Doug Wickenheiser

Doug Wickenheiser
Wickenheiser in 1988
Born (1961-03-30)March 30, 1961
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died January 12, 1999(1999-01-12) (aged 37)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks
New York Rangers
Washington Capitals
NHL draft 1st overall, 1980
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1980–1994

Douglas Peter Wickenheiser (March 30, 1961 – January 12, 1999) was a Canadian ice hockey player, who was drafted first overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.

Career

Wickenheiser was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. A superstar in Major Junior hockey with the Regina Pats, he led the Western Hockey League in goal scoring (89) during the 1979–80 WHL season, captained the Pats to a berth in the Memorial Cup, and was the CHL Player of the Year. Wickenheiser was rated by The Hockey News as the top draft prospect in 1980 and was subsequently selected first overall by the Montreal Canadiens. Many Canadiens' fans, particularly French Canadian fans who desperately wanted the club to select francophone star Denis Savard, were unhappy with the selection (Savard would go on to play for the Canadiens after being traded to the team, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 1993), and Montreal media attention soon turned negative. While Wickenheiser struggled to adjust to the NHL game, Savard (drafted third overall) would quickly become a superstar with the Chicago Blackhawks, further angering some Montreal fans.

In his fourth season with the Canadiens, the club lost patience with Wickenheiser's slow development and traded him to the St. Louis Blues. Probably his most famous moment with the Blues was during the 1985–86 playoffs in a game dubbed the "Monday Night Miracle" on May 12, 1986, when after St. Louis made a large comeback against the Calgary Flames, and he scored the overtime winner to force a Game 7 in the Campbell Conference Finals.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The Blues would however, lose the deciding game 2–1.[10]

During his NHL career, Wickenheiser also played for the Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Washington Capitals, but did not play in the NHL after the 1989-90 season, spending his last four professional seasons in the minors and overseas. In 556 games, he scored 111 goals and 165 assists.

Wickenheiser playing for the New York Rangers in 1988

Cancer

In August 1994, Wickenheiser had an epithelioid sarcoma (a rare form of cancer),[11] which he had first noticed four years earlier, removed from his wrist. Three years later, in October 1997, the disease came back as lung cancer, at which point it was inoperable, then it got worse a year later when he was diagnosed with brain cancer.[12][13] Sadly, he died on January 12, 1999, at the age of 37 in St. Louis.[14][15][16][17][18] His life story was remembered in the book The Last Face Off: The Doug Wickenheiser Story written in March 2000 by Ted Pepple, Wickenheiser's father-in-law.[2][19][20] The Mid-States Club Hockey Association, the governing body for high school hockey in St. Louis, named their championship trophy for small school/second division teams in his honor.

Legacy

An arena in his hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan, has been named Doug Wickenheiser Arena in his honour. The arena is located at the corner of Arnason St. and Rochdale Blvd. in the city's northwest corner.

The Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy which is awarded annually by the Western Hockey League to its humanitarian of the year was renamed in 2001 in honour of Wickenheiser.

The Blues have not reissued Wickenheiser's #14 since his death, though it has not been formally retired. Blues' players wore a special helmet decal with the wick of a candle and the number 14 during parts of the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons. In 1999, a banner with that logo, which became the symbol of The Fourteen Fund, the official Blues charity established in his memory, was permanently placed in the rafters at the Blues' home arena, the Kiel Center (now the Enterprise Center). The emblem was worn by all NHL players in the 1999 NHL All-Star Game, and was also sold to the public for a small donation and became a popular trend among youth hockey players in St. Louis. One of the two high school state championships played at Enterprise Center is named after him.

