Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox ice hockey player Marcel Elphège Dionne<ref name="Roberts">Template:Cite news</ref> (born August 3, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Early lifeEdit
Dionne was born on August 3, 1951, in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada<ref name="EP">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> to Gilbert Sr. and Laurette Dionne.<ref name="edge">Template:Cite news</ref> He was the oldest of eight children, and his youngest brother Gilbert was 19 years his junior.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Growing up, his father worked as a foreman at a steel plant<ref name="Dodger">Template:Cite news</ref> while his mother ran a corner store and beauty salon with her children's help.<ref name="edge"/> Due to limited finances, Dionne's extended family pitched in to help cover the costs of his hockey equipment.<ref name="Greenberg">Template:Cite news</ref> He played baseball as a youth as well, but chose to focus solely on hockey due to lack of prospects for Canadian baseball players.<ref name="Dodger"/>
Playing careerEdit
Junior careerEdit
Dionne played in the 1962, 1963 and 1964 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with his Drummondville youth team.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During his pee-wee career, Dionne garnered wide-spread attention from hockey teams and fans. He would often find dollar bills stuffed in his gloves from fans, and his parents received a letter from the Montreal Canadiens informing them to "take special care of young Marcel."<ref name="Greenberg"/> Another letter also invited Dionne to attend one of their junior camps, but he chose to move to St. Catharines and learn English.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His short stature earned him the nickname "little beaver," a reference to a popular midget wrestler.<ref name="Roberts"/> Dionne's first junior season was in 1968 for the Drummondville Rangers of the former Quebec Junior Hockey League, in which he scored over two goals a game in Drummondville's losing effort in the Memorial Cup playoffs.Template:Cn
When the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League formed in 1969, Dionne departed to play in the Ontario Hockey Association, then regarded as a higher-calibre level of competition, spending the next three seasons with the St. Catharines Black Hawks. He became the league's preeminent star, winning scoring titles in 1970 and 1971 and adding a record 122 points in 43 playoff games. He attended St. Catharines Collegiate during this time.<ref name="Barker">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Dionne's scoring feats were marred by one of the most infamous events in Canadian junior hockey during the 1971 Richardson Cup finals against the Quebec Remparts. Following a riot in Quebec City after the penalty-filled fourth game of the series in which Dionne's Black Hawks' team bus was attacked by the mob,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> the fifth game was played at a neutral site, and the remainder of the series was not played due to fears of further violence.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Dionne was drafted in the first round, second overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1971 NHL amateur draft.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Professional careerEdit
Detroit Red Wings (1971–1975)Edit
Following the draft, Dionne signed a rookie contract with the Red Wings for a record-breaking amount with various bonuses.<ref name="record contract">Template:Cite news</ref> While the exact terms were not released, his bargaining agent Alan Eagleson said: "If Marcel gets as many goals as I think he can, he'll be paid like a super-star...No matter what he does, he's got the best contract in the history of the league for a rookie."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was speculated that the amount was $50,000 with incentive clauses which could add another $15,000 to $20,000.<ref name="record contract"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite having a self-proclaimed "poor training camp,"<ref name="x">Template:Cite news</ref> Dionne was named to the Red Wings opening roster for the 1971–72 season. He made his NHL debut on October 9, 1971, in the teams season opener against the Minnesota North Stars.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He recorded his first career NHL goal on October 16, 1971, in a 9–2 loss to the St. Louis Blues.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> While the Red Wings began the season with a losing 2–5-0 record, Dionne scored three goals and two assists.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Dionne spent the majority of his rookie season playing on a line with Bill Collins and Nick Libett.<ref name="greatest">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> By January, Dionne earned more on ice responsibility and was part of the Red Wings' power-play and penalty kill unit.<ref name="x"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> While playing in this dual role, Dionne ranked third on the team in scoring and 22nd in the league.<ref name="x"/> Dionne set numerous personal and league-wide milestones in March. He recorded his first career NHL hat-trick on March 19, 1972, in a 7–6 win over the Montreal Canadiens.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He then assisted on four goals the following game to tie with Rick Martin of Buffalo Sabres for 13th place on the NHL scoring list.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Dionne added two goals and two assists the next day to break the NHL record for most points by a rookie.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He finished the regular season as the Red Wings' leading scorer with 28 goals and 49 assists and finished third in Calder Memorial Trophy voting as the NHL's top rookie.<ref name="greatest"/> During the offseason, Dionne signed a three-year contract extension with the Red Wings<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and was the youngest player on Team Canada at the Summit Series.<ref name="greatest"/>
