Doug Wickenheiser

Quick Facts

Full Name	Doug Wickenheiser
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 30, 1961(1961-03-30)
Age	63
Date Of Death	January 12, 1999, St. Louis, MO
Birthplace	Regina
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Aries

Doug Wickenheiser Biography

Doug Wickenheiser is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on March 30, 1961 in Regina, Canada. Center who played in the NHL for the Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, and Montreal Canadiens.

Hall of Fame center Doug Gilmour was his teammate on the Blues.

Wickenheiser was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. A superstar in Major Junior hockey with the Regina Pats, he led the Western Hockey League in goal scoring (89) during the 1979–80 WHL season, captained the Pats to a berth in the Memorial Cup, and was the CHL Player of the Year. Wickenheiser was rated by The Hockey News as the top draft prospect in 1980 and was subsequently selected first overall by the Montreal Canadiens. Many Canadiens’ fans, particularly French Canadian fans who desperately wanted the club to select francophone star Denis Savard, were unhappy with the selection, and Montreal media attention soon turned negative. While Wickenheiser struggled to adjust to the NHL game, Savard (drafted third overall) would quickly become a superstar with the Chicago Blackhawks, further angering some Montreal fans.

In his fourth season with the Canadiens, the club lost patience with Wickenheiser’s slow development and traded him to the St. Louis Blues. Probably his most famous moment with the Blues was during the 1985–86 playoffs in a game dubbed the “Monday Night Miracle” on May 12, 1986, when after St. Louis made a large comeback against the Calgary Flames, Wickenheiser scored the overtime winner to force a Game 7 in the Campbell Conference Finals. The Blues would however, lose the deciding game 2–1.

He was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Doug Wickenheiser Net Worth

Doug Wickenheiser is one of the richest Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Doug Wickenheiser 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played for the Regina Pats in the WCHL.

He played in the AHL for the Baltimore Skipjacks.

Douglas Peter Wickenheiser (March 30, 1961 – January 12, 1999) was a Canadian ice hockey player, who was drafted first overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Doug Wickenheiser Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Doug Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Doug Wickenheiser celebrates birthday on March 30 of every year.

What happened to Doug Wickenheiser?

Doug Wickenheiser, whose dramatic overtime playoff goal in 1986 is fondly remembered by St. Louis Blues fans as the Monday Night Miracle, died Tuesday of lung cancer. He was 37. Funeral arrangements were pending for Wickenheiser, who was with the Blues for all or parts of four seasons from 1983-1987.

Is Doug Wickenheiser related to Hayley?

Wickenheiser was the cousin of former Canadian national team player and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Hayley Wickenheiser.

Where is Doug Wickenheiser buried?

Birth30 Mar 1961 Regina, Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
Burial| Resurrection Cemetery Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Show Map

Can Hayley Wickenheiser play NHL?

A women’s ice hockey player from Canada. She was the first woman to play full time professional hockey in a position other than goalie.

Who drafted Doug Wickenheiser?

The hometown Montreal Canadiens used the first selection on Doug Wickenheiser. The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Paul Coffey and Larry Murphy, who both retired after the 2000–01 season.