Andrew Cassels

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Andrew Cassels
Date of birth July 23, 1969
place of birth Bramalea , Ontario , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 84 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1987 , 1st lap, 17th position
Canadiens de Montréal
Career stations
1984-1986 Bramalea Blues
1986-1989 Ottawa 67's
1989-1990 Canadiens de Sherbrooke
1990-1991 Canadiens de Montréal
1991-1997 Hartford Whalers
1997-1999 Calgary Flames
1999-2002 Vancouver Canucks
2002-2004 Columbus Blue Jackets
2005-2006 Washington Capitals

Andrew William Cassels (born July 23, 1969 in Bramalea , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and coach who played 1036 games for the Canadiens de Montréal , Hartford Whalers , Calgary Flames , Vancouver, among others, in the course of his active career between 1986 and 2006 Canucks , Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League on the position of the center has denied. Cassels celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the Canadian national team by winning the silver medal at the 1996 World Cup .

Career

Cassels started his career in 1984 in his hometown with the Bramalea Blues , before he spent a successful time for the Ottawa 67’s in the Ontario Hockey League from 1986 to 1989 . Although he could not win a title with the 67's, he received numerous awards. In 1987 he was honored with the Emms Family Award as the best newcomer to the league , the following year he received the William Hanley Trophy as the fairest player in sport, the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy as the top scorer and the Red Tilson Trophy as the most valuable player . He was also appointed to the OHL's First All-Star team, as well as the following year.

After the striker had already been selected in the first round in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft in 17th position by the Montréal Canadiens , Cassels moved to the Canadiens in the professional camp in the summer of 1989. This put him in his first season in their farm team , the Sherbrooke Canadiens , in the American Hockey League , so that the center only had a few appearances in the National Hockey League . In the 1990/91 season , the center forward was part of the squad of the Montréal Canadiens. The two parties parted ways in September 1991 after the striker had only managed six goals in his first NHL season. For a second round right to vote in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft , the Canadiens gave him to the Hartford Whalers .

Cassels spent six years with the Whalers and was always one of the best scorers on the team. Their time in Hartford ended with the Whalers moving to North Carolina and renaming it Carolina Hurricanes . However, before he played a game for the Hurricanes, the management gave him in August 1997 together with goalkeeper Jean-Sébastien Giguère for Gary Roberts and Trevor Kidd from the Calgary Flames . In the Canadian metropolis, the attacker could not build on the performance from Hartford and so he looked for a new club in the summer of 1999 after his contract expired. As a free agent , he joined the Vancouver Canucks for three years , where his statistics improved again significantly. From 2002 he finally found a new sporting home for two years with the Columbus Blue Jackets .

After a one-year break due to the lockout of the 2004/05 NHL season , Cassels moved to the 2005/06 season for the Washington Capitals , but they released him without notice in January 2006. The Canadian didn't find a new club after that and ended his active career. In the 2011/12 season he worked as an assistant coach at the Cincinnati Cyclones from the ECHL under head coach Jarrod Skalde .

International

Cassels represented his native Canada at the 1989 World Junior Championship and the 1996 World Championship . At the Junior World Championship in 1989, the Canadian team finished fourth. At the 1996 World Cup, he won the silver medal.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1984/85 Bramalea Blues MetJHL 4th 2 0 2 0 - - - - -
1985/86 Bramalea Blues MetJHL 33 18th 25th 43 26th - - - - -
1986/87 Ottawa 67's OHL 66 26th 66 92 28 11 5 9 14th 7th
1987/88 Ottawa 67's OHL 61 48 103 151 39 16 8th 24 32 13
1988/89 Ottawa 67's OHL 56 37 97 134 66 12 5 10 15th 10
1989/90 Canadiens de Sherbrooke AHL 55 22nd 45 67 25th 12 2 11 13 6th
1989/90 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 6th 2 0 2 2 - - - - -
1990/91 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 54 6th 19th 25th 20th 8th 0 2 2 2
1991/92 Hartford Whalers NHL 67 11 30th 41 18th 7th 2 4th 6th 6th
1992/93 Hartford Whalers NHL 84 21st 64 85 62 - - - - -
1993/94 Hartford Whalers NHL 79 16 42 58 37 - - - - -
1994/95 Hartford Whalers NHL 46 7th 30th 37 18th - - - - -
1995/96 Hartford Whalers NHL 81 20th 43 63 39 - - - - -
1996/97 Hartford Whalers NHL 81 22nd 44 66 46 - - - - -
1997/98 Calgary Flames NHL 81 17th 27 44 32 - - - - -
1998/99 Calgary Flames NHL 70 12 25th 37 18th - - - - -
1999/00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79 17th 45 62 16 - - - - -
2000/01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 66 12 44 56 10 - - - - -
2001/02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 53 11 39 50 22nd 6th 2 1 3 0
2002/03 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 79 20th 48 68 30th - - - - -
2003/04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 58 6th 20th 26th 26th - - - - -
2004/05 without a contract not played because of lockout
2005/06 Washington Capitals NHL 31 4th 8th 12 14th - - - - -
OHL total 183 111 266 377 133 39 18th 43 61 30th
NHL overall 1015 204 528 732 410 21st 4th 7th 11 8th

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1989 Canada June World Cup 4th Place 7th 2 5 7th 2
1996 Canada WM 2nd place, silver 6th 1 0 1 0
Juniors overall 7th 2 5 7th 2
Men overall 6th 1 0 1 0

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Cassels, Andrew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cassels, Andrew William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Bramalea , Ontario