About Marcel Dionne
Marcel Elphège Dionne (dee-OHN; born August 3, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers between 1971 and 1989. Dionne played five seasons of junior hockey before being drafted by Detroit in 1971, where he immediately made the major league roster. His 77 points in his rookie season set the record for most points for a player in their first NHL season. He recorded his first 100-point season in the 1974–75 season, which saw him win the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for the first time for his sportsmanship and named to the first of his eight selections to the NHL All-Star Game. Conflicts with management led to him signing as a free agent with the Kings in 1975. The 1976–77 season saw him record his first 50-goal season, and he would record five consecutive 50-goal seasons from 1978 to 1983, becoming the third player to do so in NHL history; he won the Art Ross Trophy as the leading scorer in the 1979–80 season. He was awarded the Lester B. Pearson Award for his play as voted by his peers in 1979 and 1980. In 1982, he became the ninth NHL player to score 500 goals. He was traded late in the 1986–87 season to the Rangers, where he recorded his 700th goal and 1,000th assist before he was cut prior to the 1989 season. A prolific scorer, he recorded 50 goals or more in a season six times, and 100 points or more in a season eight times during his career. His 731 goals rank as sixth most in NHL history and is the most for a player who never reached or won a Stanley Cup. He was the third player with 1,000 career assists when he retired. Internationally, Dionne played for the Canadian national team at two Canada Cups and three World Championships, winning the Canada Cup once in 1976. Dionne was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992. In 2017, Dionne was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. A prolific scorer, he won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer in 1979–80, and recorded 50 goals or more in a season six times, and 100 points or more in a season 8 times during his career. At the age of 14, Dionne was voted the first star of the 1966 Cornwall International Bantam "A" Tournament after scoring 21 points in four games. When Dionne returned to the Black Hawks for his sophomore season, he won the league's scoring title and was named to the OHA's 1969–70 Second All-Star Team. His points total set a new rookie scoring record, and he received the league's Rookie of the Year award.
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