Mark Hardy (ice hockey)

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Mark Hardy
Born (1959-02-01) February 1, 1959 (age 65)
Samedan, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
New York Rangers
Minnesota North Stars
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 30th overall, 1979
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 19791994

Mark Hardy (born February 1, 1959) is a Swiss-born Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers and Minnesota North Stars between 1979 and 1994. A professional hockey coach for 20 years, Hardy was most recently an assistant coach with the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League (AHL), the top-most minor league affiliate of the Arizona Coyotes.

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NHL career

Hardy was born in Switzerland where his father, Lea was playing professional hockey before moving to Montreal as a child. [1] He played four seasons of junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Montreal Juniors and was selected 30th overall by the Los Angeles Kings at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. [2]

Hardy is ranked third in all-time scoring by a Los Angeles Kings defenceman. [3] He played 915 career NHL games, scoring 62 goals and 306 assists for 368 points while adding 1293 penalty minutes. His best offensive season was the 1984–85 season when he set career highs with 14 goals and 53 points. [2]

In 1992–93, Hardy and the Kings went to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in Kings' history. Hardy delivered what was called at the time an "iconic hit" in Game 3, when the Kings were down 3-0 in the second, putting Montreal Canadiens' Mike Keane through the boards with enough force to disrupt two panes of glass to change the momentum of the game. [4] The Kings scored three second-period goals, but lost 4-3 in overtime.

Coaching career

Retiring from the NHL as a King following the 1993–94 season, Hardy turned to coaching in 1999, serving as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings and the Chicago Blackhawks until 2010.

He returned to the Kings organization in 2011 as an assistant coach with the club's minor league team, the Ontario Reign of the ECHL.

Hardy resigned from the Kings organization in June 2010 after being charged with fourth-degree sexual abuse. [5] Hardy had been arrested in May 2010 after a family member had filed a complaint alleging Hardy had make inappropriate sexual contact with her after they returned to their hotel from a bar. [6] The prosecution eventually decided not to go forward and the charge was dropped. [7]

Hardy accepted a position as assistant coach with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL), the minor league team for the St. Louis Blues in August 2014. [8]

In June 2016, he was hired as an assistant coach of the Tucson Roadrunners. [9]

TV appearances and radio broadcasts

As an invited guest hockey analyst for TV appearances and radio broadcasts during the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Hardy reunited with his former Kings coach Barry Melrose on NHL Network; as a regular analyst during the Western Conference and Stanley Cup Finals on NBC Sports LA with Fred Roggin; and appeared on TSN and the Petros & Money Show on Fox Sports Radio. [10] [11]

International

Hardy played for Team Canada at the World Championships in 1986.

Family

Hardy is the son of Olympic figure skater Barbara Wyatt and former ice hockey player Lea Hardy.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1975–76 Montréal Juniors QMJHL 64617234461230
1976–77 Montréal JuniorsQMJHL722040601371345929
1977–78 Montréal JuniorsQMJHL72255782145133101322
1978–79 Montréal JuniorsQMJHL6718527011511581340
1979–80 Los Angeles Kings NHL 150111041129
1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 563131632
1980–81 Los Angeles KingsNHL77520257741234
1981–82 Los Angeles KingsNHL7763945130101239
1982–83 Los Angeles KingsNHL7453439101
1983–84 Los Angeles KingsNHL7984149122
1984–85 Los Angeles KingsNHL781439539730112
1985–86 Los Angeles KingsNHL556212771
1986–87 Los Angeles KingsNHL7332730120512310
1987–88 Los Angeles KingsNHL616222899
1987–88 New York Rangers NHL1922431
1988–89 Minnesota North Stars NHL1524626
1988–89New York RangersNHL452121445401131
1989–90 New York RangersNHL54015159430112
1990–91 New York RangersNHL7015689601130
1991–92 New York RangersNHL52189651303331
1992–93 New York RangersNHL441101185
1992–93Los Angeles KingsNHL1103341512330
1993–94 Los Angeles KingsNHL1603327
1993–94 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 5453848
1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL41621273551127
1995–96 Los Angeles Ice Dogs IHL6941822128
1995–96Detroit VipersIHL1004481211216
1997–98 Long Beach Ice DogsIHL25369101723534
NHL totals9156230636812936751621158

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1986 Canada WC 1032512

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