Marcel Dionne

Marcel Dionne
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1992
Dionne in 1987
Born (1951-08-03) August 3, 1951 (age 72)
Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles Kings
New York Rangers
National team  Canada
NHL draft 2nd overall, 1971
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1971–1989
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Canada Cup
Gold medal – first place 1976 Canada
Silver medal – second place 1981 Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal – third place 1983 West Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Soviet Union

Marcel Elphège Dionne (born August 3, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers between 1971 and 1989. A prolific scorer, he won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer in 1979–80, and recorded 50 goals or more in a season six times, and 100 points or more in a season 8 times during his career. Internationally Dionne played for the Canadian national team at two Canada Cups and three World Championships. Dionne was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992. In 2017 Dionne was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.[1]

  1. ^ "100 Greatest NHL Players". National Hockey League. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.

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