Due to the Summit Series, Dionne missed the entire training camp and returned to Detroit three days before the 1972–73 season opener.<ref name="Erickson">Template:Cite news</ref> The Red Wings began the season with a six-game win streak<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> before losing four straight games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Following the fourth consecutive loss, head coach Johnny Wilson mandated a two-hour bag skate.<ref name="Erickson"/> However, both Wilson and general manager Ned Harkness felt that Dionne was not giving enough effort.<ref name="Erickson"/><ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> Following the skate, Harkness told the media, "If he keeps it up and doesn't start working, he might find himself playing in the minors."<ref name=":0"/> While Harkness later said he was misquoted,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Dionne expressed his frustration that he spoke to the media instead of having a conversation with him.<ref name="Hafner">Template:Cite news</ref> On December 2, Dionne scored one goal and three assists in his 100th career NHL game.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This tied him with Richard Martin and Fred Stanfield for seventh place in league scoring.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, his earlier conflicts with management continued into December and resulted in a suspension.<ref name="Hafner"/> Following a 7–0 loss to the Minnesota North Stars on December 9, Wilson mandated a morning practice before their game against the Vancouver Canucks. After Wilson called out Dionne for a perceived lack of effort, he told him to "go home and stay there until he felt he could come back and make a contribution to the team."<ref name="tough">Template:Cite news</ref> Due to a miscommunication as to the meaning of that order, Dionne assumed he had been suspended and missed their game that night.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, the Red Wings claimed he had not been suspended until he failed to show for that evening's game.<ref name="reinstated">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Immediately following their game against the Canucks, Harkness handed out a press released that said that Dionne was “suspended indefinitely (without pay) for failing to report for the game.”<ref name="tough"/> Despite this statement, Dionne was reinstated the following day after a discussion with the coaching staff.<ref name="reinstated"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After rejoining the team, Dionne scored his second career hat-trick against the Canadiens on February 22, 1973.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> By the end of February, he had amassed 36 goals and 76 points.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Dionne finished the regular season tied with Dennis Hull for 11th in league scoring with 90 points. His 167 total career points were the most ever collected by an NHL player through their first two seasons.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
While Dionne arrived at the Red Wings' 1973 training camp eight pounds overweight, head coach Ted Garvin said he was more concerned about his moodiness.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His attitude and poor start to the 1973–74 season resulted in a temporary suspension before his 11th game. At the time, he had collected seven assists and no goals.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After he was reinstated, Dionne told members of the media that he asked to be traded "for the benefit of the team...and for the good of the other players."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite Dionne verbalising his unhappiness in Detroit, the Red Wings were hesitant to trade him due to the poor results of their trade of centreman Garry Unger.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In between the trade talks, Dionne broke his 22-game goalless streak on November 29 against the St. Louis Blues.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Red Wings also fired Garvin and replaced him with Alex Delvecchio.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In December 1973, Eagleson warned the Red Wings that they could lose Dionne to the World Hockey Association (WHA) if they did not trade him.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="book">Template:Cite news</ref> However, Dionne denied asking for a trade<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and finished the season with the Red Wings.<ref name="EP"/> Dionne's offensive output improved in the second half of the season and he ended January with 13 goals and 26 asssits over 15 games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> By the end of February, he had amassed 61 points through 59 games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, Dionne suffered a knee injury in March during a game against the New York Rangers and missed several games to recover.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
During the 1974 offseason, Delvecchio spoke to Dionne about returning to training camp at a healthy weight, and was disappointed when Dionne arrived at camp 15 pounds overweight.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite this, Dionne was appointed captain of the Red Wings at the start of the 1974–75 season, and he changed his jersey number to 12.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the age of 23, he was the second-youngest captain in the NHL that season, behind 22-year-old Jim Schoenfeld.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Delvecchio gave Dionne the captaincy in an effort "to give him more responsibility."<ref name="dig">Template:Cite news</ref> In this new role, he was praised by both teammates and management for his positive attitude<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> while also leading the league with 12 points over five games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, his lack of goals worried fans and he was sent medallions and jewelry to try and help him break the streak.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Dionne scored seven goals and 20 assists through November,<ref name="dig"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and tied with Bobby Clarke for seventh place in league scoring by mid-December.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He finished the season ranked third in league scoring and became the first player in NHL history to score 10 short-handed goals in one season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was also fifth in voting for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most gentlemanly player.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Los Angeles Kings (1975–1987)Edit
