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23. John Ogrodnick

23. John Ogrodnick

The Detroit Red Wings were not a very good hockey team in the first half of the 1980s, but they did have John Ogrodnick, who was their best scorer at the time.

A five-time All-Star and one-time Second Team All-Star, Ogrodnick first played for Detroit in the 1979/80 season after being taken in the Fourth Round of that year’s draft. The Left Wing had three straight 40 Goal years beginning in 1982-83, peaking with a 105 Point year in 1984-85. He would also have two top-five finishes in Lady Byng voting.

Ogrodnick was traded to Quebec in 1987 and returned for a final NHL season in 1992, though his skills had degraded, and he was only there for 19 Games.  Overall, Ogrodnick scored 546 Points in 558 Games in Detroit.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Left Wing
  • Acquired: Selected in the 4th Round, 66th Overall in the NHL Draft 8/9/79.
  • Departed:

    Traded to the Quebec Nordiques with Basil McRae for Doug Shedden and Brent Ashton 1/17/87.

    Acquired (2): Signed as a Free Agent 9/29/92.

    Departed (2): Retired after the 1992-93 Season.
  • Games Played: 558
  • Notable Statistics:

    265 Goals
    281 Assists 
    546 Points 
    150 PIM 
    0.98 PPG 
    -84 Plus/Minus 
    41.6 Point Shares 

    8 Playoff Games
    1 Goal
    1 Assist
    2 Points 
    0 PIM 
    0.25 PPG 
    -7 Plus/Minus 
  • Non-NHL Teams:

    First Team All-Star (1985)
    All-Star Game (1981, 1982, 1984, 1985 & 1986)
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