Marcel Dionne

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Marcel Elphege "Little Beaver" Dionne (born August 3 1951, in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers.

1 Playing career
2 Career Statistics
3 Achievements
- 3.1 OHA
- 3.2 NHL
4 See also

[edit] Playing career

Dionne was drafted in the 1st Round, 2nd overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft. Dionne played his first four seasons with the Red Wings, and then left via free agency to the Los Angeles Kings where he played 11 and a half seasons. He was finally traded to the New York Rangers where he played his remaining two and a half seasons, retiring in 1989.

During his first season for Detroit in the 1971-72 NHL season, he set an NHL record for scoring by rookies with 77 points. This record has since been surpassed by several players, including Peter Stastny for the 1980-81 Quebec Nordiques (109 points), Mario Lemieux for the 1984-85 Pittsburgh Penguins (100 points), and Teemu Selanne for the 1992-93 Winnipeg Jets (132 points).

His best season was 1979-80 when he had 137 points. That season, he was tied for the league lead in points with Wayne Gretzky. Though Gretzky played in one less game then Dionne, Dionne was awarded the Art Ross Trophy for scoring two more goals than Gretzky.

Dionne was the third of six men to reach the 700-goal plateau, and currently ranks fourth among all-time goal scorers, with 731. He is ranked fifth in points, with 1771. He is 9th in career assists with 1,040. He was second in assists, goals, and points when he retired in 1989, behind Gordie Howe in all categories, by 70 goals, 9 assists, and 79 points.

He was also the last active player in the NHL that participated in the 1972 Summit Series.

Marcel Dionne was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992. In 1998, he was ranked number 38 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, the highest-ranking player not to have played on a Stanley Cup winner.

The former Centre Civique arena in Drummondville was renamed Centre Marcel Dionne in his honour after his retirement.

Today, Dionne resides in Buffalo, NY, where he owns and runs a sports collectibles store.

Dionne's younger brother Gilbert also played in the NHL and won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1992-93.

[edit] Career Statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1968-69	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA-Jr.	48	37	63	100	38	18	15	20	35	8
1969-70	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA-Jr.	54	55	77	132	46	10	12	20	32	10
1970-71	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA-Jr.	46	62	81	143	20	15	29	26	55	11
1971-72	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	78	28	49	77	14	--	--	--	--	--
1972-73	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	77	40	50	90	21	--	--	--	--	--
1973-74	Detroit Red Wings	WHL	74	24	54	78	10	--	--	--	--	--
1974-75	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	80	47	74	121	14	--	--	--	--	--
1975-76	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	40	54	94	38	9	6	1	7	0
1976-77	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	53	69	122	12	9	5	9	14	2
1977-78	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	70	36	43	79	37	2	0	0	0	0
1978-79	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	59	71	130	30	2	0	1	1	0
1979-80	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	53	84	137	32	4	0	3	3	4
1980-81	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	58	77	135	70	4	1	3	4	7
1981-82	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	78	50	67	117	50	10	7	4	11	0
1982-83	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	56	51	107	22	--	--	--	--	--
1983-84	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	66	39	53	92	28	--	--	--	--	--
1984-85	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	46	80	126	46	3	1	2	3	2
1985-86	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	36	58	94	42	--	--	--	--	--
1986-87	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	67	24	50	74	54	--	--	--	--	--
1986-87	New York Rangers	NHL	14	4	6	10	6	1	1	2	2	0
1987-88	New York Rangers	NHL	67	31	34	65	54	--	--	--	--	--
1988-89	New York Rangers	NHL	37	7	16	23	20	--	--	--	--	--
OHA-Jr. Totals			148	154	221	375	104	43	56	66	122	29
NHL Totals			1348	731	1040	1771	600	49	21	24	45	17

[edit] Achievements

[edit] OHA

1969-70 - Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy Winner
1969-70 - OHA Second All-Star Team
1970-71 - OHA First All-Star Team
1970-71 - Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy Winner

[edit] NHL

1974-75 - Lady Byng Trophy Winner
1974-75 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
1975-76 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
1976-77 - Lady Byng Trophy Winner
1976-77 - NHL First Team All-Star
1976-77 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
1977-78 - Named Best Forward at the World Hockey Championships
1977-78 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
1978-79 - NHL Second Team All-Star
1978-79 - Lester B. Pearson Award Winner
1979-80 - NHL First Team All-Star
1979-80 - Lester B. Pearson Award Winner
1979-80 - Art Ross Trophy Winner
1979-80 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
1980-81 - NHL Second Team All-Star
1980-81 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
1982-83 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
1984-85 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
1992 - Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame

[edit] See also

Preceded by: Bryan Trottier	Winner of the Art Ross Trophy 1980	Succeeded by: Wayne Gretzky
Preceded by: Larry Johnston	Detroit Red Wings captains 1974-75	Succeeded by: Danny Grant Terry Harper
Preceded by: John Bucyk	Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1975	Succeeded by: Jean Ratelle
Preceded by: Jean Ratelle	Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1977	Succeeded by: Butch Goring