Dino Ciccarelli
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 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.
Dino is the highest scoring player eligible for the
Hockey Hall of Fame that has not been inducted as of 2006; he is currently 41st on the
all-time list.
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 Famer
Phil Esposito.
Dino recently opened the nightclub
Club 22 in
Shelby Township, Michigan.
Regular Season Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM
1980-81 Minnesota North Stars NHL 32 18 12 30 291981-82 Minnesota North Stars NHL 76 55 51 106 1381982-83 Minnesota North Stars NHL 77 37 38 75 94 1983-84 Minnesota North Stars NHL 79 38 33 71 58 1984-85 Minnesota North Stars NHL 51 15 17 32 41 1985-86 Minnesota North Stars NHL 75 44 45 89 51 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/Washington NHL 76 44 30 74 76 1989-90 Washington Capitals NHL 80 41 38 79 122 1990-91 Washington Capitals NHL 54 21 18 39 66 1991-92 Washington Capitals NHL 78 38 38 76 78 1992-93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82 41 56 97 811993-94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 66 28 29 57 731995 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42 16 27 43 391995-96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64 22 21 43 991996-97 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 77 35 25 60 1161997-98 Tampa Bay/Florida NHL 62 16 17 33 701998-99 Florida Panthers NHL 14 6 1 7 27
NHL Totals 1232 608 592 1200 1428
Dino Ciccarelli has played for the following teams:
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London Knights (
OHL)
1976-80
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Oklahoma City Stars (
CHL)
1979-81
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Minnesota North Stars (
NHL)
1980-89
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Washington Capitals (NHL)
1988-92
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Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
1992-96
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Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
1996-97
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Florida Panthers (NHL)
1997-
99*
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*
Info at hockeydb.com
