The Career of Dale Hawerchuk

Here is a career video for the recently passed Dale Hawerchuk. He was often the lone bright spot on a Jets team that struggled in the 80s.
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[@pensavspatsfandom98]

RIP Dale Hawerchuk.

[@desmondhines4198]

Dale ! A Hawerchuk !!

[@father042]

Can't believe he was not put in top 100 players of all time

[@stevewheaton7218]

Sam Sneed He makes my top 25 of all time.

[@JeffCfreeradiorevolution]

Sam Sneed seriously... ludicrous!

[@nicholasbenoite5847]

Makes my top 25

[@scottbinns318]

Tell me about it.

[@v4v819]

He played for bad teams for most his career...

[@kosmicwizard]

RIP

[@mazukakai]

Had the rotten luck of playing in the Smythe and seemingly losing in the first round to the Oilers, but what a player. Played the right way. Easily the most underrated player ever, and a class act.

[@OttawaNow]

Dale Hawerchuk is # 38 all-time in NHL regular season goals, with 518.

[@bobbyhulll8737]

was the MVP of the final game of the CC in 87

[@matfraser1989]

A legend here in Cornwall. Was proud to have him as a Royal.

[@Ballpython77]

close where i love. Ottawa.

[@JeffCfreeradiorevolution]

Phenomenal player... i’d rank him with along Yzerman and Savard... just a tier down from Lemieux and Gretzky

[@v4v819]

You're high...

[@ryanmoore7733]

Watched him and Gilmour win the memorial Cup in 1981 in Windsor, that Cornwall team was one of the best ever and then he went on to be a great player for everyone he suited up for!!

[@toriamansfield2999]

I remember him best in Canada Cup '87.

[@bobbyhulll8737]

Nice Homage, couple points he did not get in HOF on his first Ballot which was a joke and the story of his career, number 2 he was the player of the game in that series winning CC game you mention , and when he retired he was 14th all time in scoring, he has been passed since then, also although he had a long career he was only 34 at the time of retirement due to hip injuries.and his jersey was hung in the WPG arena a couple of years ago and a statue is in the works , and finally he was instrumental in the Jets drafting Mark Scheifele as he was his coach in Barrie and recommended him to Chevy great to see Ducky remembered

[@jahmanoog461]

What a player. We forget what a stud this guy was. Durable. Anybody that can put up more than a point/game in the NHL, especially for some of these weaker teams, is deserving of a ton of respect. Those fantastic assist/ setup numbers are proof of an intelligent playmaker. Exactly what you'd expect from an elite talent. I remember his skating ability, which was tops--always there. Like you note, the Hart is a TEAM award too. Your team must make the playoffs for you to be considered. As if being voted the second best player in the NHL is a sleight.

[@BrodieBr0]

I got to love Dale from his time with the Sabres even though the goal scoring declined. He worked his butt off every night and still put up points. If not for that Gretzky guy that I also love, he would have gotten a HART. RIP my friend. 🙏

[@Johnmk24]

Dale was an incredible player & person.

[@SabresGuy87]

Loved him in Buffalo. RIP to a great player

[@johnnyjoey]

Dale is the most underrated player in the history of the NHL!

[@DARK24-7]

One my fave players Mr. Hawerchuk was a scoring beast!And he played for the Jets!!!

[@maxrates]

A true legend of the game, and a great person

[@jordza2k11]

one extra bit about the Blues stint, he was benched by Keenan when his terminally ill grandmother was in attendance for the final time, then traded

[@defaultuser1447]

Even though he was in the twilight of his career, I did enjoy seeing him live with the Blues that last year.

[@valeriehowden471]

Loved watching #10 play in Wpg. Hawerchuk and Selane would have been a fans dream. RIP.

