Dino Ciccarelli

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Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Retired Minnesota North Stars Washington Capitals Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers
Nationality	Canada
Born	February 8, 1960, Sarnia, Ontario
Pro Career	1980 – 1999

Dino Ciccarelli (born February 8, 1960 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League, primarily with the Minnesota North Stars. He scored 1,200 points in his NHL career, and is the North Stars' all-time leader in that statistic. Dino is of Italian descent.

Dino is considered by many to be one of the best players in league history to never have won a Stanley Cup. The closest he came was making the Cup Finals in 1995 with the Detroit Red Wings, when they were beaten by the New Jersey Devils. He left the team and joined the Tampa Bay Lightning before the 1996-97 season, one that would see the Red Wings win the Cup.

Ciccarelli's career featured several controversial moments, both on and off the ice. In 1987 he pleaded guilty to indecent exposure and received probation. Then on January 6th, 1988, in a game played at Maple Leaf Gardens, Ciccarelli attacked Maple Leafs defenceman Luke Richardson with his stick. As a result of this incident, Ciccarelli was convicted of assault, fined $1000, and sentenced to one day in jail.

After retiring, Ciccarelli allegedly had several physical altercations with members of the media. Some have criticized the HHoF for focusing on issues other than hockey for his exclusion, but others point out that the induction committee has maintained such integrity in order to avoid tarnishing such an honour.

Dino and his brother Robert have been co-owners of the Ontario Hockey League's Sarnia Sting since 1994. Ciccarelli's number 8 was also retired by his junior team, the London Knights. The Ciccarellis are related to Hall of Famers Tony and Phil Esposito.

Dino owns the nightclub Club 22 in Shelby Township, Michigan.

Contents 1 Career Statistics 2 Achievements & Awards 3 Teams 4 See also 5 External link

[edit] Career Statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976-77	London Knights	OMJHL		66	39	43	82	45		20	11	13	24	14
1977-78	London Knights	OMJHL		68	72	70	142	49		9	6	10	16	6
1978-79	London Knights	OMJHL		30	8	11	19	35		7	3	5	8	0
1979-80	London Knights	OMJHL		62	50	53	103	72		5	2	6	8	15
1979-80	Oklahoma City Stars	CHL		6	3	2	0
1980-81	Oklahoma City Stars	CHL		48	32	25	57	45
1980-81	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		32	18	12	30	29		19	14	7	21	25
1981-82	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		76	55	51	106	138		4	3	1	4	2
1982-83	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		77	37	38	75	94		9	4	6	10	11
1983-84	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		79	38	33	71	58		16	4	5	9	27
1984-85	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		51	15	17	32	41		9	3	3	6	8
1985-86	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		75	44	45	89	51		5	0	1	1	6
1986-87	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		80	52	51	103	88		--	--	--	--	--
1987-88	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		67	41	45	86	79		--	--	--	--	--
1988-89	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		65	32	27	59	64
1988-89	Washington Capitals	NHL		11	12	3	15	12		6	3	3	6	12
1989-90	Washington Capitals	NHL		80	41	38	79	122		8	8	3	11	6
1990-91	Washington Capitals	NHL		54	21	18	39	66		11	5	4	9	22
1991-92	Washington Capitals	NHL		78	38	38	76	78		7	5	4	9	14
1992-93	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		82	41	56	97	81		7	4	2	6	16
1993-94	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		66	28	29	57	73		7	5	2	7	14
1994-95	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		42	16	27	43	39		16	9	2	11	22
1995-96	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		64	22	21	43	99		17	6	2	8	26
1996-97	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		77	35	25	60	116		--	--	--	--	--
1997-98	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		34	11	6	17	42
1997-98	Florida Panthers	NHL		28	5	11	16	28		--	--	--	--	--
1998-99	Florida Panthers	NHL		14	6	1	7	27		--	--	--	--	--
OMJHL Totals				226	169	177	346	201		41	22	34	56	35
NHL Totals				1232	608	592	1200	1425		141	73	45	118	211

[edit] Achievements & Awards

• OMJHL Second All-Star Team (1978)
• NHL All-Star Game (1982, 1983, 1989, 1997)

[edit] Teams

Dino Ciccarelli has played for the following teams:

• London Knights (OHL) 1976-80
• Oklahoma City Stars (CHL) 1979-81
• Minnesota North Stars (NHL) 1980-89
• Washington Capitals (NHL) 1988-92
• Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 1992-96
• Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) 1996-97
• Florida Panthers (NHL) 1997- 99

[edit] See also

• List of retired NHL players
• List of NHL statistical leaders
• List of NHL seasons
• List of NHL players with 1000 points
• List of NHL players with 500 goals

[edit] External link

• Info at hockeydb.com