John Stevens's NHL career
Defenceman John Stevens was drafted 47th overall by Philadelphia Flyers in 1984. He played 5 seasons for 2 clubs, 1986-1994. That came to 53 games and 10 points, 0 goals and 10 assists.
Below: the whole of John Stevens's career, season by season.
- Year 19841984 NHL Draft
John Stevens is drafted 47 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
First off the board- 1Mario LemieuxPIT
- 2Kirk MullerNJD
- 3Eddie OlczykCHI
Swedes from the same draftKjell Samuelsson813 GP · 186 P
Mikael Andersson761 GP · 264 P
Peter Loob8 GP · 3 P
- 2 years, 7 months and 19 days later · 3 seasonsYear 19871986-1987 seasonNHL debut
John Stevens makes his NHL debut
John was 20 years old ·
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, USA
First NHL assistFirst NHL pointOther Swedes on the ice:
Kjell Samuelsson and
Mikael Andersson.
Season1986-1987
John Stevens's first NHL season: 2 points
Events74games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1986-1987Points2NHL#493Games6 of 808%Goals0NHL#506Assists2NHL#473P/GP0.33+/-0NHL#235PlayoffsEliminated by Edmonton Oilers0 of 26 games0 pointsFirst roundNYRNew York Rangers4–2Second roundNYINew York Islanders4–3Conference finalMTLMontréal Canadiens4–2Stanley Cup FinalEDMEdmonton Oilers3–4 - Year 1988Season
1987-1988
John Stevens plays only 3 games for 0 points
Events77games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1987-1988Points0NHL#598Games3 of 804%Goals0NHL#538Assists0NHL#570P/GP0.00+/--1NHL#321PlayoffsEliminated by Washington Capitals0 of 7 games0 pointsFirst roundWSHWashington Capitals3–4 - Year 1991Season
1990-1991
John Stevens plays only 14 games for 1 points
Events66games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1990-1991Points1NHL#538Games14 of 8018%Goals0NHL#519Assists1NHL#511P/GP0.07+/-0NHL#266PlayoffsEliminated by Boston Bruins0 of 6 games0 pointsFirst roundBOSBoston Bruins2–4 - Year 1992Season
1991-1992
John Stevens scores 4 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points season59games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1991-1992Points4NHL#492Games21 of 8026%Goals0NHL#554Assists4NHL#442P/GP0.19+/--4NHL#468PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens0 of 7 games0 pointsFirst roundMTLMontréal Canadiens3–4 - Year 1994Season
1993-1994
John Stevens's last season: 3 points
Events75games missedThe whole season1993-1994Points3NHL#594Games9 of 8411%Goals0NHL#634Assists3NHL#549P/GP0.33+/-+4NHL#189 - The career
John Stevens played his last NHL game in 1994
The career ended after 5 seasons, the last of them with Hartford Whalers.