Dirk Graham | |||
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Born | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | July 29, 1959||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Minnesota North Stars Chicago Blackhawks | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL Draft | 89th overall, 1979 Vancouver Canucks | ||
Playing career | 1979–1995 |
Dirk Milton Graham (born July 29, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota North Stars in the National Hockey League. He was honored in 1991 as the Frank J. Selke Trophy winner for outstanding defensive play by a forward. Graham served as head coach of the Blackhawks for the first 59 games of the 1998–99 season. Graham was the first NHL captain of African descent. [1]
Graham was selected 89th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft after spending four years with the Regina Pats in the Western Hockey League. Graham spent four years in the minor leagues which included the International Hockey League and the Central Hockey League. In 1980–81, Graham scored 40 goals with the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL, and he was named to the second all-star team. In 1982–83, he scored 70 goals with the Goaldiggers and was named to the first all-star team. This caught the attention of some, and he was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota North Stars after never playing a game with the Canucks. Graham spent two more years developing in the American Hockey League and Central Hockey League. He was selected to the CHL First All-Star Team in 1983–84. In 1985–86, Graham was playing full-time with the North Stars. He recorded consecutive 20 goal seasons in Minnesota and was chosen to represent Team Canada in the 1987 World Ice Hockey Championships. On January 2, 1988, Graham was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Curt Fraser.
Graham played his best hockey in Chicago. In his first full season with the Blackhawks (1988-89), Graham topped the 30 goal mark for the first time in his career and finished with a career high 78 points (A stunning 10 of his 33 goals were short-handed; thus he joins Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Marcel Dionne as one of only four players to achieve ten or more short-handed goals in a season). He scored 20 goals or more four times with the Blackhawks.
In 1990–91, he won the Frank J. Selke Trophy for best defensive forward in the league and represented Team Canada in the Canada Cup tournament. Canada would beat the United States to take first place. Late in 1988–89, Graham was named team captain (replacing Denis Savard), the first player of African descent to become team captain in the National Hockey League. [2] He captained the team all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1991–92, where they were swept by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Graham retired in 1995 after the lockout shortened season.
Shortly after retiring, Graham served as assistant coach for Craig Hartsburg with the Chicago Blackhawks. Graham took a year off, then returned as a scout for the Chicago Blackhawks. He served briefly as a head coach in 1998–99 until he was replaced by Lorne Molleken. He is currently a scout for the San Jose Sharks. [3] [4]
Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
Canada Cup | ||
1991 Canada | Ice Hockey |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1975–76 | Regina Blues | SJHL | 54 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
1976–77 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 65 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 72 | 49 | 61 | 110 | 87 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 37 | ||
1978–79 | Regina Pats | WHL | 71 | 48 | 60 | 108 | 252 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 62 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 61 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 72 | 49 | 65 | 105 | 68 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 8 | ||
1982–83 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 78 | 70 | 55 | 125 | 88 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 30 | ||
1983–84 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1983–84 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 57 | 37 | 57 | 94 | 72 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | ||
1984–85 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 36 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | ||
1984–85 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 37 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 80 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 87 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
1987–88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 28 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 42 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
1988–89 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 33 | 45 | 78 | 91 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 38 | ||
1989–90 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 73 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 102 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
1990–91 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | ||
1991–92 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 89 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | ||
1992–93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 84 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 139 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1993–94 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 67 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1994–95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 40 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
NHL totals | 772 | 219 | 270 | 489 | 919 | 90 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 94 |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1987 | Canada | WC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
1991 | Canada | CC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
Senior totals | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
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G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
Chicago Blackhawks | 1998–99 | 59 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 40 | 3rd in Central | Fired |
NHL totals | 59 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 40 |
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