Dale hawerchuk hall of fame

Canadian ice hockey player, coach (1963–2020)

For the band, see Les Dales Hawerchuk.

Ice hockey player

Dale Martin Hawerchuk (April 4, 1963 – August 18, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Drafted first overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, Hawerchuk played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 16 seasons as a member of the Jets, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, and Philadelphia Flyers. He won the NHL's Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year in 1982 and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his second year of eligibility in 2001. Hawerchuk served as the head coach of the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League from 2010 to 2019.

Playing career

Hawerchuk was a young prodigy who received his first pair of skates at age two and, according to his father Ed, "was skating before he could walk."^[2] Beginning competitive hockey at age four, Hawerchuk demonstrated superior skills almost immediately. At the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament, he scored all eight goals during an 8–1 victory in the finals, smashing the longstanding record by the legendary Guy Lafleur. By age 15, the famed Oshawa Generals offered him a tryout, though he did not make the team. In 1979, Hawerc

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After a long battle with cancer, NHL legend and Hall of Fame member Dale Hawerchuk left this world on August 18, 2020. He left behind a legacy that will affect the game of hockey for years and possibly decades to come. For me personally, his passing carries a little bit of extra sadness. Hawerchuk was one of the first players that helped me fall in love with the game of hockey.

A Personal Story

Hawerchuk has been synonymous with “hockey” for me for about as long as I can remember. My parents didn’t have cable until after I went off to college, so growing up in South Jersey, what little regular season hockey I got to watch was the Philadelphia Flyers on WPHL17. I had a little TV in my room with a “rabbit ear” antenna that I had to fiddle with to make the games come in clear enough to see the puck. The first hockey game I can clearly remember watching on TV was around 1991 and it was between the Flyers and Buffalo Sabres. I can remember hearing “Hawerchuk” said a lot along with some guy named “Andreychuk” and a kid named “Mogilny”.

For my 8th birthday, I got a Sega Genesis with NHLPA 93. Immediately upon firing it up, I selected the Sabres and made myself a line of Pat LaFontaine, Alexander Mogilny and Hawerch

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