[@johnhorn3344]

It's a shame that Dale didn't get all of the love and respect from the NHL community while he was alive that he's been getting since he passed away. He was, without a doubt, the most underrated and unappreciated superstar of the last 40 years. One correction; Dale did NOT get elected to the HOF in his first year of eligibility. Denis Savard and Joe Mullen (!), who were also in their first year of eligibility in 2000, both made it even though Hawerchuk had more points and was productive longer than Savard and he had far more points than Mullen who got in so quickly because he was a great American player. What a disgrace. We Winnipeggers made quite a stink about that slight and sent a petition to make sure he got in the next year, which he did. The second big slap in the face, which you didn't mention, was his being left off of the 2017 100 greatest players of all time. I watched the announcement program and even though I half expected it, I was still in disbelief that they would leave one of the top 20 scorers of all time off the roster. There are at least a half dozen forwards on the list that are less deserving. Another disgrace. Finally, Dale didn't just win the draw that set up Mario's winning goal against the Russians in 1987, he was also named the most valuable player of the game. Not many people remember that because it's rarely mentioned. I remember being thrilled when they announced it after the game.

[@bobbyhulll8737]

was going to say the same thing

[@FischerFan]

I recall someone suggesting the initial snub by the HHOF may have been symptomatic of the NHL not wanting to attract attention to the defunct franchise that went on to do nothing but lose multi-millions annually in the Arizona desert.

[@fredrikjonsson8126]

Dale was awsome and sure the most bright star on the team...But as a swede I must say that Thomas Steen was a pretty good guy working in the background!

[@memyselfandi4581]

Miss players like.dale .to date the only guy I know of who scored by flipping the puck right over the back of the net putting it in off the goalie (Mike Palmateer)s back . What a great guy and hockey player !

[@severed111]

Gretzky scored a lot of goals like that, by shooting the puck in the back of the goalie while he was in "the office" behind the net.

[@rileykazama3145]

#ripdalehowerchuck

[@Clappincardboard]

Might be the most underrated player in nhl history. Rip dale.

[@allsystemsgo8678]

R.I.P. Dale. Fantastic player.

[@PeterCPRail8748]

Fantastic and gifted player.

[@torwauki7]

The most underrated player of all time. Overlooked all the time because he didn't play in major markets, not much media hype. But if you base it on stats alone, he was one of the best ever. His stats puts him in the league of a Joe Sakic and Steve Yzerman, Guy Lafleur territory, but he basically put up those stats you see on the board all by himself. Think of the talent that surrounded Lafleur, Sakic, and Yzerman, now name me the talent that Dale had?, go on I'm listening. In this respect, he is above Sakic, Lafleur and Yzerman. Only played 15 seasons in the league unlike those other players, but got comparable numbers. Like I said, the most underrated player ever.

[@v4v819]

But he played for bad teams more his career that's why people don't compare him to those lofty players. Also He never produced 150+ points like Yzerman, i'd put Steve and Joe above him and Guy above them... Layered cake... But he's a hall of famer and in my books a top 100 player of all-time, i'd put him over Jonathon Toesthumbs any day!

[@Ballpython77]

The man! he should have won the cup. R.I.P. Sir. :(

[@JeffKing310]

I know it doesn’t matter but I hope this video stays at zero thumbs down.

[@scottbinns318]

Love this video. R.I.P. Ducky.

[@johnthornton7763]

Great tribute to a great player Shannon, thank you.

[@OttawaNow]

RETIRED NHL 500+ GOAL-SCORERS NOT IN THE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME YET 01. Keith Tkachuk (538) - Eligible since 2013 02. Pat Verbeek (522) - Eligible since 2005 03. Pierre Turgeon (515) - Eligible since 2010 04. Jeremy Roenick (513) - Eligible since 2012 05. Peter Bondra (503) - Eligible since 2010

[@jasonmccaslin821]

All those guys except Verbeek had 2 50 goal seasons. Tkachuk led the league in goals. Roenick had 3 100 point seasons. I'd put them all in though. Pat Verbeek played a very physical game and played a lot of years.

