Dwayne Norris

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Dwayne Norris
Born (1970-01-08) January 8, 1970 (age 53)
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Quebec Nordiques
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Kölner Haie
Frankfurt Lions
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 127th overall, 1990
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1992–2007
Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer Ice hockey

Carl Dwayne Norris (born January 8, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1990s with the Quebec Nordiques and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He was a member of Canada's silver medal-winning team at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics.

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Playing career

Norris started his hockey career with the St. John's Capitals (Caps) of the Avalon Junior Hockey League, eventually leaving home at the young age of 14 to play with the Notre Dame Hounds. He then went on to play college hockey with Michigan State. From there Norris joined the AHL's Cornwall Aces after being drafted by the Quebec Nordiques (127th overall) in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. The Aces then moved their team to Halifax in 1994 under the name Halifax Citadels. Norris appeared in 20 National Hockey League regular season games for the Nordiques and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, scoring 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points and collecting 8 penalty minutes.

In 1996 Norris moved to Germany and joined the Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks) of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. In 2002, he won the German Championship with Köln when they beat perennial rivals Adler Mannheim 3–2 in the best-of-five final series with Norris netting the game winner in each of Colognes victories. Before the 2003/04 season he signed with league rivals Frankfurt Lions and immediately helped the Lions win the league title in his first season in Frankfurt. There Norris played until 2007, when he finished his playing career.

Norris's most memorable moment may have occurred during the 1990 Junior World Hockey Tournament in Helsinki when he scored the winning goal to help Team Canada beat Czechoslovakia and win the gold medal. He won a silver medal in 1994 with Team Canada at the Lillehammer Winter Olympics.

Coach and managerial career

In 2007 Norris retired from active play and, in a surprise move by his last club, was hired as the Lions' general manager in 2007, a position he held until the team filed for bankruptcy in May 2010[ citation needed ].

He then became the hockey director of an elite youth hockey program in Michigan, the Oakland Junior Grizzlies. He currently coaches the Bantam Major and PeeWee Major Grizzly AAA hockey teams. [2]

Family

Norris and his wife Traci have three sons, Joshua, Coale and Dalton. [3] [4] All three have been involved in the Oakland Junior Grizzlies AAA program. [4] [5] Son Josh Norris was a first-round selection of the San Jose Sharks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft [6] and is currently a player for the Ottawa Senators. His younger brother Warren Norris played professionally with the St. John's Maple Leafs and Grand Rapids Griffins.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88 Notre Dame Hounds SJHL 5542489097—————
1988–89 Michigan State University CCHA 4716233940—————
1989–90 Michigan State UniversityCCHA3619264530—————
1990–91 Michigan State UniversityCCHA4026255160—————
1991–92 Michigan State UniversityCCHA4444398362—————
1992–93 Halifax Citadels AHL 5025285362—————
1993–94 Canadian National Team Intl4818143222—————
1993–94 Quebec Nordiques NHL 41124—————
1993–94 Cornwall Aces AHL92911013741117
1994–95 Quebec NordiquesNHL131232—————
1994–95 Cornwall AcesAHL60304373611278154
1995–96 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL30112—————
1995–96 Baltimore Bandits AHL623155861612691512
1995–96 Los Angeles Ice Dogs IHL 147162322—————
1996–97 Kölner Haie DEL 451428422443030
1997–98 Kölner HaieDEL401315283430000
1998–99 Kölner HaieDEL481630466252358
1999–00 Kölner HaieDEL49172340701041512
2000–01 Kölner HaieDEL5915314648301110
2001–02 Kölner HaieDEL48132740561352714
2002–03 Kölner HaieDEL491624407210381120
2003–04 Frankfurt Lions DEL5020244410915931226
2004–05 Frankfurt LionsDEL51273158881115641
2005–06 Frankfurt LionsDEL4813193258—————
2006–07 Frankfurt LionsDEL461523386720112
AHL totals181881352231393720214133
DEL totals53317927545468876272451133
NHL totals202468—————

International

YearTeamEventPlace GPGAPtsPIM
1990 Canada WJC Gold medal icon.svg72462
1994 Canada OG Silver medal icon.svg82244

The source: [7]

Awards and honours

The source: [7]

YearAwardLeague
1990Gold medal icon.svg WC
1992 First All-Star Team NCAA (CCHA)
1992 Player of the Year NCAA (CCHA)
1992 First All-American TeamNCAA (WCHA)
1995First All-Star Team AHL
1995 All-Star Game AHL
1996All-Star GameAHL
1996Player of the WeekAHL
1996Second All-Star TeamAHL
2002Gold medal icon.svg DEL
2003All-Star GameDEL
2004Gold medal icon.svgDEL
2005Best Plus/MinusDEL
2005All-Star GameDEL
2007All-Star GameDEL

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References

  1. ↑ "Eliteprospects.com - Dwayne Norris Team Staff Profile". Elite Prospects — Hockey Players, Stats and Transactions. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Assistant Coach - Dwayne Norris". oaklandjuniorgrizzlies.pointstreaksites.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ Olsen, Becky (October 13, 2015). "Josh Norris Continues Rich Family Hockey History". usahockeyntdp.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Dwayne Norris's son could be a first-rounder in NHL Entry Draft". The Telegram. September 30, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Coale Norris". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sharks Select Josh Norris with 19th Overall Selection in 2017 NHL Draft". NHL.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Dwayne Norris — Eliteprospects.com". Eliteprospects.com. Elite Prospects — Hockey Players, Stats and Transactions. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
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