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HIGHLIGHTS 1988-89 Played Detroit midget hockey before moving to Canadian major junior hockey Played two years for the North Bay Centennials in the OHL 1989-90 Scored 14 goals, 38 assists in 64 games for the Centennials 1990-91 Scored 13 goals, 49 assists in 64 games for the Centennials Named to the Third All-Star Team and participated in the OHL All-Star Game Minnesota North Stars chose Hatcher as thier first pick, eighth overall in the 1990 Entry Draft 1991-92 Made his NHL debut October 10 against Quebec Scored his first NHL goal October 12 against Detroit Suspended 10 games by the NHL for a stick swinging incident with Jocelyn Lemieux of the Blackhawks Missed 25 games after fracturing his ankle in an off-ice accident Named Stars' Rookie of the Year 1992-93 After the season, played for the US team at the World Championships in Germany Missed several games due to a sprained knee 1993-94 Reached a career-high in goals (12), points (31), and penalty minutes (211); also led the Stars in plus/minus with +19 Suspended by the NHL for one game in March due to game misconduct penalties Named the Stars' Defenseman of the Year 1994-95 Named Stars' captain Second for Stars in penalty minutes (105) and tied for second with two game winning goals Played his 200th NHL game and reached the 500 mark in career penalty minutes Missed one game in February due to a sprained ankle and four games due to a staph infection on his finger Suffered a third degree tear of the MSL in his right knee in the season finale against San Jose and missed the entire playoffs 1995-96 Finished second on the team in games played (79) and defenseman points (31), was third in penalty minutes (129) and fourth in assists Tied his career-high in points (eight goals, 23 assists) Missed three games in November due to a shoulder injury 1996-97 Played for the gold-metal winning Team USA at the 1996 World Cup Led Team USA defensemen in goals (3), second among defensemen in points (5) Missed a total of 19 games due to separate knee injuries in December and March Played at the 1997 NHL All-Star Game for the Western Conference team (first appearance) Named Stars' Defenseman of the Year (second time) 1997-98 Reached a career-high for assists (25) and power play goals (3) in a season, playing in 70 games Tied career-high for points (31) Averaged 24.9 minutes per game and 27.3 shifts per game, both team highs Second on the team in penalty minutes (132) and in hits (148) Missed the entire preseason and the first five games of the regular season due to a contract dispute Played in all four games for Team USA at the 1998 Winter Olympics Missed seven games during March after undergoing arthoscopic surgery to repair his knee Ranked 16th overall for defensemen minutes played Suspended for four preseason games and fined $1000 for cross-checking Blues defenseman Chris Pronger Scored his first game winning goal at Toronto October 18, first power play goal (GWG) against Vancouver December 23, and first career playoff goal (PPG) in Game One against San Jose |
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Somewhat Useless Facts | ||||||||||||||||||
Hatcher's Top 5 Bands (as listed in the Stars' Official Game Program) 1) Guns N' Roses 2) AC/DC 3) Metallica 4) Beatles 5) Doors |
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