Dale Hawerchuk

Dale Hawerchuk
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2001
Hawerchuk in 2008
Born (1963-04-04)April 4, 1963
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died August 18, 2020(2020-08-18) (aged 57)
Barrie, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Winnipeg Jets
Buffalo Sabres
St. Louis Blues
Philadelphia Flyers
National team  Canada
NHL draft 1st overall, 1981
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1981–1997

Dale Martin Hawerchuk (April 4, 1963 – August 18, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Drafted first overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, Hawerchuk played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 16 seasons as a member of the Jets, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, and Philadelphia Flyers. He won the NHL's Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year in 1982 and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his second year of eligibility in 2001. Hawerchuk served as the head coach of the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League from 2010 to 2019.

  1. ^ "Dale Hawerchuk dies at 57 following cancer battle" Archived August 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Kim Phillips CTV News August 18, 2020

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