Dale Hawerchuk

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Dale Martin Hawerchuk (April 4, 1963 – August 18, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Nicknamed "Ducky", he played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, and Philadelphia Flyers. A player who skated from a young age, Hawerchuk excelled in his very first season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Cornwall Royals, as he was awarded both the Michel Bergeron Trophy for his play as a rookie, where he led the league in scoring before leading the team to the Memorial Cup, where he won the Guy Lafleur Trophy for his playoff performance. His second season saw him with the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy for most valuable play and the Michael Bossy Trophy as the best promising prospect as the Royals won their second straight championship. He was selected as the first overall pick by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1981 NHL entry draft and immediately made waves for the team, recording 45 goals...

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