- Basil McRae
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Left Wing
shot = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 205
played_for =Quebec Nordiques Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings Minnesota North Stars St. Louis Blues Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Blackhawks
league =NHL
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date|1961|1|5|mf=y
birth_place = Beaverton, ON, CAN
career_start =1981
career_end =1997
draft =
draft_year =
draft_team =
image_size = 180px
halloffame =Basil McRae (born
January 5 1961, Beaverton,Ontario ) played his major junior hockey with theLondon Knights of theOntario Hockey Association (OHA).In the 1980 NHL entry draft, the
Quebec Nordiques drafted McRae in the 3rd round, 87th overall. He played twenty regular season games and nine playoff matches with the big club in 1981, later spending some time with the Fredericton Express of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was traded to theToronto Maple Leafs forRichard Turmel and spent a couple of years toiling in the minors with the St. Catharines Saints of the AHL. In 1985 McRae signed as a free agent with theDetroit Red Wings but was traded back to his original team, the Nordiques along withJohn Ogrodnick andDoug Shedden forBrent Ashton ,Gilbert Delorme andMark Kumpel .At the start of the 1987 season, McRae signed with the
Minnesota North Stars , the team he would have the most success with. The 1987–88 season saw McRae play the whole 80 game season with the North Stars, the first time he played a full season in the NHL. He formed a tough enforcer duo along withShane Churla , leading the league in penalty minutes with 351 in 1989. TheTampa Bay Lightning claimed him in the1992 NHL Expansion Draft and traded him to the St. Louis Blues in 1993. After a couple of seasons in the Blues organization, Basil McRae signed with theChicago Blackhawks in 1996 and only managed to play in 8 games before retiring from professional hockey.He currently is a part-owner of the
London Knights . His son Philip is also a member of the team, and has been drafted by theSt. Louis Blues .McRae made a cameo appearance in the movie "
The Mighty Ducks " along with then-teammateMike Modano .External links
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