Well-Known Hockey People Who Barely Played in the NHL
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A couple of others:
Scott Sandelin. He won three NCAA titles in the 2010s as head coach at Minnesota-Duluth. He played 25 NHL games.
Though Barry Melrose did play 300 NHL games he is probably more identified from coaching and certainly his work at ESPN.
Scott Sandelin. He won three NCAA titles in the 2010s as head coach at Minnesota-Duluth. He played 25 NHL games.
Though Barry Melrose did play 300 NHL games he is probably more identified from coaching and certainly his work at ESPN.
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Minnesota North Stars vs. Detroit Red Wings Box Score: January 20, 1984 | Hockey-Reference.com
Get the latest box score updates on the Minnesota North Stars vs. Detroit Red Wings game played on January 20, 1984 on Hockey-Reference.comwww.hockey-reference.com
A mid-winter Norris division game between a good Northstars squad, and a terrible Wings squad.
3 fights, none of them really involving notable heavyweights.
Minnesota somehow chased Holland in the first five minutes but he also managed to play over 30 minutes total (Stefan was even worse so they put Holland back in?)
Yzerman scored but was still minus 3?
Cant really tell but it seems like Craig started but was pulled while leading the game comfortably.
Torn left hamstring. It ended up being his last NHL game, although he did manage to return to CHL Salt Lake by the end of their season (second image is from his last pro game, a 6-3 playoff loss to John Vanbiesbrouck and the Tulsa Oilers.
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Duncan MacPherson.
1st round (20th overall) in the 1984 draft. After several years in the WHL, then the AHL, MacPherson set his sites on playing in Europe in 1989. He decided to go skiing in Austria before he reported to Scotland to play in the British league.
Sadly, MacPherson was injured skiing. Sometime shortly after, a snow clearing machine is alleged to have run him over. MacPherson’s body was found to have suffered significant trauma, including amputation of arms, hands and legs. The damage is consistent with rotating machinery; his snowboard also had a uniform pattern of damage and was cut apart, which indicates that it too had gone through a machine.
He was buried within a glacier along the ski route. The resort had been found to have deliberately covered up his disappearance. The Duncan MacPherson case was broadcast on The Fifth Estate several years ago.
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Gordie Clark appeared in 8 NHL games. He was recently inducted into the AHL Hall of Fame.
Gordie Clark (b.1952) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com
Statistics and Records of Gordie Clark, a hockey player and coach from Glasgow, Scotland born May 31 1952 who was active from 1971 to 1983.
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Paul Stewart, 1979/80 Québec Nordiques (21 games played, 2+0=2)
Also Paul Stewart, over 1000 NHL games refereed
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While he had a long NHA career, Art Ross only played 3 games in the NHLs first season.
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This begs the question: Why was the trophy for scoring points named after Art Ross? (too lazy to look it up)
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Sure, he donated it, but why was it to be for the player with most points? Like, was that his idea or did the League just need an award for that and he happened to donate a trophy (i.e., not caring what it was used for)?One word: Donation. You should try it. Unless you're too lazy.
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Lester Patrick only played two NHL games, one as a 44 year old relief goalie in the Stanley Cup final. Allowed just 1 goal in the win.
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Scotty Bowman comes to mind. And that would be zero games he played. Possibly thanks to an injury he suffered.
He played over 800 NHL games, but how many people remember Joel Quenneville in the NHL? Played on Hartford mostly.
Marc Crawford played in just 176 NHL games, but was on the 1982 Canucks
Todd McClellan played 5 NHL games and coached over 1100 so far.
Fred Shero played three seasons for the Rangers.
115 games for George McPhee
He played over 800 NHL games, but how many people remember Joel Quenneville in the NHL? Played on Hartford mostly.
Marc Crawford played in just 176 NHL games, but was on the 1982 Canucks
Todd McClellan played 5 NHL games and coached over 1100 so far.
Fred Shero played three seasons for the Rangers.
115 games for George McPhee
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I saw a video about this player's demise. He was trying to be a coach in a European league, Scotland I think, and broke his leg snowboarding on vacation. What a sad story.
Jets4Life
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Are you sure about that? I heard that he fell into some type of pit, and was seriously injured. Then the snow plow/machine ran over him, and the blades pretty much mangled his body to pieces. I suppose if they performed an autopsy, it would clear things up. However, the authorities never performed an official autopsy.
Either way, the fact that the Austrian resort covered up his death, to prevent bad publicity, was disgusting. This website sheds light about the facts of the case, and the cover-up:
Concealing the Cause and Manner of Death | Cold a Long Time: An Alpine Mystery
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Darren Pang played two half seasons and a single game in a third season, but is a voice of the NHL.
Darren Pang played two half seasons and a single game in a third season, but is a voice of the NHL.
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The video I saw is entitled "Pro hockey player's case was a 14 year mystery", on Youtube, by Mr. Ballen. It's hard to cross-check the Youtuber's sources, but he goes into quite a bit of detail. Apparently there was a fog on the glacier, a plough driver may have mangled his body, and MacPherson might have been buried alive as part of negligence cover-up.
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Darryl reaugh is well known to people who played the EA sports NHL series in the late 90s. He was the color guy to Jim Hughson.
I also think he was one of the better known regional color guys.
He only played 27 games spread between 84-85 to 90-91
I also think he was one of the better known regional color guys.
He only played 27 games spread between 84-85 to 90-91
Jets4Life
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Buried alive or not, the snow plow killed him. He was still alive when he came into contact with it. i think 3 of his limbs were amputated by the machine, and that is not including what it did to his torso. It should be noted that the snowboard that MacPherson rented (and had been recorded as "returned"), was found broken in half along with his body.
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Alain Vigneault played 42 games, all with the Blues - he would go on to coach 1,363 games making two SCF'S.
(of course this can change, hes not retired)
(of course this can change, hes not retired)
