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Canada Dale Hawerchuk
#18 Philadelphia Flyers / NHL - 96/97
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2
2-time Canada Cup Champion 2
2-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 2
1-time CHL Player of the Year 1
1-time CHL Top Scorer Award 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time QMJHL Most Points (Jean Beliveau Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Most Valuable Player (Michel Brière Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Playoffs MVP (Guy Lafleur Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Apr 04, 1963
Position
C
Age
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Toronto, ON, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Drafted
1981 round 1 #1 overall by Winnipeg Jets

Son: Ben Hawerchuk

The 1981 1st overall pick was a superstar from the get-go, winning the Calder Trophy his rookie year with 103 points. Hawerchuk was the first NHL player to reach 1000 career games before turning 31. The 5x All-Star retired in 1997, totaling 1,409 points in 16 seasons.

Hawerchuk, 57, died on August 18, 2020, of stomach cancer, in Barrie, Ont.

Team Staff profile of Dale Hawerchuk also available

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Dale Hawerchuk Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1978-79 Oshawa Legionaires MetJBHL 36* 32* 52* 84* -* -* |
1979-80 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 72* 37* 66* 103* 23* -* | Playoffs 18 20 25 45 0 -
1980-81 Cornwall Royals “A” QMJHL 72* 81* 102* 183* 69* -* | Playoffs 19 15 20 35 8 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 5* 5* 4* 9* 2* -* |
1981-82 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80* 45* 58* 103* 47* -4* | Playoffs 4 1 7 8 5 -
Canada WC 10* 3* 1* 4* 0* -* |
1982-83 Winnipeg Jets NHL 79* 40* 51* 91* 31* -17* | Playoffs 3 1 4 5 8 -
1983-84 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80* 37* 65* 102* 73* -14* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -
1984-85 Winnipeg Jets “C” NHL 80* 53* 77* 130* 74* 22* | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 4 -
1985-86 Winnipeg Jets “C” NHL 80* 46* 59* 105* 44* -27* | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 0 -
Canada WC 8* 2* 4* 6* 4* -* |
1986-87 Winnipeg Jets “C” NHL 80* 47* 53* 100* 52* 3* | Playoffs 10 5 8 13 4 -
1987-88 Winnipeg Jets “C” NHL 80* 44* 77* 121* 59* -9* | Playoffs 5 3 4 7 16 -4
Canada CC 9* 4* 2* 6* 0* 4* |
1988-89 Winnipeg Jets “C” NHL 75* 41* 55* 96* 28* -30* |
Canada “C” WC 10* 4* 8* 12* 6* -* |
1989-90 Winnipeg Jets “C” NHL 79* 26* 55* 81* 70* -11* | Playoffs 7 3 5 8 2 5
1990-91 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 80* 31* 58* 89* 32* 2* | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 10 -3
1991-92 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 77* 23* 75* 98* 27* -22* | Playoffs 7 2 5 7 0 3
Canada CC 8* 2* 3* 5* 0* 1* |
1992-93 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 81* 16* 80* 96* 52* -17* | Playoffs 8 5 9 14 2 0
1993-94 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 81* 35* 51* 86* 91* 10* | Playoffs 7 0 7 7 4 -1
1994-95 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 23* 5* 11* 16* 2* -2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
1995-96 St. Louis Blues NHL 66* 13* 28* 41* 22* 5* |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 16* 4* 16* 20* 4* 10* | Playoffs 12 3 6 9 12 0
1996-97 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 51* 12* 22* 34* 32* 9* | Playoffs 17 2 5 7 0 -2

Dale Hawerchuk Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1979-80 Cornwall Royals Memorial Cup 5* 1* 5* 6* 0* -* |
1980-81 Cornwall Royals “A” Memorial Cup 5* 8* 4* 12* 4* -* |
1986-87 NHL All-Stars Rendez-vous 87 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |

Dale Hawerchuk Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 2 17* 6* 5* 11* 0.65* 0* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 2 10* 9* 9* 18* 1.80* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MetJBHL 1 36* 32* 52* 84* 2.33* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 16 1 188* 518* 891* 1 409* 1.19* 740* -92* | 15 97 30 * 69 * 99 * 1.02 * 67 * -3 *
QMJHL 2 144* 118* 168* 286* 1.99* 92* -* | 2 37 35 * 45 * 80 * 2.16 * 8 * - *
Rendez-vous 87 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 28* 9* 13* 22* 0.79* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 5* 4* 9* 1.80* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dale Hawerchuk Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1979, 1 #6 overall by Cornwall Royals in the OHL Priority Selection

Number 10 retired by Arizona Coyotes

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres

Cult/Star player for Canada

Cult/Star player for Winnipeg Jets

- First player to score 1,000 NHL points before age of 31
- Made NHL debut on October 6, 1981 (Toronto at Winnipeg)
- Announced his retirement on August 25, 1997
- Played left wing at Canada Cup and for part of junior career
- Owns Memorial Cup record for most goals in one year (8; shared)
- Only player to play 1,000 NHL games before age of 31
- Youngest player to score 100 in an NHL season (18 years, 351 days)
- Owns Winnipeg/Phoenix record for most consecutive games played (475; Dec. 12 1982 to Dec. 10 1988)
- Owns NHL record for most points by North American rookie (103)
- Youngest player to appear in NHL All-Star Game (18 years, 312 days)
- First ever Winnipeg/Phoenix to score 100 points in an NHL season
- Signed eight-year contract with Winnipeg on June 25, 1985
- Scored 1000th NHL career point on March 8, 1991, against Chicago
- Was nominated for Masterton Trophy in 1994
- Signed with St. Louis on July 8, 1995
- Scored 500th NHL career point on January 31, 1996 (at Toronto)