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a career-high five points (three goals) — including his first NHL hat trick — vs. the Rangers on Dec. 14…
Played in the 2001 NHL All-Star Game at Colorado…Playoffs: Member of the Stanley Cup Champion Colorado
Avalanche…Led all NHL defensemen in points…Recorded a playoff career-best four points (a goal and three
assists) in Game 1 of the WCQF vs. Vancouver on April 12…Led the NHL in hits with 93…1999-00: Named as an
NHL Second Team All-Star…Led Kings defensemen and third among League defensemen in points…Led team
defensemen in goals, assists and plus/minus (plus-10)…Norris Trophy finalist for the second time…Second in
the League in shots (327)…Voted as a starter for the 2000 NHL All-Star Game…Played in his 600th NHL game
vs. St. Louis on March 17…Selected by The Sporting News as one of their “Good Guys in Sports”…Playoffs:
Picked up two postseason assists in Game 2 of the WCQF at Detroit and led Kings with 19 shots in the four-game
series…1998-99: Led team defensemen in points, goals and assists…Scored his 100th NHL goal vs. Ottawa
on March 15…Assisted on Luc Robitaille’s 500th goal (with Pavel Rosa) vs. Buffalo on Jan. 7…Appeared in his
second NHL All-Star Game and scored a goal…1997-98: The first King to win the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top
defenseman…Named as an NHL First Team All-Star…Led Kings defensemen in points…Led NHL defensemen
in goals…Led team in power play goals (11) and shots (261)…Became the third King to record four assists in
one period (second vs. Calgary on Jan. 29)…Played his 400th NHL game at Tampa Bay on Oct. 26…Playoffs:
Led team with 15 shots…1996-97: Led team defensemen in points…1995-96: Suffered a torn ACL in his left
knee in the sixth game of the year at Washington on Oct. 20, ending his season…1994-95: Played his 300th
NHL game at St. Louis on Jan. 26…Recorded his 200th NHL point (assist) at Dallas on March 6…A groin injury
limited him to 24 regular season games…1993-94: Led team defensemen in goals and points…Established
career highs for assists and points…Led team in shots (304) and game-winning goals (six)…Registered his first
four-assist game vs. Vancouver on Dec. 28…Played in his first All-Star Game…1992-93: Led Kings defensemen
in points, power play goals (10), shots (243) and plus/minus rating (plus-18)…Recorded his 100th NHL point
(assist) vs. the New York Rangers on Jan. 23…Played in his 200th NHL game vs. the New York Islanders on March
18…Playoffs: Finished tied for third among team defensemen in points (10) in 23 games…Tallied one power
play goal and one shorthanded goal while leading the Kings to their first Stanley Cup Finals…1991-92: Had five
power play goals…Led all club defensemen with 131 shots…Missed 23 games because of injury…1990-91:
Earned NHL All-Rookie Team honors…Scored his first regular season goal at Vancouver on Oct. 9…Led all NHL
rookie defensemen in points (46)…Recorded his first career four-point game at Calgary on March 16…Playoffs:
Had three assists in Game 4 of Division Semifinals vs. Vancouver on April 10…1989-90: Made NHL debut vs.
Winnipeg on March 27…Playoffs: Scored his first NHL postseason goal at Calgary on April 12…College: A
Hobey Baker Award finalist and an NCAA West First Team All-American in 1990…CCHA First All-Star Team in
1990…NCAA West First Team All-American in 1990…CCHA Second Team All-Star in 1989.
Personal: “Blakey” lists as his favorites: AC/DC (musicians); “Endless Summer” (movie); “Entourage” (television
show); James Caan (actor); Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL team while growing up); USC (professional/college team);
Aldo’s (Bay Area restaurant); surfline.com (web site); Turkey Point (vacation spot located near his Canadian
hometown of Port Dover); New York steak (food); July 1 (Canada Day) and July 4 (Independence Day) (holidays);
Michael Jordan (professional athlete — “Always enjoyed watching him”)…owns a pug (Puggie)…likes to
surf…first job was priming tobacco…memorable NHL moment was winning 2001 Stanley Cup with Colorado…
affiliated with his hometown charity, Norfolk Pros, for nearly 20 years…hockey idol was Hockey Hall of Famer
Larry Robinson…isn’t superstitious…non-sports idol is his father Robert…started skating at four and playing
hockey at six…wears a size 10.5 Bauer Vapor X-60 skate…oldest piece of protective equipment is his 20-yearold
shoulder pads (“I’ve had them since my first day in the NHL”).
MOST GOALS SCORED AMONG ACTIVE NHL DEFENSEMEN
NAME GP GOALS
Rob Blake, San Jose 1200 233
Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit 1330 228
Mathieu Schneider, Anaheim 1264 221
Sergei Gonchar, Pittsburgh 929 191
Chris Chelios, Detroit 1644 185
MOST POINTS SCORED AMONG ACTIVE NHL DEFENSEMEN
NAME GP G A PTS
Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit 1330 228 769 997
Chris Chelios, Detroit 1644 185 763 948
Sergei Zubov, Dallas 1068 152 619 771
Rob Blake, San Jose 1200 233 514 747
Mathieu Schneider, Anaheim 1264 221 513 734
Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim 1183 162 530 692
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