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Brian Noonan
Selected in
ninth round
No. 179 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born
May 29, 1965
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Center
Height: 6-1 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Archbishop Williams (Mass. H.S.)
Birthplace:
Boston, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-82 |
Arch. Williams | Mass. H.S. |
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Arch. Williams | Mass. H.S. |
21 | 26 |
17 | 43 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Attended Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree,
Mass. ... Became eligible for NHL draft following his junior year of high
school. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 8, 1987 (Toronto at Chicago)
Numbers: 10 (Chicago); 16, 28
(N.Y. Rangers); 28 (St. Louis);
28 (Vancouver); 12 (Phoenix)
Stanley Cup: 1994.
Playing Status:
Retired 2001 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1987-1999 |
Chicago, NYR, STL,
Vancouver, Phoenix | 629 |
116 | 159 |
275 | 518 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1988-1999 |
Chicago, NYR,
St. Louis, Phoenix | 71 |
17 | 19 |
36 | 77 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1992 (Chicago)
Chicago Records: Most consecutive goals scored by one player (7 vs.
Winnipeg and Detroit on Dec. 27, 1991, and Dec. 29, 1991)
Chicago
Playoffs Points Leader: 1993 (3, tie)
Chicago Playoffs Goals
Leader: 1993 (3)
Miscellaneous: Scored goal and had assist in his first NHL game. The goal,
at 7:45 of the second period, beat Toronto goaltender Ken Wregget to tie the
score at 3-3 in a game Toronto went on to win 7-5. ... Began playing right
wing, in addition to his natural position of center, during 1987-88 season.
... Missed start of 1988 playoffs with separated shoulder, an injury
suffered during Chicago's final 1987-88 regular season game vs. New Jersey
on April 3, 1988. ... Began playing right wing exclusively during 1991-92
season and remained a right wing for the rest of his career. ... Scored four
goals in Chicago's Dec. 29, 1991, game vs. Detroit, becoming first Chicago
player to score back-to-back hat tricks since Stan Mikita in December 1965.
... Missed part of 1991-92 season with partial tear of MCL in left knee, an
injury suffered during Chicago's Jan. 30, 1992, game at Vancouver. The
injury required arthroscopic surgery on Feb. 3, 1992, and Noonan did not
return to action until Chicago's March 5, 1992, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ...
Missed part of 1992-93 season with bruised right shoulder, an injury
suffered during Chicago's Oct. 31, 1992, game at Boston. He did not return
to action until Chicago's Nov. 15, 1992, game vs. Minnesota. ... Suspended
by NHL for one game during 1992-93 season (automatic suspension) for
receiving his third game-misconduct penalty of the season in Chicago's Jan.
19, 1993, game at Winnipeg. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with the flu,
contracted in February 1993. ... Assisted on Mark Messier's Stanley
Cup-clinching goal for N.Y. Rangers in Game 7 of Stanley Cup Finals vs.
Vancouver on June 14, 1994. ... Missed part of 1995 season with sprained
right knee, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers' April 2, 1995, game at
Philadelphia. ... Led N.Y. Rangers in shooting percentage (14.7) for 1995
season. ... Missed part of 1995 playoffs with strained groin, an injury
suffered in Game 1 of N.Y. Rangers' first-round series at Quebec on May 6,
1995. He did not return until Game 1 of N.Y. Rangers second-round series at
Philadelphia on May 21, 1995. ... Signed with St. Louis as an unrestricted free agent on
July 11, 1995. ... Tied Brett Hull for St. Louis lead with six game-winning
goals in 1995-96. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with strained knee
ligament, an injury suffered during St. Louis' Nov. 3, 1996, game vs.
Dallas. ... Signed with Phoenix as a Group III unrestricted free
agent on March 17, 1999, after spending majority of 1998-99 season with
Indianapolis (IHL).
Suspended by Chicago: Just two games into the
1990-91 season, on Oct. 18, 1990, Chicago demoted Noonan to the team's
minor-league affiliate in Indianapolis. Noonan refused to report and
demanded a trade, but Chicago placed him
on indefinite suspension until he would agree to play in the minor leagues.
After sitting out three weeks, Noonan finally broke down and reported to
Indianapolis on Nov. 10, 1990. He went on to have an All-Star year in the IHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Archbishop Williams (Mass. High School);
New Westminster (WHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Saginaw (IHL); Indianapolis (IHL);
Chicago (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1990
(Indianapolis), 2000 (Chicago)
IHL McKenzie Trophy (Top U.S.-Born
Rookie): 1985-86 (Saginaw)
IHL All-Star First Team: 1990-91 (Indianapolis)
IHL All-Star
Second Team: 1989-90 (Indianapolis)
1999-00: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Chicago).
Coaching Career: Named Naperville North (Illinois H.S.) assistant
coach in June 2004.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1990-91 season
while attending family member's funeral in late February and early March of
1991. ... Signed with Chicago
(IHL) as a free agent on Sept. 14, 1999. ... Remained in Chicago area after
his retirement and became a youth hockey coach, working with Team Illinois
and the Huskies Hockey Club in Darien, Ill. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Chicago traded Noonan and Stephane Matteau to N.Y. Rangers for Tony Amonte
and Matt Oates on March 21, 1994. |
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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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