Alex Pirus
Joseph Alexander Pirus (born January 12, 1955) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre who played 159 NHL games for the Minnesota North Stars and Detroit Red Wings. He was drafted 41st overall in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the University of Notre Dame by the North Stars. Pirus was also drafted 37th overall in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft by the Calgary Cowboys but never played in the WHA.
| Alex Pirus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 12, 1955 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Played for |
Minnesota North Stars Detroit Red Wings | ||
| NHL Draft |
41st overall, 1975 Minnesota North Stars | ||
| WHA Draft |
37th overall, 1975 Calgary Cowboys | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1981 | ||
Pirus was born in Toronto, Ontario. He is currently a member of Hockey Ministries International
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Richmond Hill Rams | OPJAHL | 44 | 40 | 44 | 84 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | University of Notre Dame | WCHA | 28 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | University of Notre Dame | WCHA | 37 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | University of Notre Dame | WCHA | 30 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 79 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 18 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 1977–78 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 61 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 51 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 62 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Indianapolis Checkers | CHL | 79 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 78 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 159 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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