Warren Young

Warren Young
Born January 11, 1956
Toronto, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Minnesota North Stars
Pittsburgh Penguins
Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft 59th overall, 1976
California Golden Seals
WHA Draft 74th overall, 1976
New England Whalers
Playing career 19791988

Warren Howard Young (born January 11, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Professional Hockey Left Winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings.

Playing career

Young was selected in the 4th Round, 59th overall by the California Seals in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft and the 7th round, 74th overall by the New England Whalers in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.[1] He chose instead to play college hockey for Michigan Tech. Upon graduating, he spent three years playing in the minor leagues before being signed as a free agent by the North Stars in 1981, and made his NHL debut that year. He appeared in five games with the North Stars before he was signed as a free agent by the Penguins in 1983. In his first full season of 1984–85, he scored 40 goals and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team that season. His emergence with the Penguins led many teams to increase their scouting of players at the college level.[2] He left the Penguins following that season to sign with the Red Wings but was dealt back to Pittsburgh after one season. He retired in 1988 after playing 236 games in the NHL, scoring 72 goals.[2]

In 1993-94, Young played four games with the Pittsburgh Phantoms of Roller Hockey International.[2]

Awards & achievements

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1978–79 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 4 0 1 1 2
1979–80 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 13 4 8 12 9
1979–80 Baltimore Clippers EHL 65 53 53 106 75 10 5 8 13 23
1980–81 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 77 26 33 59 42 3 1 1 2 7
1981–82 Minnesota North Stars NHL 1 0 0 0 0
1981–82 Nashville South Stars CHL 60 31 28 59 154
1982–83 Minnesota North Stars NHL 4 1 1 2 0
1982–83 Birmingham South Stars CHL 75 26 58 84 144 13 3 3 6 57
1983–84 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 59 25 38 63 142 10 2 6 8 18
1983–84 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 15 1 7 8 19
1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 40 32 72 174
1985–86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79 22 24 46 161
1986–87 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 22 8 7 15 95
1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 50 8 13 21 103
1987–88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 7 0 0 0 15
1987–88 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 60 25 26 51 325 4 0 0 0 42
1994 Pittsburgh Phantoms RHI 4 1 3 4 20
NHL totals 236 72 77 149 472

References

  1. "Warren Young playing statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Warren Young player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-04-26.