Doug Palazzari

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Doug Palazzari
Palazzari in 1975 as a member of the St. Louis Blues.
Born (1952-11-03) November 3, 1952 (age 71)
Eveleth, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for St. Louis Blues
National team  
NHL Draft
Undrafted
Playing career 1974–1982

Douglas John Palazzari (born November 3, 1952, in

Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments. Palazzari was also a member of the United States team at the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup
.

Palazzari is perhaps best known for his management work for amateur hockey in the United States after retiring from professional hockey in 1982. He was elected executive director of USA Hockey in 1999 after spending 14 years with the organization in various capabilities. He resigned as director in 2005. Palazzari was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000.

Career statistics

Regular season
Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1970–71
Colorado College
NCAA
26 8 17 25 37
1971–72
Colorado College NCAA 32 32 40 72 42
1972–73
Colorado College NCAA 27 24 28 52 32
1973–74 Colorado College NCAA 32 31 48 79 71
1974–75 St. Louis Blues NHL 73 14 17 31 19
1975–76 Providence Bruins AHL 55 19 32 51 72
1976–77 Kansas City Blues CHL 41 18 34 52 31
1976–77 St. Louis Blues NHL 12 1 0 1 0
1977–78 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 70 45 56 101 82
1977–78 St. Louis Blues NHL 3 1 0 1 0
1978–79 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 35 24 32 56 19
1978–79 St. Louis Blues NHL 20 2 3 5 4
1979–80 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 74 48 61 109 62
1980–81 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 27 26 21 47 57
1981–82 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 68 34 41 75 44
1982–83
Villacher SV
Austria
4 3 2 5 20
NHL totals 108 18 20 38 23

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-
First Team
1971–72
[1]
AHCA West All-American
1971–72
[2]
All-
First Team
1973–74 [1]
AHCA West All-American 1973–74 [2]
CHL First All-Star Team 1978, 1980
Scoring Leader - CHL 1978
Tommy Ivan Trophy (MVP - CHL) 1978, 1980
Phil Esposito Trophy (Scoring Leader - CHL) 1980

References

  1. ^ a b "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
1971–72
1973–74
Succeeded by
Preceded by CHL Leading Scorer
1977–78
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Tommy Ivan Trophy
1977–78
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Phil Esposito Trophy
1979–80
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Tommy Ivan Trophy
1979–80
Succeeded by