The 20th-most points in NHL history. Two Memorial Cups. Two Canada Cup championships. And so much more. A look back at some of Dale Hawerchuk’s most notable on-ice accomplishments throughout his incredible career (via MikeyJ_MMA):
Hawerchuk’s two-year stint with the Cornwall Royals in the QMJHL was nothing short of spectacular. As a 16-year-old rookie during the 1979-80 season he scored 37 goals and 103 points in 72 games en route to winning the RDS Cup as the league’s rookie of the year.
He upped the ante that post-season, scoring 20 times and adding 25 assists in just 18 games as he helped lead his team to a championship. He took home the Guy Lafleur Trophy as QMJHL playoff MVP before the Royals went on to win the Memorial Cup, where Hawerchuk was named a First Team All-Star and won the George Parsons Trophy for sportsmanship. The skilled centre took his game to new heights the following year. He won the Jean Beliveau Trophy as QMJHL scoring champion after posting a whopping 81 goals and 183 points in 72 games. The Royals repeated as QMJHL champs and Hawerchuk won the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy as QMJHL player of the year. His team also won a second consecutive Memorial Cup and he earned the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as Memorial Cup MVP. He was also named CHL player of the year, and all that led to him being the No. 1-overall selection in the 1981 NHL Draft. Hawerchuk had an impact at the junior level later in life, too, as he transitioned to coaching with the OHL’s Barrie Colts, where he helped develop a new generation of players.It was instantly apparent Hawerchuk was poised to be a star in the big show. As an 18-year-old with the Jets he led all NHL rookies with 45 goals and 103 points and won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1982 as top rookie, beating out the likes of future Hall of Famers Grant Fuhr, Ron Francis and Joe Mullen. Hawerchuk was so impressive in his first NHL season he finished fifth in Hart Trophy voting behind legends Wayne Gretzky, Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy and Peter Stastny. Hawerchuk scored more than 100 points in six of his first seven NHL seasons and developed a reputation as a reliable iron man, missing only one game during that stretch. Although the Calder was the only major NHL award Hawerchuk won, he finished as the Hart Trophy runner-up for the 1984-85 season. That year he posted a career-high 53 goals and 130 points but Gretzky ran away with the Hart thanks to a 208-point campaign. Hawerchuk was traded to the Buffalo Sabres prior to the 1990-91 season and he continued producing at a high level until injuries interrupted his lockout-shortened 1994-95 season. In fact, from the time he debuted in 1981 through to the end of the 1993-94 season, Hawerchuk’s 1,032 games played were the most in the league and his 1,298 points were second-most behind Gretzky. He had 10 seasons with 90 or more points, which is tied for the fourth-most 90-point seasons ever.
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