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Brent Ashton

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: May 18, 1960 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2nd round (26th overall) of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1979-80 19 Vancouver Canucks NHL 47 5 14 19 0.40 7 0.15 36 5 27 0 4 11 5 0 0 0 69 1.47 7.2
1980-81 20 Vancouver Canucks NHL 77 18 11 29 0.38 12 0.16 46 2 56 2 -10 57 18 0 0 0 111 1.44 16.2
1981-82 21 Colorado Rockies NHL 80 24 36 60 0.75 23 0.29 89 25 106 11 -31 26 21 3 0 4 182 2.28 13.2
1982-83 22 New Jersey Devils NHL 76 14 19 33 0.43 13 0.17 52 10 68 3 -23 47 10 4 0 1 113 1.49 12.4
1983-84 23 Minnesota North Stars NHL 68 7 10 17 0.25 7 0.10 27 0 44 4 -13 54 7 0 0 0 82 1.21 8.5
1984-85 24 2 Teams NHL 78 31 31 62 0.79 24 0.31 76 14 66 23 19 53 24 6 1 2 152 1.95 20.4
1984-85 24 Minnesota North Stars NHL 29 4 7 11 0.38 4 0.14 15 0 27 13 1 15 4 0 0 0 30 1.03 13.3
1984-85 24 Quebec Nordiques NHL 49 27 24 51 1.04 20 0.42 61 14 39 10 18 38 20 6 1 2 122 2.49 22.1
1985-86 25 Quebec Nordiques NHL 77 26 32 58 0.75 22 0.29 80 14 69 10 7 64 19 5 2 5 207 2.69 12.6
1986-87 26 2 Teams NHL 81 40 35 75 0.93 30 0.37 96 42 81 12 -15 39 22 15 3 4 184 2.27 21.7
1986-87 26 Quebec Nordiques NHL 46 25 19 44 0.96 18 0.39 55 26 46 5 -12 17 11 12 2 1 98 2.13 25.5
1986-87 26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 35 15 16 31 0.89 12 0.35 41 16 35 7 -3 22 11 3 1 3 86 2.46 17.4
1987-88 27 Detroit Red Wings NHL 73 26 27 53 0.73 21 0.29 81 23 57 9 10 50 17 7 2 3 161 2.21 16.1
1988-89 28 Winnipeg Jets NHL 75 31 37 68 0.91 26 0.35 109 29 102 17 -5 36 23 7 1 1 180 2.40 17.2
1989-90 29 Winnipeg Jets NHL 79 22 34 56 0.71 21 0.27 80 12 77 13 4 37 19 3 0 5 167 2.11 13.2
1990-91 30 Winnipeg Jets NHL 61 12 24 36 0.59 13 0.21 50 11 59 10 -10 58 11 1 0 2 107 1.75 11.2
1991-92 31 2 Teams NHL 68 18 22 40 0.59 16 0.23 70 20 67 10 -7 51 11 6 1 1 130 1.91 13.8
1991-92 31 Winnipeg Jets NHL 7 1 0 1 0.14 1 0.07 4 1 9 3 -3 4 1 0 0 0 6 0.86 16.7
1991-92 31 Boston Bruins NHL 61 17 22 39 0.64 15 0.25 66 19 58 7 -4 47 10 6 1 1 124 2.03 13.7
1992-93 32 2 Teams NHL 58 10 13 23 0.40 9 0.15 40 4 36 11 11 52 8 0 2 1 84 1.45 11.9
1992-93 32 Boston Bruins NHL 26 2 2 4 0.15 2 0.06 8 0 13 5 0 11 2 0 0 0 26 1.00 7.7
1992-93 32 Calgary Flames NHL 32 8 11 19 0.59 7 0.23 32 4 23 6 11 41 6 0 2 1 58 1.81 13.8
Career 14 Seasons NHL 998 284 345 629 0.63 245 0.25 932 211 915 135 -59 635 215 57 12 29 1929 1.93 14.7

