Mark Kirton
Mark Kirton | |||
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Born |
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | February 3, 1958||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings Vancouver Canucks | ||
NHL draft |
48th overall, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
Playing career | 1978–1989 |
Mark Robert Kirton (born February 3, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 266 games in the National Hockey League.
Born in Regina, grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, and played for the Wexford Warriors, then into the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League with coach Roger Neilson in Peterborough Ontario with the Peterborough Petes, from 1975-76 (with Neilson), to 1977-78 under Gary Green. During his final season, he along with other future NHLers as fellow Scarberian Bill Gardiner and Stouffville's Keith Acton, and goalie Ken Ellacott won the J. Ross Robertson Cup OMJHL Title over Hamilton Fincups. Although they lost in the 1978 Memorial Cup to future NHL teammates John Ogrodnick (Detroit), Stan Smyl (Vancouver) with the defending champion New Westminster Bruins, whom they defeated twice in the round-robin. Mark was named as the All-Star Centre, and won the George Parsons Trophy for most sportsmanlike play in the tournament.
A month following the Memorial Cup loss, he was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs as the 48th pick, in the third round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft, by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, and Vancouver Canucks. He also spent several years in the American Hockey League playing for the minor league affiliates of the NHL teams.
Personal life
Kirton currently works as a realtor in Oakville, Ontario.
In 2018, Kirton was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1974–75 | Wexford Warriors | MJBHL | 38 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 65 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 48 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
1977–78 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 68 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 14 | ||
1978–79 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 80 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1979–80 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 61 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | ||
1980–81 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 50 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 74 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 31 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
1983–84 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 35 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
1984–85 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 62 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 77 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
1986–87 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 80 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 73 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 37 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 458 | 123 | 202 | 325 | 186 | 35 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 28 | ||||
NHL totals | 266 | 57 | 56 | 113 | 121 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Adirondack Red Wings players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Fredericton Express players
- Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
- New Brunswick Hawks players
- Newmarket Saints players
- People with motor neuron disease
- Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players
- Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan
- Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- Canadian ice hockey centre, 1950s births stubs