Dino Ciccarelli

Dino Ciccarelli (, born February 8, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1980 to 1999, primarily with the Minnesota North Stars, but also notably with the Detroit Red Wings, with whom he had his third-highest scoring season.

He scored 1,200 points in his NHL career.

His 608 career NHL goals are also the most goals scored by a draft-eligible player who was not drafted by an NHL team.

He is one of two Sarnia Jr. 'B' graduates to go on to be elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame (the other being Phil Esposito, who led the Sarnia Legionnaires in scoring in 1961).

He made Sarnia's Jr. 'B' hockey team as a 15-year-old in the fall of 1975 and ended up leading it in scoring with 45 goals and 43 assists for 88 points in just 40 games.

Ciccarelli joined the London Knights of the OMJHL as a 16-year-old for the 1976–77 season.

In his first season with the Knights, Ciccarelli had 39 goals and 82 points in 66 games, finishing fifth in team scoring.

In the playoffs, Ciccarelli had 11 goals and 24 points in 20 games, as London lost to the Ottawa 67's in the J. Ross Robertson Cup finals.

In his second season with the Knights in 1977–78, Ciccarelli scored a league high 72 goals, and added 70 assists for 142 points, which was third highest total in the OMJHL.

In the post-season, Ciccarelli contributed six goals and 16 points in nine games.

After the season, Ciccarelli was awarded the Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy, which is given to the highest scoring right winger in the OMJHL.

Injuries cut short Ciccarelli's 1978–79 season, as he appeared in only 30 games, scoring eight goals and 19 points.

In seven playoff games, Ciccarelli scored three goals and eight points.

After not being selected in the NHL Entry Draft, Ciccarelli signed a contract with the Minnesota North Stars on September 28, 1979.

The North Stars kept Ciccarelli with the Knights for the 1979–80, and Ciccarelli rebounded, scoring 50 goals and 103 points.

In five games in the playoffs, Ciccarelli scored two goals, and finished with eight points.

Ciccarelli made his professional hockey debut with the Oklahoma City Stars of the CHL at the end of the 1979–80 season.

In six games with Oklahoma City, Ciccarelli had three goals and five points.

He spent most of the 1980–81 season with Oklahoma City, playing in 48 games, scoring 32 goals and 57 points.

Ciccarelli was brought up to the National Hockey League, and in 32 games with the Minnesota North Stars, Ciccarelli had 18 goals and 30 points.

In the playoffs, Ciccarelli scored 14 goals and 21 points in 19 games, as the North Stars lost to the New York Islanders in the 1981 Stanley Cup Finals.

Ciccarelli spent the entire 1981–82 NHL season with the North Stars, playing in 76 games, scoring a team high 55 goals, while earning 106 points for the season.

During the season, Ciccarelli played in the 1982 NHL All-Star Game, hosted by the Washington Capitals, with the Campbell Conference, where he assisted on a goal by Wayne Gretzky in a 4–2 loss to the Wales Conference.

In the playoffs, Ciccarelli had three goals and four points in four games.

He saw a decrease in offensive production during the 1982–83 season, scoring 37 goals and 75 points in 77 games, which was 18 fewer goals and 31 fewer points than the previous season.

Ciccarelli did appear in the 1983 NHL All-Star Game, hosted by the New York Islanders.

Ciccarelli had a goal and an assist as the Campbell Conference defeated the Wales Conference 9–3.

In the post-season, Ciccarelli appeared in nine games, scoring four goals and 10 points.

Ciccarelli had another solid season with Minnesota in 1983–84, scoring 38 goals and 71 points in 79 games, helping the North Stars into the playoffs once again.

In 16 playoff games, Ciccarelli had four goals and nine points, as the North Stars lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the Campbell Conference finals.

Injuries cut short Ciccarelli's season in 1984–85, playing in only 51 games, Ciccarelli scored 15 goals and 32 points, his lowest point total since his rookie season in 1980–81, and the lowest goal total of his NHL career.

In nine playoff games, Ciccarelli had three goals and six points.

Ciccarelli had a healthy 1985–86 season, playing in 75 games, he led the North Stars with 44 goals, while finishing second in points with 89, which were his highest totals since 1981–82.

In five playoff games, Ciccarelli was held to an assist.

In 1986–87, Ciccarelli improved his offensive numbers once again, scoring 52 goals and 103 points in 80 games, which both led the club in scoring.

The North Stars struggled during the season, and failed to qualify for the post season.

Ciccarelli had his third straight 40+ goal season in 1987–88, as he once again led Minnesota with 41 goals and 86 points in 67 games.

It was another tough season for the team though, as they missed the playoffs for the second straight season.

Ciccarelli was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010.

Ciccarelli grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Sarnia, Ontario, in the Southwestern Ontario Minor Hockey League of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association.