[@allsystemsgo8678]

Turgeon also has the most points of any player not in the hall of fame...

[@christianstokes1468]

@@jasonmccaslin821 leave it to butthurt triggered 🤡s to try and really name players. Gtfoh.

[@stevewheaton7218]

Excellent recap. I loved Dale Hawerchuck’s pure skills and after his performance in the 87 Canada Cup, I am a lifelong fan.

[@beezer5623]

Yeah RIP Dale, great great player. Always wished he was a Ranger.

[@garnetbezanson1404]

I've been super busy with schoolwork the past few days and have been playing your videos in the background. Thanks for keeping me sane.

[@ll7868]

Do a video on the Keenan Era in Vancouver. It's a sad, tragic story.

[@timbro1]

Thank you for making this video.

[@sameoldeh]

Incredible career. Ducky had amazing skill at young age. Huge asset to Jets hockey back in 1980's. RIP Dale Hawerchuk

[@FischerFan]

Hawerchuk was regarded as a mini-Gretzky by some hockey writers and fans. He may very well have been the best center in the NHL who played for a team other than Edmonton. I always enjoyed watching him play and his arrival in Winnipeg enabled the team to shed its previous two years all but instantly, and catapult the Jets to respectability. Unfortunately; the team's move into the Smythe Division was a death sentence and any meeting with the Oilers spelled an instant playoff exit. As was the case with Marcel Dionne; Hawerchuk was the star player of a team paralyzed in mediocrity. He was the face of the Jets and, now taken well before his time, he will be greatly missed.

[@hattorihanzo2275]

Finally! Thought THG decided to skip a Hawerchuk video for whatever reason. Better late than never!

[@1954bigdawg]

he stills holds the NHL record for the most assists in one period -5.

[@standorfall1584]

Miss him

[@andytonner]

Great stuff!

[@Actionronnie]

Lets not overlook Duckys endurance. First 7 seasons missed one game. Had the iron man streak for a while. 7 games missed through the Jets era. I think he missed 6 in four years in Buffalo. 13 games in 13 years. Then the lockout happened and his hip became an issue,and ultimately ended his career.

[@ML.80]

A Thomas Steen video maybe?

[@OttawaNow]

THE 45 MEMBERS OF THE NHL 500+ GOALS CLUB 01. 894 - Wayne Gretzky 02. 801 - Gordie Howe 03. 766 - Jaromir Jagr 04. 741 - Brett Hull 05. 731 - Marcel Dionne 06. 717 - Phil Esposito 07. 708 - Mike Gartner 08. 706 - Alex Ovechkin 09. 694 - Mark Messier 10. 692 - Steve Yzerman 11. 690 - Mario Lemieux 12. 684 - Teemu Selanne 13. 668 - Luc Robitaille 14. 656 - Brendan Shanahan 15. 640 - Dave Andreychuk 16. 625 - Joe Sakic 17. 625 - Jarome Iginla 18. 610 - Bobby Hull 19. 608 - Dino Ciccarelli 20. 601 - Jari Kurri 21. 577 - Mark Recchi 22. 573 - Mike Bossy 23. 564 - Mats Sundin 24. 564 - Joe Nieuwendyk 25. 562 - Patrick Marleau 26. 561 - Mike Modano 27. 560 - Guy Lafleur 28. 556 - John Bucyk 29. 549 - Ron Francis 30. 548 - Michel Goulet 31. 544 - Maurice Richard 32. 541 - Stan Mikita 33. 538 - Keith Tkachuk 34. 533 - Frank Mahovlich 35. 525 - Marian Hossa 36. 524 - Bryan Trottier 37. 522 - Pat Verbeek 38. 518 - Dale Hawerchuk 39. 515 - Pierre Turgeon 40. 513 - Jeremy Roenick 41. 512 - Gilbert Perreault 42. 507 - Jean Beliveau 43. 503 - Peter Bondra 44. 502 - Joe Mullen 45. 500 - Lanny McDonald 46. 462 - Sidney Crosby

[@dannythomas417]

Get ready for Auston Matthews & Connor McDavid

[@v4v819]

This didn't age well...

