Russ Courtnall

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Russ Courtnall
Date of birth January 2, 1965
place of birth Duncan , British Columbia , Canada
size 180 cm
Weight 79 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1983 , 1st round, 7th position
Toronto Maple Leafs
Career stations
1982-1984 Victoria Cougars
1984-1988 Toronto Maple Leafs
1988-1992 Canadiens de Montréal
1992-1993 Minnesota North Stars
1993-1995 Dallas Stars
1995-1997 Vancouver Canucks
1997 New York Rangers
1997-1999 Los Angeles Kings

Russell William "Russ" Courtnall (born January 2, 1965 in Duncan , British Columbia ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played 1158 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs , Canadiens de Montréal , Minnesota North during his playing career between 1982 and 1999 Stars or Dallas Stars , Vancouver Canucks , New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League on the position of right winger . Courtnall celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the Canadian national team when he won the 1991 Canada Cup . His brother Geoff was also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

Courtnall spent his time in the junior class with the Victoria Cougars in the Western Hockey League and was considered one of the great young talents in Canada. The Toronto Maple Leafs secured the rights to him in the first round in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft in seventh place. He started again in Victoria the following year. He played for Canada at the 1984 Junior World Cup and impressed with seven goals and six assists in seven games. Immediately after the tournament, he was appointed to the Canadian national team, which was preparing for the 1984 Winter Olympics . The young player was also able to convince in Sarajevo , so that the Maple Leafs ordered him to the NHL immediately after his return. In the remaining 14 games he contributed twelve points scorer.

From the 1984/85 season he was an integral part of the Maple Leafs. This season his 22 points were well below the expectations that the club's management had put in him, but Courtnall's enormous speed repeatedly managed to create space for his teammates. In the following game year, his point yield improved, and no later than the 1986/87 season he met expectations with 29 goals and 44 assists. However, his coach John Brophy preferred players who attracted more attention through commitment and physical assertiveness. Trying to remodel Russ Courtnall into this type of player weakened his stats again. Since what Courtnall had to offer did not fit into the expectation profile of the Maple Leafs, they gave him to the Canadiens de Montréal in the course of the 1988/89 season .

In the Franco-Canadian metropolis, Courtnall developed into one of the audience's favorites thanks to his spectacular game of speed and nimble body illusions, although his score was moderate. In the playoffs he then helped to lead the Canadiens into the final series of the Stanley Cup , where the team was defeated by the Calgary Flames . His point yield also improved again in the following two and a half years and in the 1990/91 season he got 50 templates. He played again for the Canadian national team, first at the ice hockey world championship in 1991 , where he contributed one goal and three assists in two appearances, then - before the start of the season - also for the Canada Cup in the Canadian squad.

In the summer of 1992 it was given to the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for Brian Bellows . After a personal best of 36 goals for the North Stars, the team moved to Dallas. At the Dallas Stars , he achieved two career records with 57 assists and 80 points. Late in the 1994/95 season , the Vancouver Canucks signed him in exchange for Greg Adams , Dan Kesa and a draft right. His brother Geoff Courtnall also played as a playmaker for the Canucks . In March 1997, he and Esa Tikkanen were handed over to the New York Rangers , who sent Sergej Nemtschinow and Brian Noonan to Vancouver for it. After the end of the season his contract expired and he signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings . There he played the last two seasons of his career.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1982/83 Victoria Cougars WHL 60 36 61 97 33 12 11 7th 18th 6th
1983/84 Victoria Cougars WHL 32 29 37 66 63 - - - - -
1983/84 Hockey Canada International 16 4th 7th 11 10
1983/84 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 14th 3 9 12 6th - - - - -
1984/85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 69 12 10 22nd 44 - - - - -
1985/86 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 73 22nd 38 60 52 10 3 6th 9 8th
1986/87 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 79 29 44 73 90 13 3 4th 7th 11
1987/88 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 65 23 26th 49 47 6th 2 1 3 0
1988/89 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 9 1 1 2 4th - - - - -
1988/89 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 64 22nd 17th 39 15th 21st 8th 5 13 18th
1989/90 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 80 27 32 59 27 11 5 1 6th 10
1990/91 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 79 26th 50 76 29 13 8th 3 11 7th
1991/92 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 27 7th 14th 21st 6th 10 1 1 2 4th
1992/93 Minnesota North Stars NHL 84 36 43 79 49 - - - - -
1993/94 Dallas Stars NHL 84 23 57 80 59 9 1 8th 9 0
1994/95 Dallas Stars NHL 32 7th 10 17th 13 - - - - -
1994/95 Vancouver Canucks NHL 13 4th 14th 18th 4th 11 4th 8th 12 21st
1995/96 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 26th 39 65 40 6th 1 3 4th 2
1996/97 Vancouver Canucks NHL 47 9 19th 28 24 - - - - -
1996/97 New York Rangers NHL 14th 2 5 7th 2 15th 3 4th 7th 0
1997/98 Los Angeles Kings NHL 58 12 6th 18th 27 4th 0 0 0 2
1998/99 Los Angeles Kings NHL 57 6th 13 19th 19th - - - - -
WHL overall 92 65 98 163 96 12 11 7th 18th 6th
NHL overall 1029 297 447 744 557 129 39 44 83 83

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1984 Canada June World Cup 4th Place 7th 7th 6th 13 0
1984 Canada Olympia 4th Place 7th 1 3 4th 2
1991 Canada WM 2nd place, silver 2 1 3 4th 0
1991 Canada Canada Cup 1st place, gold 8th 0 2 2 0
Juniors overall 7th 7th 6th 13 0
Men overall 17th 2 8th 10 2

( 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 Courtnall, Russ
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Courtnall, Russell William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Duncan , British Columbia