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Canada John Tonelli
#21 Québec Nordiques / NHL - 91/92
1-time Canada Cup Champion 1
2-time NHL Second All-Star Team 2
4-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 4
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Mar 23, 1957
Position
LW
Age
67
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Milton, ON, CAN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1977 round 2 #33 overall by New York Islanders

Brother: Ray Tonelli
Sons: Jordan Tonelli, Zackary Tonelli
Cousins: Ryan Jones, Joshua Willenborg

Tonelli helped the Islanders win 4 straight Stanley Cups from 1980-83. He was a 5x 30-goal scorer and reached the 50-point mark in 11 seasons. He also won a Canada Cup in 1985 and was the tournament's MVP. The 2x All-Star retired in 1992 with 325 goals and 836 points.

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John Tonelli Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1973-74 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 69* 18* 37* 55* 62* -* |
1974-75 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 70* 49* 86* 135* 85* -* |
1975-76 Houston Aeros WHA 79* 17* 14* 31* 66* 11* | Playoffs 17 7 7 14 18 8
1976-77 Houston Aeros WHA 80* 24* 31* 55* 109* 14* | Playoffs 11 3 4 7 12 -1
1977-78 Houston Aeros WHA 65* 23* 41* 64* 103* 13* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 8 -4
1978-79 New York Islanders NHL 73* 17* 39* 56* 44* 29* | Playoffs 10 1 6 7 0 -
1979-80 New York Islanders NHL 77* 14* 30* 44* 49* 8* | Playoffs 21 7 9 16 18 -
1980-81 New York Islanders NHL 70* 20* 32* 52* 57* 8* | Playoffs 16 5 8 13 16 -
1981-82 New York Islanders NHL 80* 35* 58* 93* 57* 48* | Playoffs 19 6 10 16 18 -
1982-83 New York Islanders NHL 76* 31* 40* 71* 55* 30* | Playoffs 20 7 11 18 20 -
1983-84 New York Islanders NHL 73* 27* 40* 67* 66* 21* | Playoffs 17 1 3 4 31 -
1984-85 New York Islanders NHL 80* 42* 58* 100* 95* 50* | Playoffs 10 1 8 9 10 -
Canada CC 8* 3* 6* 9* 2* 2* |
1985-86 New York Islanders NHL 65* 20* 41* 61* 50* 22* |
Calgary Flames NHL 9* 3* 4* 7* 10* -1* | Playoffs 22 7 9 16 49 -
1986-87 Calgary Flames NHL 78* 20* 31* 51* 72* -2* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -
1987-88 Calgary Flames NHL 74* 17* 41* 58* 84* 10* | Playoffs 6 2 5 7 8 -1
1988-89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 77* 31* 33* 64* 110* 9* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 8 -3
1989-90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 73* 31* 37* 68* 62* -8* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 6 -6
1990-91 Los Angeles Kings NHL 71* 14* 16* 30* 49* 3* | Playoffs 12 2 4 6 12 1
1991-92 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 33* 1* 7* 8* 37* 2* |
Québec Nordiques NHL 19* 2* 4* 6* 14* -7* |

John Tonelli Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 1 8* 3* 6* 9* 1.13* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 14 1 028* 325* 511* 836* 0.81* 911* 222* | 13 172 40 * 75 * 115 * 0.67 * 200 * -9 *
OHA-Jr. 1 69* 18* 37* 55* 0.80* 62* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OMJHL (OHL) 1 70* 49* 86* 135* 1.93* 85* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHA 3 224* 64* 86* 150* 0.67* 278* 38* | 3 34 11 * 14 * 25 * 0.74 * 38 * 3 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

John Tonelli Career Highlights

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Number 27 retired by New York Islanders

Cult/Star player for New York Islanders