Mark Osborne (ice hockey)
| Mark Osborne | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 13, 1961 Etobicoke, Ontario , Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Winnipeg Jets | ||
| NHL draft |
46th overall, 1980 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1981–1995 | ||
Mark Osborne (born August 13, 1961) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Osborne played in the National Hockey League (NHL) primarily as a checking winger between 1981 and 1995. Osborne played in 919 games, tallying 212 goals and 531 points.
Playing career
As a youth, Osborne played in the 1974
1980 NHL Entry Draft.[2]
As a rookie in the
Lucien Deblois.[3][6] In his second stint with Toronto he was on an effective checking line with Bill Berg and Peter Zezel and helped the Leafs reach the conference finals in two consecutive playoff years (1993 and 1994), falling short each time of making it to the Stanley Cup Finals.[3][7] Before the lockout shortened 1994–95 season Osborne signed with the Rangers, for his final NHL season.[8] He went on to play three more years with the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) as a player-coach, retiring in 1997.[3]
Post playing career
After retiring Osborne worked as coach of the
Leafs TV, a popular media outlet covering the Toronto Maple Leafs.[11] He is currently a pro scout for the Los Angeles Kings organization.[12]
Personal life
Osborne is a devout
CIBC in Toronto.[16]
Career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | Toronto Nationals AAA | Midget
|
58 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OMJHL | 62 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 53 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 31 | ||
| 1979–80 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OMJHL | 52 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 104 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | ||
| 1980–81 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHL | 54 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 140 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 20 | ||
| 1980–81 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 26 | 41 | 67 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | New York Rangers | NHL | 73 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1984–85 | New York Rangers | NHL | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | New York Rangers | NHL | 62 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 80 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | ||
| 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 58 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 16 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1987–88 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 79 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 102 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1988–89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 75 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 78 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 91 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1990–91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 37 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 43 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 76 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 89 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1993–94 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 73 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 145 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 52 | ||
| 1994–95 | New York Rangers | NHL | 37 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 70 | 31 | 38 | 69 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 59 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 96 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1997–98 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 919 | 212 | 319 | 531 | 1,152 | 87 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 141 | ||||
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ^ a b "Mark Osborne". Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame. 16 July 2005. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Mark Osborne". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Crawford, Zach (May 14, 2022). "Dual Citizenship: Mark Osborne". NHL.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ "Leafs send Olczyk to Jets in multi-player trade". UPI. November 10, 1990. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Traikos, Michael (March 16, 2022). "Why former Maple Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher never paid much attention to the NHL trade deadline". Toronto Sun. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Fox, Luke (May 8, 2020). "Maple Leafs legend Doug Gilmour talks '93 lucky charm, bond with teammates". Sportsnet. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Lapointe, Joe (September 1, 1994). "HOCKEY; At 33, 'Solid Guy' Osborne to Return as a Ranger Again". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ "IceDogs Introduce New Ownership and Staff". ontariohockeyleague.com. June 10, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Dowbiggin, Bruce (August 22, 2010). "Kouleas, The Score part ways". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- ^ Hornby, Lance (August 16, 2012). "Leafs Nation Network going off the airwaves". Toronto Sun. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ "Staff Directory - Los Angeles Kings". NHL.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Robson, Dan (July 9, 2011). "The Leafs' James Reimer: The man behind the mask". Toronto Star. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ "Camp Instructors - Retired Pro Instructors". Hockey Ministers International. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ a b Ludzik, Steve (April 23, 2013). "LUDZIK: Mark Osborne defied the critics". Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Ross, Gary Stephen (2002). Stung: The Incredible Obsession of Brian Molony. McClelland & Stewart.[page needed]
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Page at Hockeydraftcentral.com