As a free agent, Dionne and his agent fielded offers from the Edmonton Oilers of the WHA, Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres, and New York Islanders. However, his agent felt that the Red Wings were deterring offers as they wanted "a couple of regulars and a super-star for Marcel."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite being offered a six-figure contract from the Oilers to join the WHA,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> he agreed to a $1.5 million contract with the Kings.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In an effort to avoid arbitration, the Kings offered the Red Wings Terry Harper, Dan Maloney, cash, and draft picks in exchange for Dionne.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, after Harper failed to appear at the Red Wings' training camp, an injunction was requested to prohibit Dionne from joining the Kings. A judge ultimately rejected the injunction, and Dionne was able to continue participating in the Kings' training camp.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Upon arriving in Los Angeles, head coach Bob Pulford assigned Dionne to a weight loss regimen which included skating extra laps with plastic sheets around his stomach.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Dionne started the 1975–76 season centering a line with Gene Carr and Mike Murphy.<ref name="happy">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> While the Kings started the season with back-to-back loses, Dionne helped them win their next four consecutive games. He quickly accumulated five goals and six assists for 11 points through six games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> By the end of October, he had maintained an eight game goal streak for 10 goals overall and 14 assists.<ref name="subdues">Template:Cite news</ref> During the streak, Dionne recorded his fifth career hat-trick<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and set a Kings franchise record with 11 shots on net in one game.<ref name="subdues"/> While he found success offensively, he also received criticism from coaching staff and hockey pundits for his lack of defensive mindedness.<ref name="happy"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On March 27, 1976, Dionne scored his 37th goal of the season to tie a franchise record for most goals in a single season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He then surpassed the record set by Mike Corrigan with his 38th goal on March 31, against the St. Louis Blues.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Dionne finished the regular season with a franchise-leading 40 goals and 54 assists en route to the 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> While the Kings beat the Atlanta Flames in the preliminary round of the playoffs,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> they fell to the Boston Bruins in seven games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After the Kings were shut out by the Bruins in Game 1, Dionne scored his first two postseason goals in Game 2 to help the Kings even their quarterfinal series.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He scored a hat-trick the following game to lead the Kings to a 6–4 win and a 2–1 series lead.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Dionne finished the series leading the team with six goals, but the Kings were ultimately eliminated from playoff contention.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
During the offseason, Dionne was chosen to represent Team Canada in the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup. Due to an overabundance of centremen, Canada's head coach Scotty Bowman chose to convert Dionne into a right winger.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After witnessing Dionne's success in this position, Kings head coach Bob Pulford chose to keep him as a winger for the 1976–77 season. In this new role, Dionne and his linemates Tom Williams and Butch Goring became one of the highest-scoring lines that season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> By the end of November, Dionne ranked third in league scoring with 13 goals and 23 assists.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> While he was occasionally benched by Pulford due to his defensive deficiencies,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Dionne still ended December with 20 goals and 53 points.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite his offensive success, Dionne was left off the original roster for the 1977 NHL All-Star Game. He was eventually personally added by Wales Conference All-Stars coach Scotty Bowman.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Following the All-Star Game, Dionne recorded his second hat-trick of the season to reach 40 goals and tie the Kings' franchise record for most goals in a single season, which he had set the previous year.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In March, Dionne broke the Kings' franchise goal record and reached 100 points for the second time in his career.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He finished the 1976–77 regular season with a career-high 53 goals and 69 assists for 122 points,<ref name="EP"/> while playing mostly as a right winger.