[@janellemaynait]

That's a tough one to watch

[@jasonmccaslin821]

G.B.N.F. Dale Hawerchuk. 🇨🇦

[@Lawomenshoops]

Who has the record for least goals but most assists in a season. 16 goals to 80 assists has to be in the top 5! I forgot he played for the Blues and Flyers!!

[@RIUUI007]

Your comment inspired me to spend a couple of hours compiling this list of goals to assists: Jimmy Thomson 0 to 29 Matt Carle 1 to 39 Teppo Numminen 2 to 38 Henrik Sedin 3 to 47 Jeff Norton & Brian Campbell 4 to 49 Borje Salming 5 to 61 Jakub Voracek 6 to 56 Scott Stevens 7 to 61 Quinn Hughes 8 to 60 Tomas Kaberle 9 to 58 Henrik Sedin 10 to 71 Joe Thornton 11 to 65 Sergei Zubov 12 to 77 Adam Oates 13 to 69 Henrik Sedin 14 to 67 Brian Leetch 15 to 70 Dale Hawerchuk 16 to 80 Phil Housley 18 to 79 Henrik Sedin 19 to 75 Joe Thornton 22 to 92 Craig Janney 24 to 82 Adam Oates 25 to 90 Ron Francis 27 to 92 Joe Thornton 29 to 96 Doug Gilmour 32 to 95 Bobby Orr 37 to 102

[@Lawomenshoops]

@@RIUUI007 thanks!! I should have qualified that for forwards only.

[@timperley69]

RIP Ducky!!!

[@doctorx3]

"Norris Division games were known for a lot of fighting." Aaaah, so THAT'S why Detroit drafted all of those goons in the 1980s.

[@eirikrsland1399]

He was a superduperstar in the last half of the 80s and first half of the 90s. Had he not played in god awful markets he would have been looked upon as a winner, not a loser. Going to the Sabres was supposed to bring him over the top, but the trade was two years too late in my very enlightened opinion. Had he been an oiler instead of say Glen jerk Anderson or Simpson or Messier he would be a multi cup winner and NHL legend all fans would know of. He was on the wrong teams at the wrong Time…but, he had fun in Winnipeg on a nonsense team with nothing to lose.

[@awildermode]

Whoa, new logo!

[@rickyrougs]

the goat!

[@swedreamhack5308]

Great player, RIP. Shame he had to compete with Edm and Cgy on a pretty mediocre Jets. Probably as important to Jets as Gretzky was to Edm.

[@scottbinns318]

No probably about it, bro. He was our Gretzky, Lemieux, Howe, Richard, etc.

[@johnhorn3344]

The Jets did beat Calgary in the 85 and 87 playoffs. It was Edmonton that was the big stumbling block.

[@bobbyhulll8737]

@@johnhorn3344 well yes but Calgary went to the final in 86 and won the cup in 89

[@christianstokes1468]

@@johnhorn3344 and?...that literally still doesn't take away the fact...wow you named two times gtfoh 🤡.

[@MaisDennis]

Funny how Shannon mentions Paul MacLean and hes suddenly nominated Leafs assistant GM. 🤔

[@christianstokes1468]

So what are you trying to imply?...stop reaching bro.

[@JayMil365]

Only Gretzky had more points than Dale between 1981-1994. RIP

[@nicholasbenoite5847]

I like Hawerchuk, but he couldn't win the awards when Gretzky was lighting up the league. Just impossible

[@moshameem99]

If the Jets were in the Norris division, they would eventually run into the Oilers or Flames. I believe if they took out the Oilers in 1990, instead of letting the Oilers come back from a 3-1 deficit, they would have reached the finals and won the Cup.

