Bernie Federko
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Image:Federko.jpg Bernard Allan Federko (born May 12, 1956 in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey center who played 14 seasons in the NHL from 1976 to 1990.
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Playing career
Federko started off his notable career with the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL. He played three seasons with the Blades, and in his final year with the club he led the league in assists and points in both the regular season and playoffs. As a reward, Federko was drafted 7th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. He started the next season with the Kansas City Blues of the CHL and was leading the league in points when he was called up mid-season to play 31 games with St. Louis. He scored three hat tricks in those 31 games. In the 1978-79 NHL season, Federko developed into a bonafide star, as he scored 95 points.
Federko would score 100 points in a season four times, and was a consistent and underrated superstar for the Blues. Federko scored at least 90 points in seven of the eight seasons between 1978 and 1986, and became the first player in NHL history to record at least 50 assists in 10 consecutive seasons. However, in an era when Wayne Gretzky was scoring 200 points a season, Federko never really got the attention many felt he deserved. In 1986, in a poll conducted by GOAL magazine, he was named the most overlooked talent in hockey. His General Manager Ron Caron said he was "A great playmaker. He makes the average or above average player look like a star at times. He's such an unselfish player."
On March 19, 1988, Federko became the 22nd NHL player to record 1000 career points. After a poor season for Federko in 1988-89, he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings with Tony McKegney for future Blues star Adam Oates, and Paul MacLean. In Detroit, Federko re-united with former Blues head coach Jacques Demers, but he had to play behind Steve Yzerman and did not get his desired ice time. After his lowest point output since his rookie season, Federko decided to retire after the 1989-90 season.
Federko was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002, and is currently a television color commentator for the Blues. He also had his number '24' retired by the Blues on March 16, 1991.
Federko was the head coach/general manager of the St. Louis InLine team of the RHI for the 1993 and 1994 seasons.
Awards
- Named to the WCHL All-Star Team (1976)
- Named WCHL MVP (1976)
- Named to the CHL Second All-Star Team (1977)
- Won Ken McKenzie Trophy as CHL Rookie of the Year (1977)
- Played in the NHL All-Star Game (1980, 1981)
- Named NHL Player of the Week (For week ending December 3, 1984)
Records
- St. Louis Blues team record for career games played (927)
- St. Louis Blues team record for career assists (721)
- St. Louis Blues team record for career points (1130)
- Shares St. Louis Blues team record for assists in one game (5 on Feb. 27/ 88)
- St. Louis Blues team record for career playoff assists (66)
- St. Louis Blues team record for points in one playoff year (21 in 1986)
- St. Louis Blues team record for assists in one playoff year (15 in 1986)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PM | PP | SH | GW | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973-74 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 68 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1974-75 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 66 | 39 | 68 | 107 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 8 | ||
| 1975-76 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 72 | 72 | 115 | 187 | 108 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 8 | ||
| 1976-77 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 31 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 15 | -6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1976-77 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 42 | 30 | 39 | 69 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1977-78 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 72 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 27 | -35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1978-79 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 74 | 31 | 64 | 95 | 14 | -15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1979-80 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 79 | 38 | 56 | 94 | 24 | +3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1980-81 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 31 | 73 | 104 | 47 | +9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1981-82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 74 | 30 | 62 | 92 | 70 | -10 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 10 | ||
| 1982-83 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 75 | 24 | 60 | 84 | 24 | -10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1983-84 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 79 | 41 | 66 | 107 | 43 | -3 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1984-85 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 76 | 30 | 73 | 103 | 27 | -10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1985-86 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 34 | 68 | 102 | 34 | +10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 17 | ||
| 1986-87 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 64 | 20 | 52 | 72 | 32 | -25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 1987-88 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 79 | 20 | 69 | 89 | 52 | -12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 1988-89 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 66 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 54 | -20 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1989-90 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 73 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 24 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 14 seasons | NHL career | 1000 | 369 | 761 | 1130 | 487 | 119 | 2 | 40 | 91 | 35 | 66 | 101 | 83 | ||||
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See also
- List of NHL players
- List of NHL seasons
- List of NHL players with 1000 points
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- List of NHL statistical leaders
References
- Total Hockey (Second Edition), Editor - Dan Diamond, ISBN 1-892129-85-X