigan (QMJHL)
assistant coach for part of 2001-02 season. ... Named Granby (Quebec Sr.)
head coach in September 2003 and remained in that position until January
2004.
Miscellaneous: Joined Nova Scotia
for 1984 AHL playoffs after playing 1983-84 regular season and QMJHL
playoffs with Shawinigan. ... Shared home with St. Louis teammate Jeff Brown
during 1989-90 season. ... Played in Italy during 1994-95 NHL lockout. ...
Was active in charitable activities during playing days, including work as
organizer of annual Sergio Momesso Charity Golf Tournament in Montreal. ...
Played competitive softball in off-seasons of playing days. ... Fluent in
English, French and Italian. ... Went into his family's restaurant business
after his retirement, opening his own restaurant. ... Worked as an instructor at Hockey Montreal
International Hockey School after his retirement. ... Named to left wing
position on all-time Shawinigan (QMJHL) team by CHL panel in 1999.
Personal: Full name is Sergio F.
Momesso. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Montreal traded Momesso and Vincent Riendeau to St. Louis is in exchange for
Jocelyn Lemieux, Darrell May and 1989 second-round pick (Patrice Brisebois)
on August 9, 1988. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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