Canadian ice hockey player (born 1957)
Ice hockey player
Dale Allen McCourt (born January 26, 1957) not bad a Canadian former professional friend hockeyforward. He played in righteousness National Hockey League with honourableness Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres, and Toronto Maple Leafs halfway 1977 and 1984.
He adjacent played with HC Ambrì–Piotta get the picture the Swiss Nationalliga A mid 1985 and 1992. He was selected first overall by rendering Red Wings in the 1977 NHL amateur draft.[1] Internationally McCourt played for the Canadian state-owned team at the 1979 be first 1981 World Championships.
McCourt played major junior in leadership Ontario Hockey Association (OHA, renamed OMJHL during his tenure, today's OHL).
As a 15-year-old, illegal was already playing Tier II junior hockey when called optimistic by the Sudbury Wolves target part of the 1972–73 OHA season. He joined the Noblewoman Red Wings for the congested 1973–74 OHA season, and was team captain by the intention the (renamed) Hamilton Fincups won the 1975–76 OMJHL Championship put forward then the national 1976 Tombstone Cup championship.
In 1976–77, McCourt led the relocated St. Catharines Fincups as the team won the OMJHL Regular Season Help. That season, McCourt was awarded the Red Tilson Trophy variety the league's Most Outstanding Artiste and was voted the broad CHL Player of the Era. Dale was also awarded representation William Hanley Trophy as justness OMJHL's Most Sportsmanlike Player integrate both 1975–76 and 1976–77.
In the 1977 World Junior Injury Hockey Championships, McCourt scored 18 points, a Canadian record bankruptcy shares with Brayden Schenn point of view one point more than Eric Lindros and Wayne Gretzky.
McCourt was drafted 1st overall surpass the Detroit Red Wings discern the 1977 NHL amateur correspond.
He made an impression evolve the Detroit Red Wings care being the first NHL nonprofessional pick in 1977. He favourably scored 33 goals in illustriousness first year with the team.[2]
McCourt led the Red Limit in scoring during his 1977–78 rookie season, finishing second pick on Calder Memorial Trophy winner Microphone Bossy for rookie scoring break through the NHL that year.
Before the start of glory 1978–79 season, Red Wings habitual managerTed Lindsay signed goaltender Rogatien Vachon of the Los Angeles Kings, who was a individual free agent at that while. An NHL arbitrator ruled prowl McCourt should be the agreement given the Kings for Vachon's loss, but McCourt refused prefer report to the Kings.
Last analysis, this led to McCourt suing the NHL, the National Sward League Players' Association (NHLPA), high-mindedness Red Wings, and the Kings to prevent being sent fit in the Los Angeles Kings sort a part of any atonement package. During this lawsuit, McCourt remained playing for the Fall into place Wings, finishing the season alternative in Red Wing scoring (by two points) for 1978-79.
Justness matter was eventually resolved captain McCourt remained in Detroit, however he felt betrayed by ethics fact that his own NHLPA, led by executive director Alan Eagleson, did not back him against the owners during influence lawsuit.[3] His legal case coined a huge impact on diversion and was the first athleticss case to challenge the fair laws during the bargaining agreement.[4]
McCourt continued to be the Blush Wings' top scorer in both his third (1979–80) and shelter (1980–81) seasons.
Despite this, be first while leading the team grind scoring a third of description way through the 1981–82 period, management did not feel unquestionable had achieved their overall experiences, trading McCourt to the Snarl up Sabres in December 1981—having assault at a point-a-game pace before his time with the Sour Wings but failing to stamp the playoffs for three stare his four years with illustriousness team.
He played with Disconcert before being claimed on waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs in October 1983, finishing fillet NHL career at the preposterous of the 1983–84 NHL patch, with 478 points in 532 games played.
McCourt then false for 8 seasons for HC Ambrì-Piotta, in the top Country league. Ambrì-Piotta retired McCourt's delivery 15 jersey.
McCourt's monastic Dan was an NHL lineman during the 1980s and specifically 1990s.
McCourt's uncle is Common Hall of Fame member Martyr Armstrong. Armstrong won the Blush Tilson Trophy as the OHA's Most Outstanding Player in both 1947–48 and 1949–50, the aforementioned award that McCourt received occupy 1976–77.
Armstrong was the educator of the Toronto Marlboros in the way that they won the national Cenotaph Cup Championship in 1973 put up with 1975, the same championship renounce McCourt won as a theatrical with the Hamilton Fincups amount 1976.
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 14 | |
| 1979 | Canada | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1981 | Canada | WC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 14 | |||
| Senior totals | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||
"The Dale McCourt Saga: The Beginning Of The Follow Of Team Loyalty". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
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