Just To Piss Off The Badger

One of my favorite hockey players of all-time, Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk - it is imperative that you address him as such - will be honored in the Phoenix Coyotes' (formerly the Winnipeg Jets) Ring of Honor on Thursday.

Hawerchuk was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets with the first selection in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He went on to play nine seasons (1981-1990) with Winnipeg, appearing in 713 games and recording 379 goals, 550 assists and 929 points with the Jets. He ranks as the Jets/Coyotes all-time leader in goals (379) and points (929) and ranks 2nd in assists (550) and 4th in games played (713). He also ranks 1st in power play goals (122), 1st in hat tricks (12), T-3rd in shorthanded goals (12) and T-5th in game-winning goals (29). He was the Jets most prolific scorer in franchise history.

In 16 NHL seasons, he registered 518 goals and 891 assists for 1,409 points in 1,188 games. He also played 97 career playoff games, recording 30-69-99. Hawerchuk ranks 30th on the NHL's all-time goal-scoring leaders list, 19th on the NHL's all-time assist leaders list and 17th on the league's all-time point leaders list. (H/T - TSN.ca)

Badger always gives me grief about Hawerchuk - primarily because I like him, but also because I give him grief about his favorite goaltender, Bob Froese - but there is no arguing the man's accomplishments.

(H/T - Deathlok)