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In recognition of his efforts, Dionne became the first Los Angeles Kings player to be named to the NHL All-Star team at the end of the season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He also received the 1977 Seven Crowns of Sports award as the NHL's most consistent player<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and his second Lady Byng Memorial Trophy.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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During Dionne's tenure with the Los Angeles Kings, he played six seasons with the famed "Triple Crown Line", centring Charlie Simmer and Dave Taylor.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dionne signed a six-year, $3.6 million contract with the Kings before the start of the 1980–81 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On January 7, 1981, Dionne recorded two goals and an assist against the Hartford Whalers to become the fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points. He accomplished this feat in 740 games, 83 games faster than the previous record holder Phil Esposito.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
On December 7, 1985, Dionne scored his 500th goal with the Kings organization to help the team beat the Winnipeg Jets.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Dionne was traded to the New York Rangers upon his request on March 10, 1987. The Kings sent Dionne, Jeff Crossman, and a third-round pick to the Rangers in exchange for Bobby Carpenter and Tom Laidlaw.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
New York Rangers (1987–1989)Edit
Dionne played his remaining two and a half seasons there, where the Rangers lost in the first round of the playoffs twice and missed the playoffs once. He retired in 1989.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Retirement and legacyEdit
In January 2004, Dionne was featured on a Canadian postage stamp. As part of the NHL All-Stars Collection, Dionne was immortalized along with five other All-Stars.<ref>Canada's Stamp Details, January to March 2004, Volume XIII, No. 1</ref>
Dionne has maintained a large business and investment portfolio since his playing days, owning the Blue Line Diner in Niagara Falls, operating a sports memorabilia store in Buffalo and buying and selling real estate.<ref name="edge"/>
Dionne was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1998, he was ranked number 38 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, the highest-ranking player to have not won a Stanley Cup since 2001 when No. 14-ranked Ray Bourque won with the Colorado Avalanche.
The Centre Civique arena in Drummondville was renamed Centre Marcel-Dionne in his honour in 1980.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Prior to the start of the 1993–94 season, Dionne helped to create local interest in the ECHL's newest franchise, the South Carolina Stingrays. With the help of some young players, Dionne gave an on-ice demonstration of the rules of hockey to the southern audience.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Personal lifeEdit
Dionne married St. Catharines native Carol Gaudet in Troy, Michigan in April 1974.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> They have three children together, two sons and one daughter.<ref name="Brown">Template:Cite news</ref> After he retired, the Dionne's settled in Buffalo and his sons, Drew and Garrett, played Junior B hockey for the Niagara Falls Canucks.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Career statisticsEdit
Regular season and playoffsEdit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1967–68 | Drummondville Rangers | QJHL | 48 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 45 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | ||
| 1967–68 | Drummondville Rangers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | ||
| 1968–69 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 48 | 37 | 63 | 100 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 8 | ||
| 1969–70 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 54 | 55 | 77 | 132 | 46 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 10 | ||
| 1970–71 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 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 | NHL | 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 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 67 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New York Rangers | NHL | 37 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Denver Rangers | IHL | 9 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1,348 | 731 | 1,040 | 1,771 | 600 | 49 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 17 | ||||
InternationalEdit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | CC | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1978 | Canada | WC | 10 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |
| 1979 | Canada | WC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1981 | Canada | CC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1983 | Canada | WC | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1986 | Canada | WC | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
| Senior totals | 50 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 24 | |||
<ref>Triple Crown, Ted Mahovlich, p.209, Template:ISBN</ref>
Awards and honoursEdit
OHAEdit
- 2× Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy winner – 1969–70, 1970–71
- OHA Second All-Star Team – 1969–70
- OHA First All-Star Team – 1970–71
NHLEdit
- 2× Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winner – 1974–75, 1976–77
- 2× Lester B. Pearson Award winner – 1978–79, 1979–80
- Art Ross Trophy winner – 1979–80
- 8× NHL All-Star – 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985
- 2× NHL first team All-Star – 1976–77, 1979–80
- 2× NHL second team All-Star – 1978–79, 1980–81
- Named best forward at the Ice Hockey World Championships – 1978
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame – 1992
See alsoEdit
- List of NHL statistical leaders
- Notable families in the NHL
- List of NHL players with 1,000 points
- List of NHL players with 500 goals
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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