Claude Loiselle

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Claude Loiselle
Born (1963-05-29) May 29, 1963 (age 60)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
New Jersey Devils
Quebec Nordiques
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Islanders
NHL Draft 23rd overall, 1981
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1981–1994

Claude Loiselle (born May 29, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1981 to 1994.

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Playing career

As a youth, Loiselle played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa. [1]

Loiselle played with the Ontario Hockey League's (OHL) Windsor Spitfires and the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League (AHL) before embarking on his NHL career. Loiselle started his NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings in 1981–82 after being selected in the second round, 23rd overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.[ citation needed ]

He was traded along with Joe Cirella from the New Jersey Devils to the Quebec Nordiques for Walt Poddubny on June 17, 1989. [2]

In 616 career games spent with the Red Wings, Devils, Nordiques, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders he recorded 92 goals, 117 assists and 1,149 minutes in penalties. He also competed in 41 career NHL playoff games and was a member of two Patrick Division championship-winning teams; New Jersey in 1988 and the Islanders in 1993. [3]

Management career

He retired after the 1993–94 NHL season. Loiselle spent seven years as Associate Director of Hockey Operations for the NHL and was involved in salary arbitration, discipline and collective bargaining, while also serving as the liaison on hockey operation matters between the NHL and the AHL. [4] Starting in 2005, he was the Assistant General Manager for the Tampa Bay Lightning and in 2007 General Manager of the Lightning's AHL Affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals. [5]

On May 29, 2010, Loiselle agreed to terms on a contract with the Maple Leafs as their assistant general manager, working alongside Brian Burke, the Maple Leafs' then-General Manager. He continued to serve as Assistant General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vice President of Hockey Operations of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment. [4] On July 22, 2014, the Maple Leafs announced they had fired Loiselle along with most other members of the executive management team following the removal of GM Brian Burke. [6]

On July 31, 2015, Loiselle was hired by the Arizona Coyotes as a hockey operations consultant. [7]

In 2016, the New York Islanders hired Loiselle as Hockey Operations Consultant [8] and later promoted him to Vice President of Hockey Operations. [9]

Personal life

Loiselle was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He started his undergraduate studies while playing for the Islanders in 1992 and earned his law degree from McGill University in 1998, the same year he was admitted to the New York State Bar. [10]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 Gloucester Rangers CJHL 5021385926—————
1980–81 Windsor Spitfires OHL 683856941031133640
1981–82 Detroit Red Wings NHL 41012—————
1981–82 Windsor SpitfiresOHL68367310919292101242
1982–83 Detroit Red WingsNHL1820215—————
1982–83 Windsor SpitfiresOHL4839498875333611
1982–83 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 6178062460
1983–84 Detroit Red WingsNHL28461032—————
1983–84 Adirondack Red WingsAHL2913162959—————
1984–85 Detroit Red WingsNHL308194530220
1984–85 Adirondack Red WingsAHL4722295124—————
1985–86 Detroit Red WingsNHL4871522142—————
1985–86 Adirondack Red WingsAHL2115112632165101538
1986–87 New Jersey Devils NHL75162440137—————
1987–88 New Jersey DevilsNHL6817183511820461052
1988–89 New Jersey DevilsNHL7471421209—————
1989–90 Quebec Nordiques NHL72111425104—————
1990–91 Quebec NordiquesNHL595101586—————
1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL71122—————
1991–92 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL646915102—————
1991–92 New York Islanders NHL1111213—————
1992–93 New York IslandersNHL41538901803310
1993–94 New York IslandersNHL1711249—————
AHL totals1035163114115227142138
NHL totals616921172091146414111562

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Devils Add Poddubny in One of 3 Trades," The Associated Press (AP), Sunday, June 18, 1989. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Leafs Hire Claude Loiselle". Pension Plan Puppets. May 30, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Toronto Maple Leafs Name Claude Loiselle Assistant General Manager". The Hockey News. The Canadian Press. June 1, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Lightning Assistant GM Claude Loiselle to Serve as GM of AHL's Norfolk Admirals". NHL.com. July 17, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ McGran, Kevin (July 22, 2014). "Maple Leafs shake up front office, hire stats guru Kyle Dubas, 28, as assistant GM". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Coyotes add Claude Loiselle as hockey operations consultant". NHL.com. July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Islanders Name Claude Loiselle Hockey Ops Consultant". NHL.com. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  9. ↑ Hazen, Spencer (June 26, 2018). "Qualifying Offers Are Out For The New York Islanders". Elite Sports NY. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Islanders Name Claude Loiselle Hockey Ops Consultant". NHL.com. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
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