[@philipspencer1246]

In one of the last final games against those Wings Konstantinov leveled him. Sad ending to his career in a way. RIP Dale! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ3FqnV5dpmHmNU

[@TylerMorganShow]

They are putting a statue of him in the next month or two about 20 min from my apartment

[@brucewestcott7839]

“We’re going to switch things up”. Shannon, would love to see you do a series of videos about those trades when management made decisions to trade players where it may not have the best of ideas. Right now, all these voices on-line want the Jets to trade Laine for just about anything. Down the road? Who else, now or in the past, would you pick for questionable trade that seemed right to the GM?

[@nicholasbenoite5847]

Dough Gilmore in Calgary lol ... Hmmm Winnipeg though .. Hmmm ... Obviously the Finnish Flash. But I think Dave Babych. Just sunk that team after he left

[@johnhorn3344]

@@nicholasbenoite5847 Yep. Fergy traded Babych and Robert Picard withing a week of each other in late 1985. The season wound up a total disaster.

[@trevorlambert4226]

The concept of the Hart trophy is pretty bizarre. By the book definition, a journeyman player on a team of beer leaguers who gets 50 points and the team finishes dead last with 20 points absolutely should win the Hart trophy, garnering every single first place vote. It doesn't make a lot of sense that being on a bad team validates you for an MVP award. In reality, it's very nebulous as to what factors are considered.

[@defaultuser1447]

Ah, the good old days of the "Always Humorous Norris Division" or the "Chuck Norris Division".

[@TheBorderGeek]

RIP Ducky.

[@hazelnut49]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@darrionroberts4100]

Had the Jets not got robbed of all their players coming out of the WHA they might have won a cup or two.

[@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813]

The MVP should go anybody on any team

[@mike04574]

Wasn’t 2001 his 2nd year of eligibility

[@kosmicwizard]

At 10:05, weird how he got Edmonton and NYR mixed up. Seems to me that St. Louis tried the former Edmonton players experiment before NYR did.

[@thawk1435]

No, Keenan brought in a few ex-Oilers when the Rangers won the cup. Then when he was with the Blues he tried getting the ones from the Rangers.

[@MiroHeinonen]

@@thawk1435 The LA Kings had not only Gretzky but also Huddy, Kurri and McSorley in their 1993 Cup Finals team.

[@zZach___]

7:43 Thats 2007 Stanley Cup Champion Brad May to ya.

[@lassenikulainen6722]

Well yes, you have to be a very very good ice hockey player to reach NHL 1000 games and get a ring but would still trade him for Keith Tkachuk any day of the week...

[@pumpkinking5174]

Great guy, great player. Fuck cancer.

[@ll7868]

Jack Eichel is the new Dale Hawerchuck, a great player on a mediocre team.

[@dannythomas417]

At least Howie made the playoffs.

[@chris63798]

No1 Not a big deal!!!

[@chris63798]

But kinda big deal!!!

[@ddc2784]

Hi

[@1bert719]

Did he play in Buffalo with Lafontaine?

[@SverigeiSverige]

Yes

[@ddc2784]

Hi cats

[@ogreman-lll-957]

Best player in Coyotes franchise history

[@EveryoneIsAnIdiotExceptForMe]

*Jets

[@v4v819]

He wasn't a first year ballot hall of famer. 2000 was his first year of eligibility for the Hall of Fame. But the Winnipeg faithful put up such a fuss- and a petition to boot!- that the Hall relented the next year and reluctantly put him in- as the final symbolic cold shoulder to punctuate the underratedness of his super productive hockey career, apropos... But he remains to be among his ranks within the top 100 list of all time... Another travesty served up cold to Ducky from the hockey community... Next time get drafted to a big market team as an American to ensure overrated glory amongst your polit-umm-hockey society...

[@chris63798]

But kinda big deal!!!

[@valerischimdtstratego216]

First