Dirk Graham
Dirk Graham | ||||||
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Born |
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | July 29, 1959|||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | |||||
Position | Right Wing | |||||
Shot | Right | |||||
Played for |
Minnesota North Stars Chicago Blackhawks | |||||
National team |
NHL Draft | 89th overall, | ||||
Playing career | 1979–1995 |
Dirk Milton Graham (born July 29, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota North Stars in the National Hockey League. He was honored in 1991 as the Frank J. Selke Trophy winner for outstanding defensive play by a forward. Graham served as head coach of the Blackhawks for the first 59 games of the 1998–99 season. Graham was the first NHL captain of African descent.[1]
Playing career
Graham was selected 89th overall by the
Graham played his best hockey in Chicago. In his first full season with the Blackhawks (1988-89), Graham topped the 30 goal mark for the first time in his career and finished with a career high 78 points (A stunning 10 of his 33 goals were short-handed; thus he joins Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Marcel Dionne as one of only four players to achieve ten or more short-handed goals in a season). He scored 20 goals or more four times with the Blackhawks.
In
Post-playing career
Shortly after retiring, Graham served as assistant coach for
Awards and achievements
Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
Canada Cup | ||
1991 Canada | Ice Hockey |
- WHL Second All-Star Team – 1979
- Selected to the IHL Second All-Star Team in 1981.
- Selected to the IHL First All-Star Team in 1983.
- Selected to the CHL First All-Star Team in 1984.
- 1991.
- First player of African descent to be named team captain in the NHL.
- First person of African descent to be named head coach in the NHL.
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 | ||
1975–76 | Regina Blues | SJHL | 54 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
1976–77 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 65 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 72 | 49 | 61 | 110 | 87 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 37 | ||
1978–79 | Regina Pats | WHL | 71 | 48 | 60 | 108 | 252 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 62 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 61 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 72 | 49 | 65 | 105 | 68 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 8 | ||
1982–83 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 78 | 70 | 55 | 125 | 88 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 30 | ||
1983–84 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1983–84 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 57 | 37 | 57 | 94 | 72 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | ||
1984–85 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 36 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | ||
1984–85 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 37 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 80 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 87 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
1987–88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 28 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 42 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
1988–89 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 33 | 45 | 78 | 91 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 38 | ||
1989–90 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 73 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 102 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
1990–91 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | ||
1991–92 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 89 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | ||
1992–93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 84 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 139 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1993–94 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 67 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1994–95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 40 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
NHL totals | 772 | 219 | 270 | 489 | 919 | 90 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 94 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1987 | Canada | WC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
1991 | Canada | CC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
Senior totals | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
Coaching record
Team | Year | Regular season |
Post season
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G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
Chicago Blackhawks | 1998–99 | 59 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 40 | 3rd in Central | Fired |
NHL totals | 59 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 40 |
References
- ^ Feldkamp, Justin. "2017 Toledo Hockey Hall of Fame inductees announced". Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ "1979 NHL Draft Pick". hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ "Blackhawks' Graham Joins Coaching Ranks After Retiring As Player | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. August 8, 1995. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "San Jose Sharks hire Former Toronto GM Ferguson as Pro Scout Director". thehockeynews.com. September 21, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ "Hockey Operations". sjbarracuda.com. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database