Dale McCourt
Dale McCourt | |||
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Born |
Falconbridge, Ontario , Canada | January 26, 1957||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres Toronto Maple Leafs HC Ambrì-Piotta | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL draft | 1st overall, | ||
WHA draft | 35th overall, | ||
Playing career | 1977–1991 |
Dale Allen McCourt (born January 26, 1957) is a Canadian former professional
Junior hockey
McCourt played major junior in the
In 1976–77, McCourt led the relocated St. Catharines Fincups as the team won the OMJHL Regular Season Championship. That season, McCourt was awarded the Red Tilson Trophy as the league's Most Outstanding Player and was voted the nationwide CHL Player of the Year. Dale was also awarded the William Hanley Trophy as the OMJHL's Most Sportsmanlike Player in both 1975–76 and 1976–77.
In the 1977 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, McCourt scored 18 points, a Canadian record he shares with Brayden Schenn and one point more than Eric Lindros and Wayne Gretzky.
McCourt was drafted 1st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1977 NHL amateur draft. He made an impression on the Detroit Red Wings after being the first NHL amateur pick in 1977. He successfully scored 33 goals in the first year with the team.[2]
Professional career
McCourt led the Red Wings in scoring during his 1977–78 rookie season, finishing second to Calder Memorial Trophy winner Mike Bossy for rookie scoring in the NHL that year.
Legal battle
Before the start of the
Trade
McCourt continued to be the Red Wings' top scorer in both his third (1979–80) and fourth (1980–81) seasons. Despite this, and while leading the team in scoring a third of the way through the 1981–82 season, management did not feel he had achieved their overall expectations, trading McCourt to the Buffalo Sabres in December 1981—having produced at a point-a-game pace during his time with the Red Wings but failing to make the playoffs for three of his four years with the team. He played with Buffalo before being claimed on waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs in October 1983, finishing his NHL career at the end of the 1983–84 NHL season, with 478 points in 532 games played.
McCourt then played for 8 seasons for
Hockey family
McCourt's brother Dan was an NHL linesman during the 1980s and early 1990s.
McCourt's uncle is Hockey Hall of Fame member George Armstrong. Armstrong won the Red Tilson Trophy as the OHA's Most Outstanding Player in both 1947–48 and 1949–50, the same award that McCourt received in 1976–77. Armstrong was the coach of the Toronto Marlboros when they won the national Memorial Cup Championship in 1973 and 1975, the same championship that McCourt won as a player with the Hamilton Fincups in 1976.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1972–73 | Welland Sabres | SOJHL | 34 | 35 | 28 | 63 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73
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Sudbury Wolves | OHA | 26 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1973–74
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Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 69 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Hamilton Fincups | OMJHL | 69 | 52 | 74 | 126 | 57 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 0 | ||
1975–76 | Hamilton Fincups | OMJHL | 66 | 55 | 84 | 139 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 12 | ||
1975–76 | Hamilton Fincups | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
1976–77 | St. Catharines Fincups
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OMJHL | 66 | 60 | 79 | 139 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 | ||
1977–78 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 76 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
1978–79 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 79 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 30 | 51 | 81 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 30 | 56 | 86 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 26 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 52 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
1982–83 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 62 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
1983–84 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 72 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | HC Ambrì–Piotta
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NLB
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40 | 33 | 26 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1985–86 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA
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32 | 42 | 17 | 59 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA | 36 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | ||
1987–88 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA | 36 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | ||
1988–89 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA | 36 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
1989–90 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA | 28 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1990–91 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA | 35 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NDA totals | 208 | 178 | 130 | 308 | 211 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 24 | ||||
NHL totals | 532 | 194 | 284 | 478 | 124 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1977 | Canada | WJC
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7 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 14 | |
1979 | Canada | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
1981 | Canada | WC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 7 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 14 | |||
Senior totals | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Awards and honours
- Directorate Award, Best Forward, 1977 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships[5]
References
- ^ Shaw, Warren. "The Dale McCourt Saga: The Beginning Of The End Of Team Loyalty". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Dale McCourt". www.legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "The Ups and Downs of Dale McCourt". TSN. 2016-12-24. 3:03 min:sec mark. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ISBN 9780865691377.
- ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database