Personal life

Wickenheiser was a cousin of former Canadian national team player and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Hayley Wickenheiser.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1976–77 Regina Blues SJHL 59 42 46 88 63 — — — — —
1977–78 Regina Pats WCHL 68 37 51 88 49 13 4 5 9 4
1978–79 Regina Pats WHL 68 32 62 94 141 — — — — —
1979–80 Regina Pats WHL 71 89 81 170 99 18 14 26 40 20
1979–80 Regina Pats MC — — — — — 4 1 4 5 8
1980–81 Montreal Canadiens NHL 41 7 8 15 20 — — — — —
1981–82 Montreal Canadiens NHL 56 12 23 35 43 — — — — —
1982–83 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 25 30 55 49 — — — — —
1983–84 Montreal Canadiens NHL 27 5 5 10 6 — — — — —
1983–84 St. Louis Blues NHL 46 7 21 28 19 11 2 2 4 2
1984–85 St. Louis Blues NHL 68 23 20 43 36 — — — — —
1985–86 St. Louis Blues NHL 36 8 11 19 16 19 2 5 7 12
1986–87 St. Louis Blues NHL 80 13 15 28 37 6 0 0 0 2
1987–88 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 7 19 26 36 — — — — —
1988–89 Canada Intl 26 7 15 22 40 — — — — —
1988–89 New York Rangers NHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
1988–89 Flint Spirits IHL 21 9 7 16 8 — — — — —
1988–89 Washington Capitals NHL 16 2 5 7 4 5 0 0 0 2
1988–89 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 2 0 5 5 0 — — — — —
1989–90 Washington Capitals NHL 27 1 8 9 20 — — — — —
1989–90 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 35 9 19 28 22 12 2 5 7 22
1990–91 HC Asiago ITA 35 25 32 57 9 — — — — —
1991–92 EHC Unna DEU.3 8 14 6 20 36 — — — — —
1991–92 SV Bayreuth DEU.2 4 4 3 7 6 — — — — —
1991–92 Klagenfurter AC AUT 22 7 12 19 — — — — — —
1992–93 Peoria Rivermen IHL 80 30 45 75 30 4 0 2 2 2
1993–94 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 73 22 37 59 22 14 2 2 4 4
NHL totals 556 111 165 276 286 41 4 7 11 18

Awards

References

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  2. ^ a b Timmermann, Tom (2015-12-25). "Legacy of Doug Wickenheiser lives on". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  3. ^ "4. The Monday Night Miracle, May 12, 1986". STLtoday.com. 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  4. ^ "Wickenheiser "Monday Night Miracle" goal in 1986". STLtoday.com. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  5. ^ "1986: MONDAY NIGHT MIRACLE". STLtoday.com. 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  6. ^ Mayes, Warren. "Before St. Louis right winger Doug Wickenheiser could score... - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  7. ^ O'Neill, Dan (2019-05-11). "Before Maroon struck, here were the 10 most memorable OT goals in Blues playoff history". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  8. ^ "Blues, in overtime, force a 7th game". New York Times. May 13, 1986. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  9. ^ Archives, L. A. Times (1986-05-13). "NHL Playoffs : Blues Win in Overtime to Tie Series". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  10. ^ "FLAMES ADVANCE TO STANLEY CUP FINAL". New York Times. May 15, 1986. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  11. ^ Luecking, Dave (January 13, 1999). "Doug Wickenheiser, Former Player for the Blues, Dies from Cancer". St Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  12. ^ "SPORTS IN BRIEF". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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  14. ^ "WICKENHEISER DIES". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  15. ^ "Blues hero dies at 37 of cancer". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
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  17. ^ Archives, L. A. Times (1999-01-13). "Wickenheiser Dead at 37". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  18. ^ staff, CBSNews com staff CBSNews com (1999-01-12). "Ex-Blues Player Dies Of Cancer - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  19. ^ Denault, Todd (2008-06-09). "The Forgotten Habs – Doug Wickenheiser". HabsWorld.net. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  20. ^ Pepple, R. Ted (2000). The Last Face-off: The Doug Wickenheiser Story. R.T. Pepple. ISBN 978-0-9655980-1-9.
Preceded by CHL Player of the Year
1980 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NHL first overall draft pick
1980 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick
1980 		Succeeded by

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