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1979-80 19 Vancouver Canucks NHL 4 1 0 1 0.25 6 1 0 0 0
1980-81 20 Vancouver Canucks NHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
1983-84 23 Minnesota North Stars NHL 12 1 2 3 0.25 -2 22 1 0 0 0 22 1.83 4.5
1984-85 24 Quebec Nordiques NHL 18 6 4 10 0.56 -6 13 4 1 1 1 28 1.56 21.4
1985-86 25 Quebec Nordiques NHL 3 2 1 3 1.00 -1 9 1 0 1 0 11 3.67 18.2
1986-87 26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 16 4 9 13 0.81 5 6 2 2 0 0 35 2.19 11.4
1987-88 27 Detroit Red Wings NHL 16 7 5 12 0.75 4 10 4 2 1 0 32 2.00 21.9
1989-90 29 Winnipeg Jets NHL 7 3 1 4 0.57 -1 2 1 2 0 1 21 3.00 14.3
1992-93 32 Calgary Flames NHL 6 0 3 3 0.50 -6 2 0 0 0 0 11 1.83 0.0
Career 9 Seasons NHL 85 24 25 49 0.58 -7 70 14 7 3 2 160 2.05 14.4

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1975-76 15 Saskatoon Olympics SJHL 47 40 50 90 1.91
1975-76 15 Saskatoon Blades WCJHL 11 3 4 7 0.64 11
1976-77 16 Saskatoon Blades WCJHL 54 26 25 51 0.94 84
1977-78 17 Saskatoon Blades WCJHL 46 38 26 64 1.39 47
1978-79 18 Saskatoon Blades WHL 62 64 55 119 1.92 80
1988-89 28 Canada WEC-A 10 3 3 6 0.60 2
1992-93 32 Providence Bruins AHL 11 4 8 12 1.09 10
1993-94 33 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 16 4 10 14 0.88 29
Career 1 Season AHL 11 4 8 12 1.09 10
Career 1 Season IHL 16 4 10 14 0.88 29
Career 1 Season SJHL 47 40 50 90 1.91
Career 3 Seasons WCJHL 111 67 55 122 1.10 142
Career 1 Season WEC-A 10 3 3 6 0.60 2
Career 1 Season WHL 62 64 55 119 1.92 80

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1975-76 15 Saskatoon Blades WCJHL 18 1 1 2 0.11 5
1976-77 16 Saskatoon Blades WCJHL 6 1 2 3 0.50 15
1978-79 18 Saskatoon Blades WHL 11 14 4 18 1.64 5
Career 2 Seasons WCJHL 24 2 3 5 0.21 20
Career 1 Season WHL 11 14 4 18 1.64 5

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

1981-82 NHL 80 (4)
1986-87 NHL 81 (1)

Transactions

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July 15, 1981: Rights traded to Winnipeg by Vancouver with Vancouver's 4th round choice (Tom Martin) in 1982 Entry Draft as compensation for Vancouver's signing of free agent Ivan Hlinka, July 15, 1981.

July 15, 1981: Traded to Colorado by Winnipeg with Winnipeg's 3rd round choice (Dave Kasper) in 1982 Entry Draft for Lucien DeBlois, July 15, 1981.

June 30, 1982: Transferred to New Jersey after Colorado franchise relocated, June 30, 1982.

October 3, 1983: Traded to Minnesota by New Jersey for Dave Lewis, October 3, 1983.

December 14, 1984: Traded to Quebec by Minnesota with Brad Maxwell for Tony McKegney and Bo Berglund, December 14, 1984.

January 17, 1987: Traded to Detroit by Quebec with Gilbert Delorme and Mark Kumpel for Basil McRae, John Ogrodnick and Doug Shedden, January 17, 1987.

June 13, 1988: Traded to Winnipeg by Detroit for Paul MacLean, June 13, 1988.

October 29, 1991: Traded to Boston by Winnipeg for Petri Skriko, October 29, 1991.

February 1, 1993: Traded to Calgary by Boston for C.J. Young, February 1, 1993.

November, 1993: Suffered career-ending knee injury, November 1993.